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Principal Mechanical Engineer - Water

AECOM • Basingstoke, Hampshire

Salary

£50k – £50k

Posted

27 October 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

AECOM is hiring a Principal Mechanical Engineer - Water in Basingstoke, a engineering role. The advertised salary is £50k – £50k. AECOM holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Job Description Are you ready to shape the future of water infrastructure? We’re looking for a Principal Mechanical Engineer to join our growing water team . You will play a key part in delivering multi-billion-pound capital programmes across the UK water sector, contributing to projects ranging from small rural sites to complex, multi-million-pound infrastructure and non-infrastructure schemes in both water and wastewater. These long-term frameworks extend through AMP8 and AMP9 , offering secu…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: AECOM — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £50k – £50k
How this salary compares: about 7% above the £46,716 median across 1,073 engineering roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Basingstoke, Hampshire
Similar roles nearby: 6 other live engineering roles in Basingstoke — browse them
Posted: 27 October 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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Engineering roles spanning civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and chemical disciplines are regularly sponsored by UK employers. Demand is strongest in infrastructure, construction, defence, and advanced manufacturing. Sponsored engineering vacancies frequently appear at Tier 1 contractors, consultancy firms, and utilities companies that recruit internationally to fill technical skills gaps.