Principal/Associate River Engineer

Overview

In this Principal/Associate River Engineer role, you drive environmental engineering for nature recovery, restoration, rewilding, and geomorphology schemes within the UK Water Environment team. You lead planning, design, modelling, and construction supervision of nature-based river restoration projects, collaborating with regulators, water companies, and stakeholders to deliver tangible outcomes. The position blends technical leadership with project delivery, safety, and client engagement to advance sustainable water environments.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid work options
• diversity and inclusion
• Day 1 onboarding
• reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities
• competitive compensation and well-being programs
• global, collaborative culture

Responsibilities

• Environmental engineering for nature recovery, restoration, re-wilding, and geomorphology/hydromorphology schemes
• River and wetland restoration
• River and watercourse engineering, detailed design, and CDM compliance
• Preparing designs, design safety, work schedules and specifications for contractors
• Supervision of contractors and construction works
• Project management
• Contributing to design safety leadership and compliance with design standards

Key requirements

• Degree in a relevant subject (e.g. Civil Engineering)
• Proven experience in river and waterway restoration
• Strong project management and delivery experience
• CDM and design safety leadership
• Excellent communication, engagement and leadership skills with multi-disciplinary teams, clients and stakeholders
• Excellent communication
• Leadership
• Stakeholder engagement
• River and waterway restoration
• Geomorphology and hydromorphology
• Hydrology and hydro-ecology

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