Water Network Engineer

Job Description:

Water Network Engineer (Consulting)

The perfect first step from being a hands-on Hydraulic Modeller/Designer and moving into Project Management, supporting the client directly.

Location: West Midlands (hybrid: 1 day in the office or client's site, 4 days a week from home)

Salary: £45,000-£55,000 base (DOE) + expenses

About the role

Join a consulting team that blends hydraulic modelling with delivery on the ground. You'll be embedded with water-utility stakeholders, building and calibrating clean-water network models (DMAs, trunk mains) and-crucially-turning model outputs into clear actions for control rooms, planners, streetworks/permitting and field teams. Expect a mix of feasibility, operational support, and capital planning, all aligned to Ofwat outcomes (leakage, PCC, supply interruptions).

What you'll do

• Designing Network solutions with the client, be it replacement assets (Pipeline, Valves, infrastructure etc..)
• Run scenario analysis - for example pressure optimisation/PRV set-points, DMA splits/rezoning, trunk main shutdowns, resilience routes, storage/pumping policies, and developer-services impacts.
• Translate results into stakeholder-ready decisions (maps, short option notes, costs/risks/benefits) and present to leakage managers, control room and planners.
• Contribute to benefit tracking & evidence: before/after analyses, KPIs, and regulator-grade documentation.
• Work with the Project Management team in identifying problems and creating solutions for Network issues.

What you'll bring

• HNC/HND/Degree in Engineering/Water/Environmental (or similar).
• Hands-on design experience so you understand the Engineering behind the solutions being created.
• Clear communicator who can explain assumptions and trade-offs to non-Modellers/Engineers
• Full UK driving licence;
• Right to work in the UK as sponsorship is not available.

To apply

Apply via this advert or contact Phil Crew via LinkedIn or call The Resolute Group on (phone number removed).

You must be living in, and authorised to work in, the UK. All applications are confidential.

All applications are kept confidential and will not be used without your permission.