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AMP8 demands 50,000 additional workers by 2030. The sector is already short — and 49% of water engineers say recruitment is their biggest challenge. Find your next opportunity or post your next role.

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AMP8 Skills Shortage — The Context

50,000
Additional workers needed for AMP8 delivery by 2030
49%
of water engineers say skills & recruitment is their biggest challenge
23%
of existing workforce planning to retire within 5 years
+16%
Expected workforce growth in water — above 12% engineering average (ECITB 2024)

Sources: Water by Murray — Water Industry Labour Report 2025 · ECITB Workforce Census 2024

Showing 35 verified live roles across the UK water sector — updated 14 August 2026

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Senior Civils Project Manager — Water Infrastructure
Leading Tier 1 Civil Contractor via Murray McIntosh
📍 Bristol / South West💼 Permanent🕐 Current

Lead delivery of complex water infrastructure projects across the South West with a leading Tier 1 civil engineering contractor. Strong AMP8 pipeline across the region. Bonus, car and full benefits package included.

Civil EngineeringAMP8Programme DeliverySouth West
Up to £85,000 + bonus + car
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Design Manager — Water Infrastructure & Civil Engineering
Leading Tier 1 Contractor via Murray McIntosh
📍 Walsall / UK-wide (framework-based)💼 Permanent🕐 Current

Design management role with a leading Tier 1 civil and infrastructure contractor delivering major water, wastewater and environmental projects nationwide. Framework-based project delivery across AMP8 capital programmes.

Design ManagementCivil EngineeringWater InfrastructureAMP8
£65,000 – £85,000
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Engineering Technical Lead — Network Modelling
Via Advance TRS
📍 South Coast (Hybrid, 1–2 days/week office)💼 Permanent🕐 Posted today

Senior network modelling leadership role on the South Coast. Strong salary ceiling for a technical (non-management-track) position. Posted just hours before this listing was checked — genuinely fresh to market.

Network ModellingHydraulic ModellingSeniorSouth Coast
£80,000 – £90,000+
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Pre-Contract Quantity Surveyor — Major Water Infrastructure Programme
Via Murray McIntosh
📍 London (Hybrid)💼 12-month contract🕐 Current

Pre-contract QS supporting a major, live UK water infrastructure programme. NEC4-specific experience required. Strong day rate directly tied to active AMP8 capital delivery.

Quantity SurveyingNEC4Pre-ContractAMP8
£500 – £550/day
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MEICA Estimator — Water Sector
Tier 1 Contractor via Carrington West
📍 St Albans, Hertfordshire💼 Permanent🕐 Posted this week

MEICA estimator role for a Tier 1 contractor delivering a Thames Water AMP8 Water Treatment Works scheme. MEICA estimating is one of the more acute AMP8 skills gaps — well-scoped, clearly banded.

MEICAEstimatingAMP8Hertfordshire
£55,000 – £75,000
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Senior Geotechnical Engineer — Capital Design
Severn Trent (Direct)
📍 Coventry💼 Permanent🕐 Current

Direct Severn Trent hire in the Capital Design team, providing geotechnical input across the AMP8 capital delivery pipeline. Confirmed salary band, direct-employer route rather than agency.

GeotechnicalCapital DesignSevern TrentDirect Employer
£50,000 – £70,000
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Principal Compliance Engineer — Machinery, ATEX & DSEAR
Wessex Water (Direct)
📍 Bath💼 Permanent🕐 Current

Direct Wessex Water hire covering machinery, ATEX and DSEAR compliance across operational sites. A rare, highly specific compliance specialism with a strong confirmed salary.

ComplianceATEXDSEARDirect Employer
Circa £85,000
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Civil Engineering

Senior or Principal Civil Engineer — Rivers & Coastal
Leading Multidisciplinary Consultancy via Advance TRS
📍 Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Plymouth, Taunton or Truro💼 Permanent🕐 Current

Senior or Principal Civil Engineer for rivers and coastal engineering. Multiple South West and Wales office locations. Hybrid working. Major water utility and Environment Agency client base. Joining a well-established consultancy with strong AMP8 workload.

