UK multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental consultancy
BWB Consulting is a 350+ person engineering consultancy founded in 1990, headquartered in Nottingham, with deep roots in structural, civil, and environmental engineering. The tech stack is dominated by specialist design tools (AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Revit, BIM, Plaxis) rather than cloud platforms—typical of firms where engineering output (surveys, models, assessments) is the primary deliverable. Current hiring is almost entirely engineering-focused (73 of 80 open roles), split evenly across senior and mid-level, signaling an attempt to scale project delivery capacity without over-building management.
Notable leadership hires: Heritage Director
BWB Consulting delivers integrated engineering, environmental, and infrastructure solutions across the UK public and private sectors. The company operates across nine specialties including structural, civil, environmental, and traffic engineering, with emerging focus on digital engineering and environmental planning. Their active project portfolio spans flood risk assessment and alleviation, sustainable drainage systems, urban redevelopment, ground investigations, and renewable energy (hydrogen pipelines, onshore wind). Pain points center on cost-effective sustainable design, scaling flood risk workflows, and delivering complex projects across multiple sectors and geographies—all drivers of their current hiring push in engineering roles.
AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Revit, BIM, Flood Modeller Pro, TUFLOW, Plaxis, HEC-RAS, GIS, MicroStation, ProjectWise. Heavy emphasis on design and hydraulic modeling tools; no modern cloud platforms recorded in adoption.
Nottingham, United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1990 and currently employs 201–500 staff, with all hiring activity in the UK.
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