Senior Pipeline Infrastructure Engineer

Job Title: Senior Pipeline Infrastructure Engineer

Salary: £50,000 – £60,000 (dependent on experience)

Location: Peterborough (Hybrid)

Type: Permanent

About the Role:

Our client is seeking a highly skilled Senior Pipeline Infrastructure Engineer to provide technical leadership, guidance, and assurance across a broad portfolio of clean water and water recycling infrastructure projects.

You’ll act as a technical authority for pipeline engineering – reviewing and approving designs, ensuring legislative and technical compliance, and driving quality and innovation. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, you’ll play a key role in delivering efficient, safe, and sustainable design solutions while supporting and mentoring junior engineers.

About Our Client:

Our client is a leading integrated design and build provider in the UK water sector, with a strong reputation for technical excellence and innovation. They work across multiple long-term water frameworks, delivering essential infrastructure projects that make a real impact on communities and the environment.

They believe people are their greatest strength – fostering an inclusive culture that values diversity, encourages creativity, and supports professional development. As signatories to the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant and supporters of mental health initiatives, they actively promote a positive, people-first workplace.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the review and acceptance of design deliverables, including drawings, models, and calculations.
• Provide specialist input into the design of trunk mains, sewers (pressurised and gravity), pumping stations, and related civil/hydraulic structures.
• Coordinate with Project Design Managers and construction teams to support programme delivery.
• Contribute to CDM and commissioning strategy meetings, ensuring health and safety are prioritised in design.
• Respond to construction queries and design changes with technical expertise.
• Champion innovation, sustainability, and digital design to enhance efficiency and reduce carbon footprint.
• Mentor and support junior engineers to promote professional growth and best practice.
• Work collaboratively across disciplines to deliver cost-effective and environmentally responsible solutions.

What Our Client is Looking For:

• Degree in Civil, Mechanical, or related Engineering discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Strong background in pipeline and infrastructure design (water and wastewater).
• Knowledge of pipe materials, hydraulics, pumping stations, and reinforced concrete structures.
• Experience in a Design & Build environment.
• Ability to lead technical reviews and ensure compliance with CDM and other standards.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven experience mentoring and developing engineers.
• Commitment to innovation, sustainability, and delivering positive environmental outcomes.

What Our Client Offers:

• Salary between £50,000 – £60,000 (dependent on experience)
• Hybrid working options (role dependent)
• Company car or car allowance (role dependent)
• 25 days’ holiday + Bank Holidays (option to buy 5 more)
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance and private medical insurance
• Access to wellbeing benefits including health insurance, cycle-to-work scheme, and employee discounts
• Inclusive, supportive environment with genuine development opportunities

Eligibility:

Applicants must be based in the UK and have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship.

Opportunity for Growth:

This is a key opportunity to join a respected organisation at the forefront of UK water infrastructure. You’ll gain exposure to diverse, high-value projects and have the scope to advance into principal or leadership positions as you continue to develop your expertise.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.