Civil Water Engineer

Kier Group; United States; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Design in the United Kingdom is seeking a Civil Design Engineer - Water to join our nationwide team. The role involves delivering compliant civil designs for water utilities and wastewater infrastructure, coordinating with multiple disciplines and external partners.

Your day-to-day includes designing duct routes, chambers, drainage, and pump stations, while ensuring designs meet BS/EN standards and Kier Design standards.

Qualifications

• Holding a Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• Demonstrating proven capability in civil engineering design.
• Experienced with industry standard design software in your discipline.
• Skilled in written and verbal communication, able to explain technical concepts clearly.
• Working towards or holding professional membership to relevant institution (ICE, CIWEM, IStructE, or similar).

Responsibilities

• As a Civil Design Engineer - Water, you'll be working within the water team, supporting them in delivering compliant designs for utilities and waste water treatment infrastructure.
• You'll be involved in civil designs including duct routes and chambers, equipment bases, drainage, switchgear buildings, earthworks, and upgrade work at combined sewer overflows, sewage treatment sites, and pumping stations.
• The role requires coordinating between disciplines and third parties, ensuring effective communication and collaboration throughout projects.

Skills

Civil design

Engineering design

Software proficiency

Communication skills

Coordination

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Industry design software

Job description

We're looking for a Civil Design Engineer - Water to join our team based in Nationwide within the water sector. Kier Design are a highly regarded Tier 1 Contractor, with a 750 plus strong design consultancy team, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor.

Location:

Nationwide

Hours:

40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

Salary:

starting from £ 39,000

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

• Holding a Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent
• Demonstrating proven capability in civil engineering design
• Experienced with industry standard design software in your discipline
• Skilled in written and verbal communication, able to explain technical concepts clearly
• Working towards or holding professional membership to relevant institution (ICE, CIWEM, IStructE, or similar)

What will you be responsible for?

As a Civil Design Engineer - Water, you'll be working within the water team, supporting them in delivering compliant designs for utilities and waste water treatment infrastructure. You'll be involved in civil designs including duct routes and chambers, equipment bases, drainage, switchgear buildings, earthworks, and upgrade work at combined sewer overflows, sewage treatment sites, and pumping stations. The role requires coordinating between disciplines and third parties, ensuring effective communication and collaboration throughout projects.

Your Day To Day Will Include

• Carrying out civil designs compliant to relevant design standards (BS and/or EN) and client specifications
• Planning, organising, and overseeing the execution of tasks, ensuring timely delivery within budget
• Collaborating with clients, designers, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure effective communication and coordination
• Ensuring all designs comply with relevant design codes, regulations, industry standards and Kier Design standards
• Identifying and resolving technical and logistical challenges during design and construction phases

Rewards And Benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.