Job Description

Overview

We are looking for an experienced Civil, Structures and Pipeline engineers with a strong background in the Water and Wastewater industry to support the delivery of major infrastructure and non-Infrastructure projects and utility frameworks. The role requires experience across the full project lifecycle, from feasibility and concept design through detailed design and construction support, where international experience and primarily UK / Ireland experience is preferred.

You will work closely with clients, contractors, Lead office outside India and multidisciplinary engineering teams, taking responsibility for technical delivery, coordination of complex interfaces and high-quality engineering solutions. The role also provides opportunities to lead projects, mentor junior staff and contribute to major UK water infrastructure programmes.

You will be a self-motivated and accountable professional with strong analytical, stakeholder-management, client-facing and communication skills. Chartered Engineer status, or a commitment to achieving Chartership, would be advantageous.

Your Role

• Lead the design and delivery of water, wastewater, stormwater, and utility infrastructure projects, including pumping stations, reservoirs, detention tanks, manholes, outfalls, headworks, and storm overflow chambers.
• Prepare, review, and approve civil and structural designs, calculations, specifications, reports, drawings, and Bar Bending Schedules (BBS).
• Design large-diameter pipelines, trunk mains, rising mains, gravity sewers, valve chambers, flow control structures, and associated buried infrastructure.
• Design reinforced concrete and structural steel structures, including liquid-retaining structures, treatment units, retaining walls, and associated facilities.
• Develop and coordinate site layouts, drainage systems, earthworks, grading plans, utility diversions, and route selection studies.
• Utilize and coordinate within BIM and 3D design environments, conducting clash detection and interdisciplinary coordination using tools such as Revit, Civil 3D, Navisworks, and Autodesk Robot.
• Support hydraulic modelling, network planning, capacity assessments, flood risk studies, and infrastructure improvement programs.
• Manage project scope, design risks, schedules, budgets, quality assurance processes, and compliance with relevant standards, including UK Health & Safety and CDM requirements.
• Provide construction-phase support, including technical query resolution, RFIs, constructability reviews, and site coordination.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and mentor junior engineers while coordinating with Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Process, ICA, Geotechnical, and BIM disciplines.

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering is required, with a Master’s degree in Environmental or Structural Engineering considered advantageous.
• 6+ years of professional experience in the design and delivery of water, wastewater, stormwater, and utility infrastructure projects, preferably including UK/European and Design & Build projects.
• Strong expertise in water and wastewater infrastructure, including pipelines, pumping stations, reservoirs, water-retaining structures, drainage systems, and utility networks.
• Sound knowledge of pipework design, site development, drainage, earthworks, site grading, buried infrastructure, and utility coordination.
• Experience in the structural design of reinforced concrete and steel structures, including liquid-retaining and wastewater treatment facilities.
• Good working knowledge of Eurocodes, British Standards, industry best practices, and relevant design standards.
• Proficient in preparing and reviewing engineering calculations, drawings, specifications, design reports, reinforcement detailing, and BBS.
• Experience with hydraulic modelling, GIS applications, BIM/3D coordination, clash detection, and engineering software such as Autodesk Robot or equivalent tools.
• Strong multidisciplinary coordination and design management skills, with experience managing design changes, QA processes, constructability reviews, and construction support.
• Knowledge of pipeline hydraulics, route optimization, trenchless construction methods (HDD, pipe jacking, micro-tunnelling), and utility asset management would be advantageous.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

• Comprehensive life insurance coverage.
• Premium medical insurance for you and your dependents.
• Generous annual leave balance.
• Flexible and hybrid work solutions.
• Remote work opportunities outside of country.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Relocation assistance.
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.