Overview

This opportunity offers progression to directorship and calls for a civil engineer with water resources experience who wants to head up a team with a growing workload. It would suit an engineer who wants to move from a large framework consultancy to a company offering more control and influence, where individual contribution is recognised.

Company Overview: A leading independent  consultancy, highly rated for their heavy civil engineering, environmental and infrastructure expertise. They are a first class employer with high staff retention that offers excellent terms and conditions of employment. With over one hundred technical professionals, the practice is known for its depth of expertise and their commitment to staff development. The water services division is expanding, with increasing demand from both public and private sector clients.

Your Role: You will be  heading up the civil/ structural water resources team in our client’s  well established, multidisciplinary London office. To begin with your day to day work  will  be overseeing the detailed design of small reservoirs and water retaining structures, including scopes of work, specifications, and tender documentation. Reporting to the Civil Engineering Director you will be managing civil, structural, and M&E coordination across all design stages, ensuring alignment with P&DI documentation and regulatory standards. Duties will  include supervising and checking the work of junior engineers, and overseeing multidisciplinary inputs within potable water storage, water supply, and wastewater treatment schemes.

Profile Required: You should be a chartered civil, structural or environmental engineer with at least nine years’ experience in water infrastructure. This should include work on pumping stations, wastewater treatment plants, and surface water and wastewater collection systems. Familiarity with industry-standard software such as GIS, MicroDrainage, and Civil 3D is expected. Experience of multidisciplinary project environments and water sector frameworks is highly advantageous.

To apply, or for more information simply email Lethaby & Cook’s engineering recruitment manager, Paul Cook at mailto:paul@lethabyandcook.co.uk, or call him on 020 8563 0596.