Rivers & CoastalCivil EngineeringHybridSouth West / Wales
£48,000 – £65,000
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Civil Engineer (Hydraulics)
Major Engineering Consultancy via Advance TRS
📍 Glasgow, London or Midlands (Hybrid)💼 Permanent🕐 Current

Hydraulics civil engineer for a major water and environmental consultancy. Flexible across three UK office locations. Delivering drainage, flood risk and clean water infrastructure for water utility clients. Permanent, hybrid working.

HydraulicsCivil EngineeringFlood RiskWater Utilities
£45,000 – £60,000
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Site Engineer — Water / Civil Infrastructure
Leading Civil Contractor via Murray McIntosh
📍 Basingstoke / Thames Water Region💼 Permanent🕐 Current

Site engineer supporting delivery across a portfolio of water and infrastructure projects in the South East / Thames Water region. Full-time, site-based role with a leading UK civil engineering contractor. Car or car allowance included in package.

Site EngineeringThames WaterCivilSouth East
£45,000 – £50,000 + car
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Civil Engineer — Water Sector
Binnies via Reed
📍 Chester💼 Permanent🕐 Posted today

Binnies is hiring Civil Engineers for its water sector team in Chester. A named, well-regarded water consultancy that rarely appears on general job boards — worth watching directly.

Civil EngineeringBinniesWater SectorChester
Competitive — not published
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Water Connections Surveyor
Kier (South West Water framework)
📍 Redruth / Exeter💼 Permanent🕐 Posted today

Site-based Water Connections Surveyor role on Kier's South West Water framework, covering Redruth and Exeter. Live vacancy on Kier's own water careers site.

Site RolesSouth West WaterKierCornwall / Devon
Competitive — not published
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Construction Manager — Maple Lodge STW
Kier (Thames Water framework)
📍 Maple Lodge, Rickmansworth💼 Permanent🕐 Posted today

Construction Manager for works at Maple Lodge Sewage Treatment Works, delivered under Kier's Thames Water framework. Live vacancy on Kier's own water careers site.

Construction ManagementThames WaterKierSTW
Competitive — not published
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Process Engineer — Water & Wastewater Treatment
Via Murray McIntosh
📍 Peterborough (Hybrid, East of England)💼 Long-term contract🕐 Current

Process design across water and wastewater treatment projects, resolving technical challenges on active AMP8 capital delivery schemes. Strong day rate for a process-design contract role, reflecting tight supply of process engineers this AMP8 cycle.

Process EngineeringAMP8ContractPeterborough
£500 – £520/day
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Project Management

Programme Manager — Water Infrastructure
Leading UK Water Company via Advance TRS
📍 Poole, Dorset (Hybrid 2–3 days/week)💼 Contract🕐 Current

Lead complex water infrastructure programme delivery for a major UK water company. Hybrid working from Poole. Experienced programme managers with water utility or major infrastructure background preferred. Advance TRS actively recruiting.

Programme ManagementWater UtilityContractDorset
Up to £500/day
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Project Design Lead — Water / Design & Build
Long-term Water Infrastructure Programme via Murray McIntosh
📍 Bristol / South West (site-based)💼 Permanent🕐 Current

Combines project management and engineering — ownership from outline design through to construction and handover. Suited to Project Leader, Design Manager or Project Engineer. Long-term water infrastructure programme in the South West.

Design & BuildProject LeadSouth WestWater
£45,000 – £55,000
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Senior Planner — Water Sector
Major Infrastructure Contractor via Murray McIntosh
📍 Bristol💼 Permanent🕐 Current

Senior Planner for a major civil and infrastructure contractor delivering AMP8 water sector programmes in the South West. Programme planning across multiple concurrent capital schemes. Primavera P6 or equivalent experience required.

