Infrastructure Engineer (Water)

About the @one Alliance

The Anglian Water @one Alliance is a totally collaborative organisation made up of nine partner companies (Anglian Water, SWECO, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, and Skanska) and an extended supply chain, delivering over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.

We are gearing up for our most exciting and challenging Asset Management Period yet, known as AMP8, this will see us deliver a programme of work larger than we’ve ever delivered before. We’ll be embarking on a new kind of project delivery focusing on nature-based solutions like wetlands and urban drainage schemes.

We are driving change, empowering us to set global benchmarks and build a better environment, with the opportunity to offer enhanced growth and development to our workforce. We’re looking to build on our existing teams with an environment built for career progression.

With such an exciting portfolio of projects planned for AMP8 to keep the water flowing across the region, our ability to manage our work and outperform against our customer’s expectations will come under greater scrutiny.

We need aspiring driven talent to help us achieve our ambitious targets, are you ready to join us as we prepare to deliver the most creative and innovative AMP we have ever seen?

About Sweco

Transforming society together, we're planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future.

Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable.

We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality. Our ambition is to be our clients’ most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future.

To ensure we support our objectives of collaboration across the business whilst providing our workforce with the agility to achieve a healthy work/ life balance, we are asking our employees to have office or site presence on an average of three days a week.

We're looking for an Infrastructure Engineer to join our growing team and play a key role in developing innovative solutions for potable water and wastewater infrastructure projects across the East of England.

Why join us?

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of one of the water sector's most successful and progressive capital delivery organisations. Whether supporting regional growth, mains renewal programmes or nationally significant infrastructure projects, you'll contribute to schemes that make a lasting difference.

Working within a collaborative Design & Build environment, you'll partner with engineers, project managers, operational teams, environmental specialists and external stakeholders to develop safe, efficient and sustainable engineering solutions.

What you'll be doing

As an Infrastructure Engineer, you'll:

• Develop engineering solutions for potable water and wastewater infrastructure projects from feasibility through to detailed design.
• Produce and review designs for pipelines and associated infrastructure, including valves, flowmeters, pumping stations and ancillary assets.
• Collaborate with hydraulic modelling teams to optimise network solutions.
• Apply relevant design standards, British Standards and Eurocodes to deliver compliant engineering solutions.
• Support optioneering studies, technical assessments and design development activities.
• Prepare design risk assessments and contribute to CDM compliance and health & safety documentation.
• Provide technical guidance throughout project delivery, including support during construction phases.
• Champion innovative approaches, digital technologies and sustainable design practices to improve project outcomes.

What you'll bring

• Experience in civil or infrastructure engineering design.
• Understanding of pipeline design, buried infrastructure and associated civil engineering principles.
• Knowledge of relevant British Standards, Eurocodes and design guidance.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work across multidisciplinary teams.
• A proactive and innovative mindset focused on delivering sustainable engineering solutions.

Desirable

• Experience within the water or wastewater sector delivering capital projects.
• Degree-qualified in Civil Engineering (BEng, MEng or MSc).
• Experience working in a Design & Build environment.
• Knowledge of water or wastewater modelling software.
• Experience using GIS tools to support infrastructure design and project delivery.
• Working towards Chartered Engineer status (CEng) with a relevant professional institution.

Why @one Alliance?
At the @one Alliance, we're transforming the way infrastructure is delivered. We focus on sustainability, innovation and collaboration, helping to reduce carbon, protect natural capital and respond to the challenges of climate change while investing in the development of our people.

If you believe you have the skill set required, are keen to join a business with genuine opportunities for career progression, then we’d love to hear from you.

Let’s transform society together at Sweco!

Employee Benefits

• Flexible and hybrid working (Flexworks Policy)
• Competitive pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme
• Payment of two relevant professional subscriptions
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days per year)
• Cycle2Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (wellbeing, mental health, financial and work advice)
• Employee discounts via Sweco Benefit Select (Faircare)
• Salary Sacrifice Electric Vehicle Scheme
• We plant a tree for all new starters!

@OneAlliance vision

A collaborative alliance, driving change. Empowering us to set global benchmarks and building a better environment for our customers. We strive to:

Empower our people; Delight our Customers; Embrace digital transformation; Deliver brilliance.

@OneAlliance Values

To bring environmental and social prosperity to the region we serve through our commitment to Love Every Drop we:

Build trust; Do the right thing; Are always exploring

The Anglian Water @one Alliance. Nine partners, endless opportunities.

Let’s transform society together at Sweco.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

It’s important to us that that all our colleagues thrive at work - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects the contribution individuals can bring to Sweco. We aim to promote equality, inclusivity and diversity for everyone.

Here at Sweco we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity.

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