Senior Wastewater Engineer / Senior Drainage Engineer

Job Title: Senior Wastewater Engineer / Senior Drainage Engineer
Salary: £50,000-£65,000, dependent on experience
Location: Epsom, Surrey or London
Type: Permanent | Hybrid working arrangements to be confirmed

About the Role
Our client is looking for a Senior Engineer with experience or a strong interest in wastewater, surface water and drainage engineering to join its multidisciplinary Networks and Drainage Solutions team.

You will contribute to the development and delivery of engineering solutions across wastewater-led infrastructure projects, supporting work from feasibility and optioneering through to design development and technical delivery.

The role will focus primarily on regulated water investment programmes under AMP8, with additional opportunities to support a range of UK and international clients, including highways authorities and rail infrastructure organisations.

You will work collaboratively with engineers, technical specialists and contractors to develop practical, sustainable solutions to network challenges, including sewer overflow reduction and flood risk mitigation.

This is an opportunity to contribute to projects that improve infrastructure resilience, support communities and address the environmental challenges facing the water sector.

About the Client
Our client is an established engineering and infrastructure consultancy delivering technical, design and engineering services across a range of infrastructure sectors.

Its water and drainage teams support the development of sustainable infrastructure solutions, helping clients address wastewater network challenges, surface water management, flooding and climate resilience.

The organisation works with a range of UK and international clients and supports projects across regulated water investment programmes and wider infrastructure development.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to wastewater and surface water management projects from feasibility through to design and delivery.
• Support the development of network optioneering, design solutions and technical recommendations.
• Prepare technical reports, engineering drawings and specifications.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to develop integrated water management solutions.
• Contribute to initiatives aimed at reducing Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) spills and mitigating flood risks.
• Support the development of sustainable, climate-resilient engineering solutions.
• Use digital tools and data-driven approaches to improve engineering methods and project efficiency.
• Collaborate with clients, contractors and other stakeholders to develop practical engineering solutions.
• Contribute to the technical quality and successful delivery of water and infrastructure projects.

What Our Client is Looking For
Our client is seeking an engineer with a background in wastewater, drainage or surface water engineering who can contribute to the technical development of infrastructure solutions.

Relevant experience and skills:

• Experience in wastewater, drainage, surface water management or a related civil engineering discipline.
• Understanding of infrastructure design, optioneering and engineering solution development.
• Ability to contribute to technical reports, drawings and engineering specifications.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary project teams.
• An interest in sustainable infrastructure, flood risk mitigation and climate resilience.
• Willingness to engage with clients, contractors and other project stakeholders.
• Experience with regulated water investment programmes, AMP8 projects, wastewater networks or Combined Sewer Overflow reduction would be beneficial.

Experience using digital engineering tools and data-led approaches to improve design and delivery would also be advantageous.

What Our Client Offers

• A salary of £50,000-£65,000, dependent on experience.
• A choice of location between Epsom, Surrey and London.
• The opportunity to contribute to major water and infrastructure programmes.
• Exposure to wastewater network design, surface water management and drainage engineering.
• Opportunities to work with multidisciplinary teams and a range of UK and international clients.
• Involvement in sustainability, climate resilience and environmental improvement projects.
• Opportunities to develop technical expertise through varied project experience.
• Specific benefits, pension arrangements and hybrid working provisions are to be confirmed.

Eligibility

• Relevant experience in wastewater, drainage, surface water or a related civil engineering discipline.
• Ability to contribute to the technical development of engineering solutions.
• Relevant qualifications and professional memberships to be confirmed.
• Right-to-work requirements to be confirmed during the recruitment process.

Opportunity for Growth

• This role offers the opportunity to broaden your experience across wastewater networks, surface water management and wider infrastructure projects.

You will be able to develop your technical capabilities through involvement in design-led optioneering, solution development and multidisciplinary project delivery, while gaining exposure to major regulated water investment programmes and wider infrastructure schemes.

The role may also provide opportunities to deepen your expertise in sustainable drainage, digital engineering and climate-resilient infrastructure.

Interested in finding out more?

If you have experience in wastewater, drainage or water infrastructure engineering and are looking for your next career opportunity, we would welcome a confidential conversation.

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.