PlanningAMP8Water SectorBristol
£65,000 – £70,000
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Senior Project Planner
Via Advance TRS
📍 Bristol (Hybrid)💼 Permanent🕐 Posted today

Senior Project Planner role, hybrid working from Bristol. A distinct opening to the Murray McIntosh planner role above — different agency, different salary band.

PlanningHybridBristolWater Sector
£55,000 – £70,000
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Project Manager — Southern Water Account
Kier (Southern Water framework)
📍 Kent / Sussex / Hampshire (3 days on-site)💼 Permanent🕐 Posted today

Project Manager role on Kier's Southern Water account, covering Kent, Sussex and Hampshire with 3 days on-site per week. Live vacancy on Kier's own water careers site.

Project ManagementSouthern WaterKierKent / Sussex / Hampshire
Competitive — not published
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Project Manager — Anglian Water Framework
Tier 1 Contractor via Carrington West
📍 Peterborough💼 Permanent🕐 Posted this week

Project Manager role on a Tier 1 contractor's Anglian Water framework, based in Peterborough. Live vacancy via Carrington West's water desk.

Project ManagementAnglian WaterPeterborough
£60,000 – £70,000
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Project Manager — Southern Water Framework
Tier 1 Contractor via Carrington West
📍 Testwood, Hampshire💼 Permanent🕐 Posted this week

Project Manager role on a Tier 1 contractor's Southern Water framework, based at Testwood, Hampshire. Live vacancy via Carrington West's water desk.

Project ManagementSouthern WaterHampshire
£55,000 – £70,000
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Site Agent — Southern Water Framework
Tier 1 Contractor via Carrington West
📍 Testwood, Hampshire💼 Permanent🕐 Posted this week

Site Agent role on a Tier 1 contractor's Southern Water framework, based at Testwood, Hampshire. Live vacancy via Carrington West's water desk.

Site AgentSouthern WaterHampshire
£50,000 – £60,000
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MEICA

MEICA Project Manager — Water Sector
Tier 1 Contractor via Carrington West
📍 Kent & South East💼 Permanent🕐 Current

Leading Tier 1 contractor delivering major AMP8 projects across South East Water and Southern Water frameworks. MEICA Project Manager to own programme and cost delivery across multiple active schemes in the South East.

MEICASouth East WaterSouthern WaterAMP8
Up to £65,000
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Process Commissioning Engineer — Water / Wastewater
Civil Engineering Contractor via Murray McIntosh
📍 Newport, South Wales💼 Permanent🕐 Current

Bringing newly built water and wastewater treatment systems to life. Hands-on commissioning role across process plant and MEICA systems in live environments. Final stage of AMP8 capital delivery in South Wales.

CommissioningProcessMEICASouth Wales
£50,000 – £60,000
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Principal Mechanical Engineer — Water Sector
Rapidly Growing Water Consultancy via Advance TRS
📍 St Albans, Hertfordshire (Hybrid, 3 days office)💼 Permanent🕐 Current

Senior Mechanical Engineer joining a newly formed team at a growing water sector consultancy. Mechanical design for water and wastewater infrastructure. 3 days in St Albans, remainder remote. Excellent benefits package.

Mechanical EngineeringDesignConsultancyHertfordshire
£60,000 – £70,000
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Senior Electrical Design Engineer — Water
Major Water Sector Clients via Advance TRS
📍 Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester or London (Hybrid)💼 Permanent🕐 Current

Experienced Electrical Design Engineer for some of the UK's largest water infrastructure AMP8 programmes. Flexible UK office location. Excellent benefits. Working across multiple water company clients in capital delivery.

Electrical DesignICAWater InfrastructureAMP8
Up to £60,000
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Principal / Associate Mechanical Engineer — Water
Established Water & Wastewater Consultancy via Advance TRS
📍 Exeter (Hybrid)💼 Permanent🕐 Posted this week

Senior AMP8 mechanical design role at an established water and wastewater consultancy in Exeter. Posted alongside a paired Senior Mechanical Engineer opening at the same firm — signals a team build-out. Hybrid working from Exeter office.

