Senior Civil Engineer - Water Engineering

Here at Pick Everard, we are passionate about creating a prosperous and sustainable future, taking a fresh perspective on the built environment. Our core values of professionalism, compassion, drive and positivity are at the heart of everything we do.

Do you thrive in a collaborative workplace where your ideas and voice are valued? Would you enjoy working on diverse projects that make a real difference to communities across the UK? Are you driven to deliver high-quality work and continuously develop your professional skills?

If you answered yes to the above questions, we want to hear from you!

To support our continued growth, we’re looking to appoint a Senior Water Civil Engineer to join our teams in Manchester, Leeds or Glasgow, delivering a range of wastewater, clean water, and Better Rivers projects. You'll deliver sustainable and cost-effective solutions in compliance with UK environmental and health and safety regulations.

At Pick Everard, water management is central to our work. We’re proud to support major clients like Severn Trent Water, Thames Water, Yorkshire Water, and the Government of Jersey, while also collaborating closely with contractors to develop innovative designs.

Joining a supportive network as part of a national team, you can expect to receive valuable training, guidance and genuine scope for career development. You'll also have the opportunity to develop your own leadership skills through mentoring junior colleagues, as well as managing your own client relationships and exposure to internal commercial growth plans.

Your core responsibilities will include:

• Creating designs from feasibility through to construction and leading the technical design of projects for a variety of projects in terms of size, type, and complexity, both single discipline and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Supporting with the appraisal and design of structures and solutions for pumping stations, sewerage and clean water networks, surface water management, blue and green infrastructure, and detention tanks.
• Mentoring junior colleagues, supporting their development.
• Representing the firm at client meetings, contributing to us winning new work.
• Supporting project and team management and contributing your own innovative ideas to help us find affordable, sustainable and low carbon solutions for our clients.
• Compliance with Health & Safety requirements, practices and procedures.

Find out what it is like to work at Pick Everard here.

Our nationwide multidisciplinary team of 780+ employees, work collaboratively to deliver outstanding places and spaces that create lasting value for local communities. Through our remarkable history we have established the sound principles of success, and we have the vision and ambition to be even better. 

We’re committed to creating sustainable communities where everyone feels safe, cared for and valued. We achieve that by encouraging a diverse, welcoming workplace for our people, clients and colleagues. 

We care about our people and improving our society and that means supporting your ambitions and interests at every level. We will provide you with an inspiring environment in which you will be able to drive real progress and impact in your career.  

What we offer 

Equal Opportunities  

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Pick Everard is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us on our journey. 

Accessibility 

We’re committed to helping you perform at your best throughout the recruitment process. If you have a disability or require any adjustments to support your application or interview, please get in touch with us at [email protected]. We’ll be happy to discuss how we can assist you. 

Agencies 

We are committed to building and nurturing great relationships with our agency partners. However, this role is being recruited for directly and therefore we are not seeking support at this time. Any unsolicited CV Introductions will not be accepted.