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Associate Director Civil Pipeline (Flexible across various locations in UK)

Manchester, Manchester, England, United Kingdom | Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom | Epsom, Surrey, England, United Kingdom | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom | Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom | London, London, England, United Kingdom | Bristol, Bristol, England, United Kingdom | Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom | Birmingham, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Overview


Develop Your Career with One of the Most Diverse Portfolios of Civil Engineering Projects

At AtkinsRéalis, our Design & Advanced Technology practice brings together some of the UK's most diverse engineering and design expertise to tackle the most complex challenges facing our clients and communities across major infrastructure, transportation, energy, water, aviation, and development projects.

We are looking for a motivated and capable Associate / Associate Director to join our growing Design & Advanced Technology (D&AT) Practice, delivering innovative and sustainable solutions. You'll be part of a talented multi-disciplinary water team delivering projects ranging from highly innovative cutting-edge projects to major national (and international) frameworks' projects sometimes operating within multi-partner alliances. Our non-regulated water clients include Nuclear organisations, UK Government, overseas governments and the Environmental Agency. Regulated regional water authority clients include Yorkshire Water, United Utilities, Thames Water, Anglian Water, South-East Water, Southern Water amongst others. This provides exceptional opportunities to broaden your experience, deepen your technical expertise, and accelerate your career progression.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineer to further develop their technical expertise, broaden their commercial experience, and take on greater responsibility working towards technical leadership, design management, or people leadership within a supportive and collaborative environment.

We are looking for engineers who can deliver highly technical projects with opportunities to lead teams and share in our collaborative culture as we grow, and challenge conventional thinking in the pursuit of engineering excellence.

You'll benefit from:

  • Opportunities to work across a wide variety of sectors, projects and clients.
  • Exposure to a diverse range of engineering challenges including complex nationally significant water programmes.
  • Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams across the UK and internationally.
  • Opportunities to influence project outcomes from concept through to delivery.
  • A culture that encourages innovation, technical excellence and professional growth.
  • Flexible and hybrid working arrangements that support work-life balance.
  • Clear career progression pathways and professional development opportunities

We offer hybrid working which involves 3 days per week being office/site based. This position is based in our Manchester, London, Peterborough, Cambridge, Cardiff, Swansea, Derby, Leeds, Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow Offices.

Your role


As an Associate / Associate Director Civil Pipeline Engineer in the D&AT practice, the successful candidate would have the following responsibilities:

  • Lead and coordinate Civil Pipeline engineering teams to deliver high-quality technical designs on complex, multidisciplinary projects in compliance with relevant standards and codes.
  • Manage the development and delivery of Civil Pipeline design outputs, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget.
  • Oversee the production, review, and approval of technical deliverables, including reports, drawings, calculations, and scopes of work.
  • Provide technical leadership across the regional and national practice, driving best practices, innovation, and process improvements.
  • Develop and strengthen Civil Pipeline engineering capability through team growth, mentoring, and technical guidance.
  • Act as a trusted technical advisor, solving complex engineering challenges, supporting clients, and contributing to bid proposals and wider practice initiatives.
  • Ensure compliance with safety and CDM regulations while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in the UK and internationally to deliver integrated design solutions.

Water Engineering

Location

Various locations

Job Type

Full time

Ref

R-166264

Salary range

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Ritwi Chatterjee

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About you


The ideal candidate would be a well-rounded and versatile individual who exemplifies the following key skills and attributes:

  • Degree-qualified in Civil Engineering (or equivalent) and a Chartered Civil Engineer.
  • Extensive experience leading large-scale Civil Pipeline design projects within consultancy and multidisciplinary environments.
  • Strong ability to develop innovative solutions, challenge conventional approaches, and drive continuous improvement.
  • Expert knowledge of pipeline engineering across the full asset lifecycle, including design, construction, rehabilitation, commissioning, operation, and maintenance.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain complex technical matters to diverse audiences.
  • Comprehensive understanding of UK / international design standards, industry best practice including CDM Regulations.
  • Proactive and collaborative leader who fosters teamwork, builds strong internal and external relationships, and supports successful project delivery.

Your Circumstances

Returning to work after a career break? Please apply.

Meet some but not all of the criteria? Please apply, we'd still love to hear from you!

Application

Please submit your CV, preferably with a covering letter letting us know your motivation for applying and highlighting how your skills and experience align with the role.


Why choose AtkinsRéalis?

Why choose AtkinsRéalis?

Wherever you are in your career – and whoever you are – AtkinsRéalis is for you. Here, support and collaboration are a vibrant part of a culture that lets you choose where – and how far – your career can go. Take on projects that push boundaries and drive sustainable impact, surrounded by colleagues who believe there's no limit to how brilliant you can be. It's time to join a like-minded team where you'll be rewarded, supported, and free to be your kind of brilliant.

Rewards & benefits


Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

About AtkinsRéalis


We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Additional information

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

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