Associate Water Electrical Engineer

Are you ready to shape the future of water infrastructure

Were looking for an Associate Electrical Engineer to join our growing Water Team with the opportunity to be based at one of our offices in the South of England (Aldgate Croydon St Albans Basingstoke or Exeter locations) whilst also taking advantage of our flexible hybrid working model.

In this role youll have the chance to contribute meaningfully to sustainable water solutions across multiple regions. You will support the delivery of projects including multi-million-pound water and wastewater schemes and have the opportunity to contribute to long term major frameworks over AMP8 and AMP9 including:

• South West Water  Framework for Engineering Consultancy Services: Lot 3 - Multi-Discipline Engineering Design
• Wessex Water  Capital Delivery Partner Framework Agreement: Lot 2 - Design Consultant
• Severn Trent Water  Lot 1 Major Projects Framework: Supporting AMP8 delivery plan valued at a TotEx of 14.9 billion
• Severn Trent D&B Projects  Supporting Tier 1 contractors on major non-infrastructure wastewater schemes
• Southern Water Strategic Delivery Partner (SDP) Frameworks:
  • Lot 1: Non-infrastructure water projects
  • Lot 2: Non-infrastructure wastewater projects
• Southern Water Low Complexity and Infrastructure Frameworks:
  • Lot 2: Wastewater Infrastructure
  • Lot 3: Infrastructure Framework  Partnering exclusively with Tier 1 contractors to deliver efficient and sustainable water and wastewater solutions

Working flexibly youll visit client sites and collaborate with teams across multi-year frameworks. As part of our thriving business youll take on rewarding multi-disciplinary projects from inception to delivery creating innovative solutions that enhance the environment and improve communities.

Heres what youll do:

• Electrical and ICA Design: Undertake the design and review of electrical and ICA elements in wastewater and water infrastructure and treatment projects and offer advice where necessary in a technical expert role.
• Delivery: Feasibility studies outline and detailed design and construction / commissioning support. 
• Quality: Ensure high technical quality contribute to bids and maintain client relationships. 
• Project Management: Manage project budgets schedules and deliverables to meet agreed targets. 
• Collaborate: With multidisciplinary teams and with clients and stakeholders to buy in to solutions also contributing to AECOMs wider technical capability and innovative approach. 
• Leadership: Manage direct reports inspire technical excellence and support the growth of fellow engineers.

Why Join AECOM

Youll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities technical practice networks AECOM University volunteering days and our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle. 

Become part of our dynamic Water business which boasts around 700 experts across the UK & Ireland. Collaborate with top-tier civil mechanical electrical and process engineers to deliver a variety of captivating projects from small initiatives to large-scale ventures all the way from concept to completion. 

Qualifications :

Ready to push the limits of whats possible

Heres what were looking for:

• Degree (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in water and wastewater treatment.
• Chartered Member of a relevant Professional Institution.
• Proven expertise in producing reviewing and approving engineering reports designs drawings and specifications.
• A problem-solver at heart confident in taking ownership of challenging technical issues and seeing them through to resolution.
• Exceptional client and stakeholder engagement skills with experience in team leadership mentoring and line management.

Additional Information :

At AECOM we value everyones unique contributions and perspectives. We celebrate diversity including neurodiversity and believe it enriches our teams. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities so if youre an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable adjustment to complete the application process please contact us at 

At AECOM we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

About AECOM

AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation buildings water new energy and the environment our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address   if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time