Overview

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At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments and cutting-edge projects.

Your impact

As an experienced Water Network Engineer, you’ll bring leadership, insight, and technical excellence to a collaborative UK-wide team. Based at one of our UK offices with hybrid working, you’ll contribute to global projects and help shape major capital design programmes across AMP8 and AMP9.

You’ll be at the heart of major strategic partnerships with leading water companies, driving projects from early feasibility and planning through to design, construction, and long-term operations. Your impact will be in the resilience of water networks, sustainability of communities, and the success of a national multi-£Billion portfolio of projects.

Role context

As strategic partners with several key UK clients on major capital design programmes, these projects involve strategic water transfer schemes at a regional level and between water companies, shaping the future of water infrastructure in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Hydraulic modelling of water network including build, verify and use of hydraulic models in capital projects
• Develop innovative solutions from feasibility through optioneering, detailed design, commissioning and operations of new assets (pipelines, service reservoirs, pumping stations, and control valves)
• Develop control philosophies for the operation of new assets
• Develop system-level control and operation for the entire schemes
• Integrate new schemes with existing network to ensure efficient future operation with minimal customer impact
• Act as a technical lead within a multidisciplinary team

What you'll need

• Demonstrable and progressive experience of water network operations, hydraulic modelling, optioneering, and engineering design
• Proficiency in modelling software such as Synergi Water/Liquid, InfoWorks WS Pro, or EPANET
• Experience in water quality modelling including chlorine decay, discolouration risk, water age, and PODDS modelling
• Expertise in developing control philosophies for complex strategic networks
• Proven experience in managing and developing diverse teams
• Strong communication skills to convey technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Excellent writing skills for engineering reports, guidance documents, and proposals

What we offer

• Fantastic work-life balance and flexibility
• Medical cover and Digital GP
• Fertility healthcare and family planning
• Enhanced parental leave pay
• Enhanced pension contributions (10%)
• Life assurance at 4x salary
• Professional membership fees and CPD

Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally. Our values stand on safety, integrity, inclusion and belonging. We put people at the heart of our business and support one another through a culture of caring. We value positive mental health and belonging for all employees.

We offer hybrid working to balance safety and flexibility, with options to work from Jacobs offices or project sites, alongside remote locations. If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact Careers Support.

Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Civil Engineering
• Design Services
• IT Services and IT Consulting

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