Mechanical EngineeringDesignAMP8Exeter
£65,000 – £75,000
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Commercial / QS

Estimator — Water & Civil Engineering
Leading Infrastructure Organisation via Murray McIntosh
📍 Manchester💼 Permanent🕐 Current

Estimator for a major infrastructure organisation delivering water and civil projects — pipelines, tunnelling, shafts, MEICA, rail civils and groundworks. Diverse portfolio, strong career development. Based in Manchester.

EstimatingWaterCivil EngineeringManchester
£80,000 – £85,000
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Senior Quantity Surveyor — Water Infrastructure
Via Carrington West
📍 Leicester💼 Contract · 6+ months🕐 Current

Senior QS for a water infrastructure contract based in Leicester. 6+ months duration. NEC contract experience preferred. Immediate start available. Strong contract rate for the right candidate with water framework background.

QSNECContractEast Midlands
Up to £500/day
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Quantity Surveyor — Water Sector
Via Murray McIntosh
📍 Leeds💼 Permanent🕐 Posted today

Permanent QS role with exposure across Yorkshire Water, United Utilities and Severn Trent frameworks. NEC3/4 experience required.

Quantity SurveyingNEC3/4LeedsMulti-Client
Competitive — not published
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Operations

Service Manager — Water & Wastewater Treatment
Water Treatment Solutions Provider via Advance TRS
📍 UK Wide💼 Permanent🕐 Current

Lead servicing, maintenance and post-project support across a water and wastewater treatment portfolio — client management, technical support, planning, procurement and team leadership. Hands-on role for an experienced water sector service professional.

OperationsService DeliveryMaintenanceUK Wide
£60,000+
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Digital & Data

Hydraulic Modeller (InfoWorks ICM)
Environmental & Engineering Consultancy via Advance TRS
📍 Portsmouth, Hampshire💼 Permanent🕐 Current

InfoWorks ICM Flood Modeller roles across multiple UK offices for a well-established environmental and engineering consultancy. Applications welcomed from early-career through senior modellers, working across water utility and Environment Agency client accounts.

Hydraulic ModellingInfoWorks ICMFlood RiskPortsmouth
£35,000 – £55,000
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Design

BIM Coordinator — Water Infrastructure
Leading Water Client via Advance TRS
📍 Bristol💼 Permanent🕐 Current

Drive BIM excellence across major water and wastewater construction schemes in the South West. Coordinate 3D models in Revit and Navisworks, manage the Common Data Environment and ensure ISO 19650 compliance. Water sector experience beneficial but not essential.

BIMRevitISO 19650Bristol
£45,000 – £50,000
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Mechanical Design Engineer — Water Infrastructure
Civil Engineering Contractor via Carrington West
📍 Liverpool💼 Permanent🕐 Current

Mechanical design engineer for AMP8 water infrastructure capital programmes, based in Liverpool. Solid design-side role with a strong salary band at a contractor whose water desk is actively hiring this week. Permanent opportunity with room for progression.

Mechanical DesignWater InfrastructureAMP8Liverpool
£60,000 – £75,000
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Technical Author / Contract Editor
Via Murray McIntosh
📍 London / Peterborough (Hybrid)💼 12-month contract🕐 Posted today

Technical Author / Contract Editor supporting a major water infrastructure programme. Hybrid working across London and Peterborough offices.

Technical AuthoringContract EditingAMP8Hybrid
£400 – £500/day
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AMP8 Salary Guide

Site Engineer£42–52k
Project Manager£55–75k
Senior PM / Design Mgr£75–90k
QS / Commercial£50–70k
MEICA Engineer£50–65k
Civil/Design Engineer£48–65k
Estimator£80–85k