Senior Infrastructure Engineer (potable water)

Company: BuroHappold Engineering
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will lead potable water-focused infrastructure design within the UK Infrastructure Group, delivering multi-disciplinary projects from proposition to construction. You’ll steer technical design and mentor junior staff, while coordinating resources and fees to secure project pipelines. The role spans city-scale masterplanning to campus and building-scale development, with a global project footprint. You will contribute to industry advancement, including low-carbon and modern design approaches, in a collaborative, diverse firm.

Pay / Benefits

  • 25 days holiday per year
  • Hybrid working
  • Private medical health
  • Company pension scheme
  • Life assurance
  • Income protection coupling with flexible benefits

Responsibilities

  • Manage delivery of multidisciplinary projects, reviewing civil infrastructure design including potable water from proposition to construction
  • Plan project resources and finances and monitor financial performance
  • Lead technical design and specification of potable water supply, treatment, and distribution systems ensuring standards compliance
  • Manage technical staff, plan workload, mentor junior team members in potable water design
  • Prepare and review technical reports, specifications, and schedules focused on potable water infrastructure
  • Support work-winning efforts to secure potable water projects and project pipeline

Key requirements

  • Strong technical background in infrastructure design with leadership experience in potable water systems
  • Experience in potable water design (supply, treatment, distribution), preferably on international projects
  • Ability to manage and motivate a team; strong communication and presentation skills
  • Willingness to travel and drive continuous quality improvement
  • Experience with AutoCAD and relevant potable water design software
  • Membership of a relevant professional institution
  • team leadership and mentoring
  • clear communication and presentation
  • customer-focused collaboration
  • AutoCAD
  • potable water design software
  • knowledge of potable water supply, treatment, and distribution systems

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Posted: October 1st, 2026