Principal/Associate River Engineer
AECOM · Birmingham, England ·
Last confirmed by our partners on 18 Oct 2026.
Overview
As a Principal/Associate River Engineer in AECOM’s UK Water Environment team, you will lead high‑quality delivery on nature recovery and river restoration schemes. You’ll work across planning, design, modelling, and construction supervision, engaging with regulators, clients, and contractors to shape sustainable waterway projects.
You’ll help drive multi‑disciplinary investigations and ensure safety, compliance, and effective project delivery. This role offers the chance to influence restoration scale and contribute to wildlife and water environment outcomes.
You will join a collaborative, safety‑driven team with a strong heritage in environmental engineering.
Pay / Benefits
- hybrid work options
- flexible work arrangements
- well‑being programs
- diversity and inclusion
- accommodation for disabilities
- global opportunities
Responsibilities
- Environmental engineering for nature recovery, restoration, re‑wilding, and geomorphology/hydromorphology schemes
- River and wetland restoration
- River and watercourse engineering, detailed design, CDM compliance
- Preparing designs, design safety, work schedules and specifications for contractors
- Supervision of contractors and construction works
- Project management
Key requirements
- Degree in relevant subject (e.g. civil engineering)
- Proven experience in river and waterway restoration with design standards
- Highly experienced in project management and delivery
- CDM and design safety leadership
- Excellent communication, engagement and leadership with multi‑disciplinary teams, clients and stakeholders
- communication
- engagement
- leadership
- geomorphology
- hydromorphology
- hydrology