Showing 43 live roles across the UK water sector. Every role was checked on the employer's or recruiter's own site on 9 October 2026, and each Apply link goes to the advert itself.
⭐ Featured this week
SRO Engineering Lead — Water
South West Water (via CIWEM Jobs)
📍 Exeter (Hybrid)🕐 Listed 6 Oct 2026
Senior engineering lead role at South West Water, advertised on CIWEM Jobs. The highest advertised salary we found in this week's check.
Engineering LeadershipSouth West WaterDirect Employer
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Senior Infrastructure Project Manager — Water
Affinity Water (via CIWEM Jobs)
📍 Hatfield (Hybrid)🕐 Listed 25 Sep 2026
Water infrastructure project management role directly with Affinity Water, with a published salary band.
Project ManagementAffinity WaterDirect Employer
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Senior Project Manager — United Utilities Programme
Via Carrington West
📍 Manchester💼 Permanent🕐 Listed 8 Oct 2026
Senior PM with a major contractor delivering clean and wastewater projects for United Utilities. Civils bias.
Project ManagementUnited UtilitiesCivils
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Senior Project Manager / Programme Manager — Water
Via Murray McIntosh
📍 Poole, Dorset💼 Contract🕐 Listed 9 Oct 2026
Senior PM / Programme Manager on a water infrastructure programme in Poole. The highest day rate in this week's check.
Programme ManagementContractDorset
Project Management
Project Manager — Water
Scottish Water (via CIWEM Jobs)
📍 Stepps, Glasgow (Hybrid)🕐 Listed 25 Sep 2026
Project Manager role directly with Scottish Water, based at Stepps with hybrid working.
Project ManagementScottish WaterDirect Employer
Project Manager — Water Sector
UK Water Industry Research (via CIWEM Jobs)
📍 London (Hybrid)🕐 Listed 15 Sep 2026
Project Manager at UKWIR, the water industry's collaborative research body.
Project ManagementResearchHybrid
Project Manager — Water Sector
Stantec (via CIWEM Jobs)
📍 Bristol (Hybrid)🕐 Listed 25 Sep 2026
Water sector Project Manager with Stantec in Bristol.
Project ManagementConsultancyHybrid
Lead NEC4 Project (Service) Manager — Reservoirs
Anglian Water (Direct)
📍 Peterborough, Cambridgeshire🕐 Listed 9 Oct 2026
NEC4 Project (Service) Manager lead for Anglian Water's reservoirs work.
NEC4ReservoirsAnglian Water
Project Manager — Wastewater
Via Murray McIntosh
📍 Bath💼 Contract🕐 Listed 9 Oct 2026
Wastewater Project Manager on contract in Bath.
WastewaterContractBath
Construction Manager — Water / Wastewater
Via Carrington West
📍 Manchester💼 Permanent🕐 Listed 1 Oct 2026
Construction Manager with a Tier 1 water and wastewater contractor delivering works across the United Utilities region.
Construction ManagementUnited UtilitiesTier 1
Head of Engineering
Anglian Water (Direct)
📍 Peterborough, Cambridgeshire🕐 Listed 9 Oct 2026
Senior engineering leadership role at Anglian Water.
LeadershipEngineeringAnglian Water
Civil Engineering
Civil Site Engineer — United Utilities Projects
Via Carrington West
📍 Manchester & Wigan💼 Permanent🕐 Listed 8 Oct 2026
Multiple Civil Site Engineer positions with a contractor working on United Utilities projects.
Site EngineeringUnited UtilitiesPermanent
Civil Site Engineer — Water
Via Murray McIntosh
📍 Bridgwater💼 Contract🕐 Listed 9 Oct 2026
Contract Civil Site Engineer on a water scheme near Bridgwater.
Site EngineeringContractSomerset
Site Manager — Civils
Via Murray McIntosh
📍 Malmesbury💼 Contract🕐 Listed 9 Oct 2026
Contract civils Site Manager in Malmesbury.
Site ManagementCivilsContract
Site Manager — AMP8 Water
Via Carrington West
📍 Wiltshire💼 Contract🕐 Listed 30 Sep 2026
Freelance Site Manager on a major AMP8 water infrastructure project in Wiltshire. Long-term programme.
AMP8Site ManagementFreelance
Site Agent — Water Treatment Works Upgrade
Via Carrington West
📍 East Sussex / Kent💼 Contract🕐 Listed 5 Oct 2026
Site Agent on a major water treatment works upgrade. Outside IR35.
Site AgentWTWOutside IR35
Site Agent — Tunnelling
Via Carrington West
📍 Bournemouth💼 Contract🕐 Listed 9 Oct 2026
Site Manager / Site Agent on a technically challenging water, civils and tunnelling project around Bournemouth.
TunnellingSite AgentContract
General Foreman — Water / Wastewater
Via Carrington West
📍 Greater Manchester & South Lancashire💼 Permanent🕐 Listed 1 Oct 2026
Multiple General Foreman positions with an infrastructure contractor. Includes a car, van or car allowance.
General ForemanWastewaterPermanent
Coastal Engineer — Career Grade
New Forest District Council (via CIWEM Jobs)
📍 Lyndhurst, Hampshire🕐 Listed 30 Sep 2026
Career-grade coastal engineering role with New Forest District Council.
CoastalLocal AuthorityCareer Grade
MEICA
ICA Integration Lead — Anglian Water Region
Via Carrington West
📍 Peterborough💼 Permanent🕐 Listed 30 Sep 2026
Systems Integration Lead with a major contractor delivering a programme across the Anglian Water region.
