Civil Engineer, Water Projects

Overview

As a Civil Engineer in AECOM’s Water team, you will contribute to high-profile water and wastewater projects in the UK and internationally. You’ll work with multidisciplinary experts to develop feasible, safe, and buildable solutions from feasibility to detailed design. You’ll gain on-site experience and mentor junior colleagues while growing your technical and project-management skills. This role offers a clear path to chartership and career progression within a global, impact-focused firm.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working model
• career development opportunities
• AECOM University
• volunteering days
• flexible working arrangements
• competitive benefits

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers, hydraulic modellers, environmental scientists and specialists to deliver solutions
• Conduct technical and feasibility studies for potable, foul, surface water and attenuation needs
• Participate in all design stages from feasibility to detailed designs and prepare reports and specifications
• Perform numerical analyses to evaluate water and wastewater systems
• Design water infrastructure (treatment plants, pump systems, pipe networks) with safety in design and produce working drawings
• Gain on-site experience through site visits and project implementation
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to development training

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent
• Proven experience in the water sector within a consultancy
• Experience with engineering assessments, options appraisals, calculations and/or economic appraisal
• Working towards chartership or incorporated status (e.g., ICE, CIWEM)
• Experience in outline or detailed design, preferably for water/wastewater or flood risk and drainage schemes

• Team collaboration
• Clear communication
• Mentorship and leadership potential
• Potable water, foul water, surface water design
• Attenuation design
• Numerical analyses and modelling

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