Senior Design Engineer - Utilities

This role is central to enabling Heathrow’s world-leading expansion by designing and assuring the utility systems that support the airport today and for decades ahead. As a Senior Design Engineer for Utilities, you will play a critical role in shaping the thermal, electrical, potable water, foul water, and stormwater networks that underpin every new terminal, airfield asset, highway, structure, and passenger experience across the expansion programme.

Requirements

• Lead a virtual, multi-disciplinary team drawing on operational experts, consultants, design and build partners, business stakeholders, and customers to ensure high quality designs that reflect future demand, business development, and Heathrow’s Sustainability Plan.
• Engage stakeholders at all levels to ensure designs are deliverable, affordable, and aligned to intended business benefits, clearly visualising and communicating asset plans, benefits, risks, and opportunities.
• Provide timely, evidence-based input and constructive challenge throughout the design process to ensure decisions reflect real-world asset performance, user needs, and operational reality.
• Collaborate with Engineering teams to ensure asset strategies, standards, and design codes are applied effectively; support optioneering and integrated solution development in line with governance requirements and Heathrow’s programme lifecycle.
• Act as an intelligent client by championing good design principles, innovation, and best-value technology choices; ensure safety and risk considerations are embedded at every stage, working with delivery teams to assess, communicate, and manage risks including those arising during construction.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Excellent benefits
• Performance-based annual bonuses
• Longer-term Share in Success Bonus plans
• Generous annual leave allowances
• Market-leading pensions
• Family friendly policies
• Access to private health insurance
• Wellbeing tools
• Varied learning and development opportunities