
Aecom
Trusted global infrastructure consulting firm delivering engineering, design, construction management services.
Senior Civil Engineer, Water
Senior civil engineer delivering water infrastructure projects and leading junior staff.
Job Highlights
About the Role
• Collaborate with engineers, hydraulic modelers, environmental scientists, and technical specialists to deliver projects and liaise with clients on scope, pricing, and progress. • Produce feasibility studies, outline and detailed designs, reports, and technical specifications. • Provide line‑manager leadership for junior staff, including guidance and performance evaluations. • Ensure design compliance with standards and regulations and provide technical expertise for interdisciplinary studies.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸client liaison
- ▸feasibility studies
- ▸detailed design
- ▸technical reports
- ▸staff leadership
- ▸design compliance
What You Bring
Applicants must hold a civil engineering degree or equivalent experience, possess senior‑level water sector experience, and be chartered or working toward chartered status with bodies such as ICE or CIWEM. Relevant expertise includes engineering assessments, options appraisals, calculations, economic appraisals, and outline or detailed design of water or wastewater schemes, flood risk management, or drainage projects.
Requirements
- ▸civil engineering
- ▸chartered
- ▸ice
- ▸ciwem
- ▸water sector
- ▸design
Benefits
The position offers a clear career path for a technical engineer, with opportunities to lead multidisciplinary teams, develop design solutions, and influence project outcomes across long‑term frameworks. Collaboration with senior specialists and direct client interaction are integral to the role. AECOM provides flexible hybrid working, core and personalized benefits, career development programmes, volunteering days, and access to technical practice networks and AECOM University. The company values diversity, including neurodiversity, and encourages applications from all backgrounds, offering reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities.
Work Environment
Hybrid