Civil Design Engineer

SevernTrentLife; Arrow; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water company in Coventry is seeking a Design Engineer (Civils) to join their waste networks design team. The role involves undertaking designs for wastewater infrastructure projects and requires knowledge of feasibility work, a civils background, and strong stakeholder management skills. This position offers various benefits, including 28 days holiday and an annual bonus scheme.

Benefits

28 days holiday + bank holidays

Annual bonus scheme (up to £2,250)

Leading pension scheme

Sharesave scheme

Dedicated training and development

Range of employee discounts

Electric vehicle scheme

Family friendly policies

Two volunteering days per year

Qualifications

• Experience executing duties as a designer under CDM regulations.
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships across partners.
• Flair for innovation in design.

Responsibilities

• Undertake design on a wide range of wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Progress projects into Outline Design and develop design solutions.
• Work with a team to deliver project solutions to programme.

Skills

Knowledge of early-stage feasibility work

Experience in producing designs for wastewater projects

Civils background

Strong stakeholder management skills

Full UK driving licence

Tools

Hydraulic modelling packages

Job description

Join Severn Trent’s Design Team as a Design Engineer!

What do you get when you combine an award-winning, innovative water company with over 300 dedicated team members? Severn Trent’s Capital Design team!

Our ambitious five-year programme, encompassing over 5,000 innovative projects, is designed to tackle the growing challenges of delivering exceptional water and waste services. We are committed to addressing issues such as flooding and river health, ensuring the best outcomes for our customers and the environment. With our dedicated in-house design team, we are poised to achieve outstanding results and make a significant impact.

About the Role:

We have an exciting new opportunity as a Design Engineer (Civils) in our waste networks design team . In this role, you’ll be undertaking design on a wide range of wastewater infrastructure projects as part of our AMP8 WINEP programme and our team can offer you technical exposure and skills you need to progress your career. In this role you will undertake initial feasibility evaluation for AMP8 CSO projects. Progressing projects into Outline Design, you will come up with innovative technical design solutions and specifications to support the delivery of our projects.. In this role, you will own the design from start to finish and play a major part in our capital investment process.

You’ll work with a team of design engineers and hydraulic modellers providing support to Senior Engineers to deliver project solutions to programme, within budget, to the correct quality standards.

The role will be based in Coventry.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

You’ll have knowledge of early-stage feasibility work, alongside experience in producing designs and specifications for wastewater projects. A flair for innovation in design is essential, helping to shape creative and effective solutions.

Having a civils background is essential, alongside experience executing duties as a designer under CDM regulations. Understand or have knowledge of hydraulic modelling packages and their limitations would be desirable.

Demonstrating strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships across internal and external partners is required. As a forward-thinking and innovative professional, you’ll be adept at anticipating challenges and adapting to change in a fast-paced, evolving environment. A full UK driving licence is required for this role.

Of course, it’s important that we attract the right skill sets, and those with the right experience but we value character, positivity and a caring attitude in equal weight.

We do more, because we care.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent. We’ll reward you for it, too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.

With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite's perks that you’ll get being part of the Seven Trent family:

• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 per annum based on company performance)
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
• Range of employees discounts
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Family friendly policies
• Two volunteering days per year

WHAT’S NEXT

We can’t wait to hear from you.

Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare.

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