Senior Public Health Engineer

Hampshire County Council; Winchester; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in the UK is seeking a Senior Public Health Engineer to join their Universal Services team. This role involves managing and designing diverse projects across the Hampshire estate, which includes various public buildings. The candidate will require strong qualifications in Public Health Design and will enjoy hybrid working arrangements. The organization is known for its supportive work environment and offers generous benefits including annual leave and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Hybrid working arrangements

Generous annual leave

Employer Pension Contribution

Discounts with various retailers

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Proficient in designing above and below ground drainage.
• Experience in gravity and siphonic rainwater services.
• Knowledge of hot and cold water services in accordance with regulations.

Responsibilities

• Supervise works on site across public buildings.
• Design and manage delivery of capital projects.
• Engage in client liaison across various sectors.

Skills

Project delivery

Client liaison

Organizational skills

Public Health Design

Education

Relevant accredited degree or HNC/HND minimum

Tools

Drainage design software

Job description

Senior Public Health Engineer

Job Reference: HCC621912

Salary Range: £48,948 - £54,423 per annum

Work Location: Elizabeth II Court, Winchester (Hybrid working)

Hours per week: 37 (part-time will be considered)

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 25 January 2026

Interview Date: w/c 2 February 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Public Health Engineer to join our Universal Services team at Hampshire County Council. Please note applications will be reviewed once submitted, therefore this advert may close early depending on volumes of applications received. Are you looking for a challenging and diverse role working as part of a friendly and supportive team, with an opportunity to make a real difference?

The Policy and Reward Team plays an important role in helping our managers to manage their staff. We do this through our written and published guidance. Our policies and guidance enable managers to perform their role effectively and the team plays a key role in pay related processes, for example pay awards, role evaluations, payments and market supplements.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Public Health Design Engineer to join a multidisciplinary team of over 300 property professionals, designing, refurbishing, and maintaining a wide range of new and existing properties across the Hampshire County Council (HCC) estate. Designing and managing the delivery of projects and programmes of work including capital projects, planned building repairs/maintenance and improvements, you will supervise works on site to a range of public buildings throughout the whole of Hampshire and adjacent counties. This offers a unique opportunity working to improve your own community and making a positive change to the county of Hampshire – in a variety of ways via the projects we deliver. The work is varied, as Hampshire County Council has an extensive portfolio of properties including libraries, museums, country parks, schools, care homes, offices, activity centres and farms. The portfolio ranges from new builds through to ancient scheduled monuments and listed buildings.

For more information on our work and teams please visit our website and look at the case studies and profiles at Property Services – Our People.

Undertaking effective client liaison which could be schools, care homes, libraries, countryside estate, or external clients. The post may also include line management of up to two junior/intermediate engineering professionals in the completion of work across multiple budgets. The successful candidate will have strong organisational skills and experience of delivering a range of projects which could be engineering only or as part of a multidisciplinary team.

What we’re looking for

To be successful in the role, you need to be suitably qualified and/or experienced and progressing, or committed to progress, professional membership to chartered status via CIBSE/SoPHE etc. plus relevant accredited degree or HNC/HND minimum or equivalent in Public Health Design. You will need to be proficient in designing above and below ground drainage, gravity & siphonic rainwater services, pumped systems, hot and cold water services in accordance with British Standards, CIBSE guidance and statutory regulations, to deliver best practice design solution on behalf of the County Council.

Hampshire County Council is recognised nationally as one of the highest performing local authorities in the UK. A modern, forward-looking local authority, it offers a pleasant, supportive, and collaborative working environment.

You will also be provided with:

• Hybrid working – this role is based in Winchester with a hybrid working arrangement consisting of office, site and home working, all to suit operational requirements; currently most teams work in Winchester one day a week.
• Flexible and family friendly working patterns such as part time, compressed hours, flexi leave, accrued extra working hours.
• Generous annual leave plus bank holidays and paid sick leave.
• Discounts for gyms, retailers such as Apple, car hire, insurances, holidays, hotels, theatres, theme parks, restaurants, and eyecare.
• Generous Employer Pension Contribution.
• Opportunities to develop your skills and experience, informally, or formally.
• Part time work is considered (please state your preferred working pattern on your application).
• Opportunities to make a difference and receive support through staff networks for parents, carers, and people with protected characteristics.
• Support of a wider team, who will value you and what you achieve.

This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion

Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.

We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.