Associate - Water

As an Associate, you’ll lead and deliver Wastewater and Water design packages across diverse sectors including commercial, residential, education, healthcare, and public infrastructure.

• Take ownership of multiple projects managing risk, ensuring financial, commercial and contractual compliance.
• Management of projects within time, cost and quality constraints and standards
• Management of relationships with key clients and contacts across the business including client liaison and development
• Management of engineering outsource partners
• Commercially astute, prepare technical and commercial bids, win work, project manage and consistently deliver significant projects to program and budget.
• Monitors and manages compliance and KPI’s
• Estimating, pricing and delivering against work targets
• Champions and promotes professional advice, guidance and support across the business
• Management of the day-to-day work of the team.

• Degree qualified in relevant field
• Ability to plan, organise and manage resources, provide leadership, mentor and motivate a team of Engineers.
• Minimum of 10 to 15 years relevant experience
• Able to promote and champion a quality culture to achieve company goals, is committed to Continued Professional Development and keeps up to date with current trends in the industry.
• Can effectively communicate with clients, colleagues, external agencies and build effective working relationships.
• Experience of contract administration, procurement procedures and contract forms an advantage.
• General Civil Engineering Design/Water infrastructure design experience.
• Chartered status or equivalent qualification.
• Relevant professional qualification: Engineering/Project Management
• Proven experience in Project Management of large Water Infrastructure Projects
• Knowledge of local legislation and its application a benefit.
• Exposure to some or all of the following: drinking water treatment and distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, drainage and flood risk management and assessment.

🎉 Socials, Recognition Awards & Wellbeing Initiatives

🤝 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

📚 Professional Development and Chartership Support

✅ Competitive Salary

🏡 Hybrid Work Model (2–3 days from home)

🛡️ Income Protection & Life Assurance

🕓 Flexible Hours 37.5 per week (Core: 10am–4pm Mon–Thu, 10am–3pm Fri)

💰 Pension Matching & Financial Planning Support

🌴 Generous Annual Leave with Additional Days Based on Service