Water jobs in United Kingdom

Contract: 12-month rolling contract (Inside IR35)
Rate: £500 - £530 per day DOE
Location: Peterborough - site attendance 2 days bi-weekly
Expenses: Mileage and lodging reimbursed + £25 per night allowance

We're recruiting an experienced Civil Engineer to support the delivery of Water Non-Infrastructure (WNI) projects across clean water and wastewater assets. This long-term contract sits within a major AMP8 capital delivery programme, focused on value-driven, safe and sustainable design within operational water treatment and storage sites.

You’ll work under the direction of a Technical Manager, contributing to the design and delivery of non-infrastructure civil and structural solutions that support potable and wastewater operations.

You’ll develop and deliver high-quality civil engineering designs from feasibility through to construction, working closely with multidisciplinary teams and site stakeholders.

• Producing civil designs, calculations, specifications and design schedules for water-sector non-infrastructure assets
• Designing concrete and civil structures within water treatment works and storage sites
• Specifying associated pipework within sites, including ductile iron, steel and plastic systems
• Working within multi-disciplinary design teams to deliver solutions on time, within budget and to required standards
• Liaising with operations, construction teams and suppliers throughout the design process
• Driving health and safety excellence in design, eliminating hazards and reducing risk in line with CDM requirements
• Progressing projects from feasibility through detailed design to construction support
• Undertaking site visits to assess existing assets, and gather survey information to inform design solutions
• Interpreting ground investigation data to ensure appropriate and buildable design outcomes
• Supporting the development and use of standardised design products
• Identifying and promoting opportunities aligned with digital delivery, sustainability, innovation and continuous improvement

You’ll be a capable and delivery-focused Civil Engineer with experience working on non-infrastructure assets within the water industry.

• BEng or MEng / MSc in Civil or Structural Engineering
• Strong experience producing civil and structural designs for water and/or wastewater assets
• Proven ability to carry out reinforced concrete design using British Standards and Eurocodes
• Experience designing structures within operational treatment works or storage sites
• Confidence interpreting ground investigation reports and survey data
• Proficiency with relevant design software (e.g. TEDDS, STAAD Pro, Robot, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Revit)
• Strong written communication skills with the ability to produce clear technical documentation
• Confidence collaborating with a wide range of technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Working towards Chartered Engineer status
• Experience supporting standard product development or repeatable design solutions
• Strong interest in digital engineering, sustainability and innovation

• Up to £530 per day DOE (Inside IR35)
• 12-month rolling contract with long-term AMP8 workload
• Hybrid working with Peterborough attendance 2 days bi-weekly
• Mileage and lodging reimbursed
• £25 per night subsistence allowance
• Exposure to complex clean water and wastewater non-infrastructure projects

Interested? Apply now to secure a long-term contract role delivering high-value non-infrastructure civil engineering solutions across clean and wastewater programmes.