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Environmental & Natural Resources
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2025-08-06 00:00:23Bridge of HopeCompany Logo

Senior Engineer- Water Main Laying

Ref: kier-6362
Kier
Environmental & Natural Resources
£55,000

We're looking for a Senior Engineer to join our Anglian Water team based in the East Anglia region 

 

Location: Can be based in the Norwich, Suffolk or Essex areas 

Hours: 45 hours per week –some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us

 

In this role you will be working on the Integrated Maintenance, Repair and Development Services (IMRDS) alliance. The team maintain the water supply systems, repairs emergencies like water bursts and develops new ways to better service customers. 

 

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Engineer, you'll be working within the Capital main laying team, who are committed to delivering high-quality, efficient solutions to critical infrastructure projects.

 

In this role you will oversee the team of engineers with construction and delivery of main laying schemes predominately focusing on trenchless and no dig techniques including insitu structural liners. You will champion innovative solutions to reduce scope of works to maximise benefit and capitalisation across the region safely, to budget, and within agreed timescales.

 

The designs will deliver cost and benefit efficiencies and facilitate the drive towards achievement of the AMP8 main laying & efficiency targets, whilst adding value to the supply and network asset base.

 

Your day to day will include:

  • Play a key role in management and development of the team
  • Assimilation and transfer of information between the teams and engagement for key stakeholders developing and promoting schemes through IMR governance
  • Conduct all site-based investigations required to promote the optimum design solutions for a portfolio of schemes

 

What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Engineer is great for you if you hold:

  • Degree / BTEC Higher Technical qualification or equivalent in an appropriate discipline
  • Experience of identifying, developing and managing new business opportunities
  • SMSTS qualified & NRSWA supervisor trained (training can be provided)
  • Significant experience working on water engineering or similar engineering design, planning or delivering infrastructure or capital projects
  • Experience with water distribution systems
  • Thorough understanding of the regulatory framework and significant commercial awareness
  • Experience of water supply & network operations
  • Ability to understand the infrastructure from a strategic, tactical and operational perspective 
  • Balancing solution requirements with service delivery capabilities 
  • Full driving licence

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities. You can see more information about our water business here

 

There's never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us!

Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

 

Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

 

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier

Norwich, United Kingdom
Kier
Environmental & Natural Resources
£55,000
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