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Water Environment & Resources Lead – UK Water

United Kingdom, London · Job Posted March 04, 2026
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Job Description

Lead and grow a high-impact Water Environment and Resource Management capability within the UK water sector, shaping major sustainable infrastructure, non-infrastructure, flood risk and catchment management programmes while building a team and client portfolio.

Job Responsibility

  • Lead water environmental and water resources inputs across municipal water and wastewater programmes, flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) strategies, appraisals and designs, natural flood management, blue-green solutions and sustainable drainage, hydraulic modelling and strategic catchment-based solutions from feasibility through detailed design support
  • Provide strategic water-environment advice aligned to regulatory frameworks, ensuring compliance with UK legislation and water industry requirements while balancing environmental, operational and commercial considerations
  • Oversee preparation and review of technical deliverables, ensuring robust methodologies, high-quality reporting, defensible modelling outputs and clear audit trails for regulatory approval
  • Support multidisciplinary and stakeholder coordination, integrating environmental considerations into treatment, infrastructure and resilience schemes to ensure practical and sustainable outcomes
  • Act as a senior client-facing technical lead, facilitating workshops and technical reviews, advising water company, public sector and private clients, regulators and partners, and developing long-term, trusted relationships within the sector
  • Provide relevant design assurance, advice and technical support during delivery, including reviewing contractor proposals, responding to technical queries and supporting regulatory and stakeholder engagement where required
  • Grow the Water Environment capability through business development and work winning, identifying strategic opportunities, shaping scopes, contributing to bids, and building a sustainable forward workload across AMP programmes
  • Translate the UK water growth strategy into delivery actions, identifying priority programmes (e.g., AMP8, SROs, flood and resilience opportunities), capability gaps and targeted investment areas
  • Build and lead the Water Environment team, including recruitment, mentoring, technical governance and structured skills development to strengthen capability across environmental planning and assessment
  • Collaborate with the wider business to enhance service offerings, developing integrated, sustainability-led solutions that support water company environmental commitments and long-term asset resilience

Requirements

  • Degree-qualified in a relevant discipline such as Environmental Engineering, Water Resources, Civil Engineering, Hydrology or Environmental Science (or equivalent)
  • Registered with chartered status or equivalent with a professional body (e.g., CIWEM, ICE or equivalent)
  • Extensive experience delivering flood risk assessments, drainage strategies, hydraulic modelling and sustainable water infrastructure solutions within regulated infrastructure environments
  • Strong understanding of UK environmental legislation, planning and permitting requirements relevant to water and wastewater projects
  • Experience in strategic asset planning, catchment-based approaches, resilience planning and sustainable water management, with the ability to balance environmental, social and operational objectives
  • Familiarity with relevant modelling and assessment tools (e.g., hydraulic/drainage modelling platforms, GIS-based analysis) and structured environmental reporting processes
  • Strong track record within the UK regulated water sector, with experience supporting water company environmental, water resources or resilience programmes
  • Confident client and stakeholder leader, able to represent the organisation in regulatory discussions, technical forums and strategic planning conversations
  • Demonstrable contribution to business development and work winning, including opportunity identification, bid development and client relationship growth
  • Proven people leadership experience, including building teams, mentoring professionals and fostering a high-performance, collaborative culture
  • Must have the right to work in the UK

What we offer

  • 26+ days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Hybrid and flexible working
  • Professional development, chartership support & global mobility
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