Overview
Senior / Principal Civil Design Engineers (Water) – North West / Various. We are recruiting multiple Principal Civil Design Engineers (Water), ideally with wastewater networks and/or clean water networks experience, for a variety of major long-term water industry frameworks across the UK.
Tetra Tech has secured a £100 million single-award framework from United Utilities to support the improvement of river health across the Northwest of England. Under this 10-year framework, Tetra Tech will drive program optimisation, develop solutions, and select the preferred options based on best value, lowest carbon, and cost. Our mission is to deliver exceptional water services to foster a resilient, eco-friendly, and thriving Northwest. The North West is the preferred location for these roles, but other locations may be considered.
About The Team: We are a team of Engineers, Modellers, and Data Analysts providing Asset Management and Operational Strategy development to Water Industry clients to support business planning and delivery.
Our Water Consultancy business has a range of prestigious AMP8 programmes leading into AMP9 and beyond, where you’ll be securing your career for the next 20 years, leaving a lasting legacy.
About You
As a key member of the Water Consultancy business, your role as Principal Civil Design Engineer is critical to helping us deliver great projects for our Water Industry clients. You will work alongside a multi-disciplinary team of water project experts on a range of capital delivery projects. You will have a substantial opportunity to contribute towards optioneering, outline, and detailed design expertise across various frameworks. Our scope includes a wide range of technically demanding projects in wastewater infrastructure.
By joining us, you’ll contribute your skills to meaningful projects for millions of lives in the UK, working with the largest water companies in the region and building a positive, enduring impact on the communities we serve.
Your Responsibilities
* An ability to coordinate with other disciplines and liaise effectively with clients and suppliers.
* Responsible for running projects independently.
* Preparing conceptual, schematic, and detailed design of water and wastewater infrastructure assets including treatment works, pumping stations, sewers, and pumping mains.
* Preparation of Appraisal Reports and Business Cases.
* Supervision of Senior Engineers, Project Engineers, Graduate Engineers and Technicians.
* Preparing contract documentation for construction projects.
* Leading design team meetings and client liaison meetings as appropriate.
* Supporting large schemes and leading small schemes within the technical design team and providing technical guidance to our water and wastewater project teams.
* Developing, with training and support, your technical skills towards becoming an industry expert.
* Ensuring efficient project delivery, and supporting our project managers.
* Operating in accordance with corporate and regulatory health and safety, environment, and quality standards.
Skills, Knowledge, and Experience
* Previous experience in wastewater or water infrastructure design or project management.
* Strong technical design experience on multi-disciplinary projects.
* Infrastructure civil engineering including infrastructure developments; drainage and site layout and multi-disciplinary design leadership.
* Good communication skills and ability to engage with all members of the project team.
* Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team sharing knowledge and best practice.
* Good understanding of the CDM requirements.
* Proactive and keen to take ownership of client relationships and contribute to the growth of our business.
* Good motivation, influencing, and people management skills to lead a team and support developing engineers while continuing to develop your career.
Qualifications
* Preferably degree qualified in Civil Engineering or a relevant technical subject. Postgraduate qualifications are an advantage.
* Chartered or working towards chartership.
* Affiliation with a professional institution like IET, InstMC, or CIWEM, or in the process of working towards membership and nearing application.
What’s in it for you?
A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway put you in the driving seat of your career, and you’ll be supported as far as you want to go. We encourage and value different ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking. A career here is far from ordinary; you are part of the solution.
Why Tetra Tech?
With over 27,000 employees in more than 550 offices across 120 countries, Tetra Tech is a leading global provider of consulting and engineering services. We offer market-leading development and project opportunities, helping to solve some of the world’s most complex problems. We provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity, with competitive compensation and benefits.
For more information, please visit our website at www.tetratecheurope.com.
Tetra Tech is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity/shared parental leave, in line with the Equalities Act 2010.
We are happy to discuss flexible working for this role, including reduced hours, flexible start/finish times, or compressed hours. We offer a range of solutions to help you achieve work–life balance and support collaboration and social connection in the office, with agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard.
Come and join our team and truly make a difference in the future of water!
As this is a joint venture, we are resourcing across both our businesses; therefore your CV may be shared between both Tetra Tech and RPS (A Tetra Tech Company).
Expiration Date: 08/03/2026
Job Location
Liverpool
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