Civil Engineer – Water

AtkinsRéalis

Civil Water Engineer at AtkinsRéalis shaping cities and environments through innovative projects. Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams in delivering essential water infrastructure solutions.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeBristol • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support or lead a small team in the delivery of technical design work on multi-disciplinary projects following relevant national and project specific design codes and standards.
Responsible for inputting and/or preparing technical deliverables such as design reports, drawings, calculations, and scopes of work with defined scope.
Provide technical input into project design deliverables for Civil Water aspects of multi-disciplinary projects.
Collaborate with immediate Civil Water engineering team, multi-disciplinary project teams and other related AtkinsRéalis teams on delivery of various size engineering design deliverables and projects.
Work independently with moderate technical guidance.
Use technical experience and judgement to solve design problems where appropriate and provide informal guidance to junior team members.
Work closely with a multi-disciplinary team in the UK and overseas to deliver integrated design solutions.
Adhere to quality assurance standards in design.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
Chartered Civil Engineer.
Proven experience in delivery of technical design work as part of a Civil Water engineering design delivery team for a design consultancy.
Takes broad perspective to identify innovative solutions to design problems.
Requires broad knowledge and practical experience in risk assessment, quality control, design management and collaboration with key disciplines involved in water infrastructure design and delivery.
Practical knowledge of current design codes and standards as well as industry best practices including CDM regulations, Eurocodes, regulatory bodies, water utility standards, NEC.
Ability to work independently with moderate technical guidance.
Proficiency in applicable analytical software and related tools such as Autocad, Civil3D, Revit, CDEs, ArcGIS, MS Suite, Power BI.
Experience in the Water market is preferred but not essential.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Enjoy competitive salaries
Employee rewards
A brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices.
Opportunities for training and professional development
Flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Civil Engineeringtechnical designrisk assessmentquality controldesign managementcollaborationdesign codeswater infrastructure designproblem solvinginnovative solutions

Soft Skills

independent workteam collaborationguidanceperspective taking

Certifications

degree in Civil EngineeringChartered Civil Engineer