Civil Engineer

London | Hybrid working (2 days per week from home)

At GHD, we’re driven by a shared purpose to create a sustainable future for our communities. As part of our continued growth across the UK Water sector, we’re looking for a Civil Engineer to join our London team and contribute to the delivery of high‐quality infrastructure and treatment projects across water and wastewater.

As a Civil Engineer, you’ll support the delivery of projects from feasibility through to detailed design, working alongside experienced engineers and multi‐disciplinary teams. You’ll be involved in a wide variety of civil and structural design activities and will have clear opportunities to develop your technical capability, project experience and progress towards chartership.

You’ll work closely with Project Managers, Design Managers and Technical Leads to help deliver projects safely, efficiently and to a high technical standard.

Deliver civil engineering design from feasibility through to detailed design

Prepare supporting design calculations, technical notes and reports

Coordinate and manage the preparation of technical drawings

Support delivery of projects to agreed programme, budget and quality targets

Take responsibility for smaller projects or defined elements of larger schemes

Assist with day‐to‐day financial and commercial management of engineering commissions

Apply relevant British Standards, water industry standards and GHD procedures

Work collaboratively within multi‐disciplinary design teams

Share knowledge and support the development of junior team members

You’ll be an early‐career civil engineer with a passion for water and infrastructure projects and a desire to grow your technical and professional capabilities within a supportive consultancy environment.

You’ll have:

2+ years’ experience in civil engineering design, ideally within water and/or industrial sectors

Exposure to projects such as water and wastewater treatment works, pipelines, pumping stations or related infrastructure

Experience preparing and checking high‐quality calculations, drawings and technical documentation

Working knowledge of British Standards and water industry standards

Familiarity with industry‐standard analysis and design software

Strong communication skills and a collaborative, team‐focused approach

Ideally, you’ll also have:

Degree in a relevant engineering discipline

Working towards (or interested in attaining) Chartered Engineer (ICE) status

Exposure to design & build project environments

Joining GHD means becoming part of a global professional services consultancy where people, collaboration and technical excellence are at the heart of what we do.

We offer:

Hybrid working options (2 days per week from home)

Diverse and interesting projects across the UK water sector

Structured learning, mentoring and chartership support

A strong focus on safety, quality and sustainability

A positive, inclusive culture that supports long‐term career development

If you’re looking to develop your civil engineering career within a leading consultancy delivering meaningful water sector projects, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and build your future with GHD.