Water Utilities Team Lead - Associate Engineer

AECO; Bristol; On-site; USD 79,947 - 113,258; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Career development opportunities

Volunteer days

AECOM University

Job summary

AECOM is seeking an Associate Engineer to lead the Water Utilities team in Bristol. In this hybrid role you will guide project delivery for UK water clients, drive technical excellence, and mentor engineers to develop charterships and career growth.

You will build strong client relationships with Wessex Water, South West Water, and the Environment Agency, contribute to business development, manage resources, and shape innovative, sustainable solutions for the water sector.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent required.
• Extensive client-facing experience with UK water companies.
• Proven track record in a consultancy or water company role.
• Strong communication and mentorship capability.
• Experience leading QA reviews and pursuing chartership.

Responsibilities

• Lead: develop a positive, high-performing team.
• Collaborate: engage with clients and colleagues to share workload and resources.

Skills

Client facing

Communication skills

Mentorship

Quality assurance

Chartered Engineer

Education

Engineering degree (BEng/MEng)

Chartered Engineer (ICE/CIWEM)

Job description

Water Utilities Team Lead - Associate Engineer

• Full-time
• State/Province: Bristol, City of
• Business Group: DCS
• Legal Entity: AECOM Infrastructure and Environment UK Limited
• Business Line: Water
• Work Location Model: Hybrid
• Operating Group: International
• Primary Location: UK - Bristol, 3 Rivergate

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Start here. Grow here.

Are you ready to lead a team that's shaping the future of the water industry?

We are looking for an Associate Engineer to bring their technical expertise to our challenging projects and be our Water Utilities Team Lead in Bristol.

Using your expertise, you will shape and deliver outstanding solutions that meet the individual challenges of our clients -Wessex Water, South West Water and the Environment Agency.As a Team Leader, you will guide, develop and grow the team, forming close working relationships with them, alongside local management and your peers.

This role is open to candidates of all backgrounds with suitable experience in the regulated water industry, which may include civil, mechanical, electrical, process or digital engineering, asset management or project management.

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Lead: Play a central role in the continued development of a positive and supportive team which values high performance and collaborative working.
• Collaborate: Form strong working relationships with key clients and colleagues to provide insight and leadership within projects, and facilitate effective sharing of workload and resources across teams.
• Deliver: Support project delivery through technical excellence and leadership in your field, providing guidance, expertise and oversight to achieve high quality deliverables that meet client expectations.
• Grow: Drive continued growth of the team and opportunities through input into strategic activities including recruitment, bids and business development.
• Develop:Support the continued development of team members, setting a positive example as a line manager and providing mentorship, aiding them in obtaining chartership in their chosen field.

Let's not forget the perks! You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, technical practice networks, AECOM University, volunteering days and our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle.

Join our team. If you're passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, we want to hear from you. We don't just deliver projects; we uplift communities and enhance lives. Why not give our AECOM Water page on LinkedIn a follow to stay updated on the impactful projects we're working on and see firsthand the difference we're making in the industry!

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• A degree (or equivalent)in anengineering subject (e.g. civil, electrical, mechanical).
• Extensive client facing experience with UK water companies and ability to support business development activities.
• Proven track record in a similar or related role within a consultancy or water company so you know how to navigate the complexities of the UK water sector.
• Strong communication skills, a positive approach and desire to foster a supportive team culture.
• Clear track record in providing mentorship and supporting the development of team members.
• Experience undertaking quality assurance reviews of deliverables.
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer with ICE, CIWEM or similar.

At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our teams. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities so, if you're an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable adjustment to complete the application process, please contact us [e-mail]

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options.Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success is ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We are aDisabilityConfidentEmployer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email [e-mail] if you would like to apply through theDisabilityConfidentInterview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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