Civil Designer - Water

Overview

Join Jacobs to help shape water infrastructure across the UK. You will contribute to detailed civil design and Design & Build delivery on water and wastewater projects within multidisciplinary teams. You’ll work with contractors, designers, and project managers to produce safe, robust designs and support constructability and commissioning considerations. This role offers mentoring toward professional development and a path to Chartership in a collaborative, hybrid environment.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working
• mentoring and professional development
• well-being benefits
• global giving and volunteering program

Responsibilities

• Produce detailed civil designs for water and wastewater assets aligning with client standards and regulatory requirements
• Prepare drawings, calculations, and technical documentation for design reviews and QA under guidance
• Support Design & Build and alliancing delivery, embedding constructability, temporary works, access, sequencing and commissioning in design
• Collaborate with contractors and supply chain to manage design changes and technical queries during live construction
• Assist project planning and delivery, contributing to design scheduling, value engineering, and cost-led design decisions
• Manage design risk and maintain technical records to support commercial and contractual processes

Key requirements

• Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline
• Experience in civil engineering detailed design, ideally in water sector
• Understanding of detailed design and construction delivery principles
• Ability to work effectively in a team and follow defined technical processes
• Awareness of Design & Build delivery models
• teamwork
• effective communication
• problem-solving
• detailed civil design
• design reviews and technical checks
• constructability and temporary works considerations

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