Wastewater Engineer
Join a leading utilities company that champions innovation and service excellence. At Last Mile, we take pride in delivering high-quality solutions across the multi-utility sector. Our team is growing, and we’re excited to welcome a talented Wastewater Engineer to join us.

As a Wastewater Engineer, you’ll assess all proposed wastewater designs submitted by clients or consultants, ensuring they meet Last Mile’s design specifications. You will confirm that designs are fit for purpose and satisfy the requirements of the upstream network operators, as well as Last Mile, from an adoption, ownership, maintenance, and long-term operational perspective.
We’re looking for the successful candidate to be based at one of our offices, in Stonehouse (Gloucestershire), London, Warrington or Hamilton (Glasgow).
Your responsibilities as a Wastewater Engineer:
*Review customers designs and technical specifications prior to quote issue, ensuring compliance with Wastewater Network Operator, and Last Mile requirements and standards.
*Provide customers with practical and beneficial solutions to their designs
*Undertake technical design checks against applicable specifications, including WIRS, identifying risks, noncompliance’s, and opportunities for improvement.
*Record and provide clear technical feedback, recommendations, and required design changes using and present back to the client and Business Development Manager.
*Attend meetings as required to provide further detail on recommendations and support the sales team.
*Review and assess updates to technical standards and processes, implementing changes and communicating impacts across the business.
*Act as the technical escalation point for standards interpretation, design challenges, process issues, and complaints with upstream Network Operators and Last Mile.
Preferred Experience / Qualifications:
*Wastewater Experience
*Engineering Degree
The successful candidate will be resilient, adaptable, and results-focused, with strong IT literacy and experience using Microsoft Office tools. They will demonstrate excellent attention to detail, strong written and verbal communication skills, and a proven ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
Have you got the drive to go to the Last Mile as a Wastewater Engineer? Apply now!
We aim to keep candidates informed throughout the process and encourage you to apply promptly as we may close the vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.
About us:
Last Mile is one of the largest last-mile multi-utility businesses in the UK.
We understand construction and we know utilities. We take responsibility for the ’last mile’ of infrastructure that connects developments to wider distribution networks.
Our strong history in gas and electricity connections, deep knowledge of the industry and secure investor backing means we can provide a comprehensive multi-utility solution that includes clean (ground source) heat networks, electricity, water and wastewater.
Working through our operating companiesUKPS(in South of England and Wales),Energetics(in Scotland, North Wales and the North of England) and our asset adoption businessLast Mile Asset Management, we offer a ’one-stop shop’ for new utility connections.
We’re proud to be both aGreat Place to Work®certified business and a Living Wage Employer, reflecting our commitment to supporting and valuing our people.
For further enquiries, contactrecruitment@lastmile-group.comor visit our website atwww.lastmile-group.com
At Last Mile, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We consider all applications solely on the basis of skills and experience and actively encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.