Civil Engineering Lead Water​/Wastewater; Technical Leadership

Civil Engineering Lead – UK Water/Wastewater (Technical Leadership & Growth)

• Full-time
• Business Line:
  Energy and Sustainable Cities
• Service Line:
  Water Technical
• Region:
  Europe and Africa
• Job Family:
  Engineering Management
• Profession:
  Technical Team Lead

Water/Wastewater Infrastructure | AMP 8| SROs | Senior Leadership | Civil Design

• Job Location s:
  London | Bristol | Manchester (Hybrid)

Egis is a global consulting, engineering, and operations firm delivering intelligent and sustainable infrastructure solutions across more than 100 countries. With 20,500 employees worldwide, we support clients in designing and delivering projects that respond to the climate emergency, protect the environment and enhance the resilience of communities. In the UK, we deliver some of the most ambitious and environmentally significant infrastructure, energy, water and development projects.

As our Civil Engineering Lead
, you’ll take a national leadership position shaping and expanding our civil engineering capability. You’ll guide the delivery of major water and wastewater infrastructure programmes, influence strategic decisions for high‑profile UK water clients, and play a pivotal role in embedding best practice across the business. This is your opportunity to shape direction, raise standards, and build a high‑performing civil engineering team from the ground up.

If you’re energised by joining a fast‑growing, newly‑formed UK water practice
, where you can directly influence the team’s trajectory and help shape the future of national water infrastructure, then this role offers you the platform to make a genuine, lasting impact.

• Lead the civil design of municipal water and wastewater projects across the UK, covering feasibility, optioneering, concept, outline and detailed design across major programmes (e.g. AMP8, WINEP, SROs, etc).
• Lead and support on the civil aspects of feasibility, optioneering, design and delivery of flood risk and erosion risk management and sustainable drainage systems.
• Set and uphold the civil design approach for treatment work: in‑house standards (in line with water industry asset standards), checking, and consistency of outputs across projects and teams.
• Fulfil Designer duties under CDM 2015, leading design risk management within the civil scope and, where appointed, undertaking Principal Designer responsibilities in support of the Design Manager during the pre‑construction phase.
• Take ownership of the civil scope within multidisciplinary delivery, driving clear decisions on operability, maintainability, access, and whole‑life performance.
• Ensuring designs comply with CESWI, UK regulations and client standards; lead design reviews, approve deliverables, and uphold safety, sustainability and BIM requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Oversee the development of civil calculations, models, drawings and reports, driving efficient material selection and construction methodologies (including offsite fabrication where appropriate), while coordinating closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated, buildable solutions within programme and budget constraints.

• Act as a senior client‑facing technical lead, running workshops and design reviews, advising clients, and building long‑term relationships with regulated water stakeholders.
• Provide design assurance and technical support during delivery phases, including reviewing contractor submissions, answering design queries, and supporting handover/commissioning activities when required.

• Grow the civil capability through business development and work winning: identify opportunities, shape scopes, contribute to bids, and build a healthy forward pipeline.
• Help translate the UK water growth strategy into practical actions: target sectors, priority accounts, capability gaps, and delivery plans focused on treatment.
• Build the civil arm of the UK water consultancy team through recruitment, mentoring and skills development, including pathways, coaching and technical governance.
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