ICASystems IntegrationAnglian Water
Electrical Project Engineer — Water
Via Carrington West
📍 Tunbridge Wells / Southern Water sites💼 Permanent🕐 Listed 7 Oct 2026
Electrical Project Engineer with a water contractor working on Southern Water sites.
ElectricalSouthern WaterSite-based
EICA Project Engineer — Water
Via Carrington West
📍 Manchester💼 Permanent🕐 Listed 8 Oct 2026
EICA Project Engineer / Senior Project Engineer on water and wastewater work. Predominantly site-based.
EICAWastewaterPermanent
Control Testing & Automation Lead
Thames Water (Direct)
📍 Reading (Hybrid)🕐 Closes 23 Oct 2026
Control testing and automation lead at Thames Water's Clearwater Court. Closes 23 October 2026.
AutomationThames WaterDirect Employer
Site SCADA Engineer (Waste)
Thames Water (Direct)
📍 Crossness, London (Hybrid)🕐 Closes 21 Oct 2026
SCADA engineer at Crossness sewage treatment works. Closes 21 October 2026.
SCADAWastewaterThames Water
Lead OT Engineer
Anglian Water (Direct)
📍 Norwich, Norfolk🕐 Listed 9 Oct 2026
Operational technology lead engineer at Anglian Water.
OTAnglian WaterDirect Employer
OT Technician
South West Water (Direct)
📍 Exeter🕐 Listed 9 Oct 2026
Operational technology technician at South West Water's Peninsula House.
OTSouth West WaterDirect Employer
Commercial / QS
Senior Estimator — Water / MEICA / Civils
Via Murray McIntosh
📍 Manchester / multiple UK locations (Hybrid)💼 Permanent🕐 Listed 25 Sep 2026
First-principles estimating for MEICA and civils packages across AMP8 water and wastewater frameworks.
EstimatingMEICAAMP8
Senior Quantity Surveyor — Water
Via Carrington West
📍 Middlesbrough💼 Permanent🕐 Listed 2 Oct 2026
Commercial management of a major water project or a portfolio of smaller schemes, with flexible working.
Quantity SurveyingWaterPermanent
Senior Quantity Surveyor
Via Murray McIntosh
📍 Maidstone💼 Contract🕐 Listed 9 Oct 2026
Contract Senior QS on water work in Kent.
Quantity SurveyingContractKent
Senior Quantity Surveyor
South West Water (Direct)
📍 Bristol / Exeter🕐 Listed 9 Oct 2026
Senior QS directly with South West Water.
Quantity SurveyingSouth West WaterDirect Employer
Senior Quantity Surveyor
Kier (Direct)
📍 Woking, Surrey🕐 Listed 9 Oct 2026
Senior QS listed on Kier's water jobs page.
Quantity SurveyingKierTier 1
Head of Commercial (Central)
Anglian Water (Direct)
📍 Peterborough, Cambridgeshire🕐 Listed 9 Oct 2026
Senior commercial leadership role at Anglian Water.
CommercialLeadershipAnglian Water
Design
Senior / Principal Process Design Engineer
Via Carrington West
📍 UK-wide: Glasgow, Manchester, Exeter, Chelmsford or Watford (Hybrid)💼 Contract🕐 Listed 29 Sep 2026
Water and wastewater treatment process design. 12 months+ / ongoing, up to 4 days a week from home.
Process DesignTreatmentHybrid
Senior / Principal Mechanical Design Engineer
Via Carrington West
📍 UK-wide incl. Glasgow (Hybrid)💼 Contract🕐 Listed 29 Sep 2026
Mechanical design for water and wastewater treatment. 12 months+ / ongoing, hybrid to a local office.
Mechanical DesignTreatmentHybrid
Senior Design Manager
Kier (Direct)
📍 Warrington, Cheshire🕐 Listed 9 Oct 2026
Senior Design Manager listed on Kier's water jobs page.
Design ManagementKierTier 1
2D/3D CAD Technician — Water
Via Carrington West
📍 Knaresborough💼 Contract🕐 Listed 5 Oct 2026
Mechanical 3D CAD technician for water sector work. 6 months+.
CADMechanicalContract
Digital & Data
Demand Reporting Data Scientist
Anglian Water (Direct)
📍 Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire🕐 Listed 9 Oct 2026
Data science role in Anglian Water's demand reporting team.
Data ScienceDemandAnglian Water
Data & Systems Manager
Anglian Water (Direct)
📍 Norwich, Norfolk🕐 Listed 9 Oct 2026
Data and systems management role at Anglian Water.
DataSystemsAnglian Water
Operations & Environmental
Laboratory Manager
Wessex Water (Direct)
📍 Saltford🕐 Listed 9 Oct 2026
Laboratory Manager at Wessex Water's Saltford site.
LaboratoryWater QualityWessex Water
Hydrologist
Natural Resources Wales (via CIWEM Jobs)
📍 North Wales (Hybrid)🕐 Listed 6 Oct 2026
Hydrologist with Natural Resources Wales.
HydrologyRegulatorWales
Principal Hydrogeologist
Sweco (via Water Jobs UK)
📍 Leeds🕐 Listed 9 Oct 2026
Principal Hydrogeologist with Sweco in Leeds.
HydrogeologyConsultancyLeeds
Water Treatment Technician Day Operator
South West Water (Direct)
📍 Okehampton🕐 Listed 9 Oct 2026
Day operator at a South West Water treatment works.
Water TreatmentOperationsSouth West Water
Sewage Misuse Prevention Operative
Wessex Water (Direct)
📍 Blandford Forum, Dorset🕐 Listed 9 Oct 2026
Sewer misuse prevention role with Wessex Water.
WastewaterOperationsWessex Water
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