Overview
Our Opportunity
Here at Pick Everard, we are passionate
about creating a prosperous and sustainable future, taking a fresh perspective
on the built environment. Our core values of professionalism, compassion, drive
and positivity are at the heart of everything we do.
Do you thrive in a collaborative
workplace where your ideas and voice are valued? Would you enjoy working on
diverse projects that make a real difference to communities across the UK? Are
you driven to deliver high-quality work and continuously develop your
professional skills?
If you answered yes to the above
questions, we want to hear from you!
To support our continued growth, we’re
looking to appoint a Senior Civil Engineer to join our teams in Manchester or
Leeds, delivering a range of wastewater, clean water, and Better Rivers
projects.
At Pick Everard, water management is
central to our work. We’re proud to support major clients like Severn Trent
Water, Thames Water, Yorkshire Water, and the Government of Jersey, while also
collaborating closely with contractors to develop innovative designs.
Joining a supportive network as part of
a national team, you can expect to receive valuable training, guidance and
genuine scope for career development.
Your core responsibilities will include:
- Creating
designs from feasibility through to construction and leading the technical
design of projects for a variety of projects in terms of size, type, and
complexity, both single discipline and as part of a multi-disciplinary
team. - Supporting
with the appraisal and design of structures and solutions for pumping
stations, sewerage and clean water networks, surface water management,
blue and green infrastructure, and detention tanks. - Mentoring
junior colleagues, supporting their development. - Representing
the firm at client meetings, contributing to us winning new work. - Supporting
project and team management and contributing your own innovative ideas to
help us find affordable, sustainable and low carbon solutions for our
clients. - Compliance
with Health & Safety requirements, practices and procedures.
Find out what it is like to work at Pick
Everard here.
About You
Our ideal Senior Water Civil Engineer must have:Â
- A degree or equivalent in civil engineering, working towards a professional qualification.
- Â Chartered or near chartered with ICE or CIWEM.
- Â CEng with post chartered relevant experience or IEng with post incorporated relevant experience working in wastewater.
- Â Experience managing wastewater and/or cleanwater infrastructure schemes.
- Â Good knowledge of industry design software packages.
- Â Excellent communication skills and a team player with a confident, positive and enthusiastic attitude.
- Â A high level broad-based technical appreciation.
- Â Very good report writing and presentation skills at project level.
- Â Experience in a variety of different forms of contract.
- Â Confident liaising with new and existing clients and an ability to build a good rapport with other parts of our inter-disciplinary practice, and with external design teams.
- Â Robust problem-solving skills, taking accountability for assigned work.
- Â Previous experience writing and presenting reports along with client interaction and work winning (desirable).
- Â The ability to lead a sub-team, focused on delivery of high-quality design output.
- Â Experience in mentoring and technical management of a design teamÂ
 Unsure you tick every box? We still encourage you to apply as your experience might be a great fit for this role or other opportunities in our team. Â
About Us
Our nationwide multidisciplinary team of 780+ employees, work collaboratively to deliver outstanding places and spaces that create lasting value for local communities. Through our remarkable history we have established the sound principles of success, and we have the vision and ambition to be even better.Â
We’re committed to creating sustainable communities where everyone feels safe, cared for and valued. We achieve that by encouraging a diverse, welcoming workplace for our people, clients and colleagues.Â
We care about our people and improving our society and that means supporting your ambitions and interests at every level. We will provide you with an inspiring environment in which you will be able to drive real progress and impact in your career. Â
What we offerÂ
• Career and Professional Development.
• Corporate Social Responsibility opportunities.
• 26 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave.
• Private healthcare, life assurance and healthcare cash plan.
• Stakeholder pension.
• Professional subscriptions.
• Employee Discount Scheme.
• Eyecare Scheme.
• Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme.
Equal Opportunities Â
As an equal opportunities’ employer, Pick Everard is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us on our journey.Â
AccessibilityÂ
We’re committed to helping you perform at your best throughout the recruitment process. If you have a disability or require any adjustments to support your application or interview, please get in touch with us at careers@pickeverard.co.uk. We’ll be happy to discuss how we can assist you.Â
AgenciesÂ
We are committed to building and nurturing great relationships with our agency partners. However, this role is being recruited for directly and therefore we are not seeking support at this time. Any unsolicited CV Introductions will not be accepted.
