Design Engineer

Severn Trent Water; Derby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent utility provider in Derby is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to enhance wastewater treatment strategies. The role requires a degree in mechanical engineering and strong stakeholder management skills. You'll collaborate on regulatory submissions and ensure health and safety standards while working on innovative treatment technologies. Join us for a rewarding career with excellent perks including a generous holiday allowance and an annual bonus scheme.

Benefits

28 days holiday + bank holidays

Annual bonus scheme

Leading pension scheme

Sharesave option

Dedicated training and development

Electric vehicle scheme

Family friendly policies

Two paid volunteering days

Qualifications

• Degree qualified with a mechanical engineering discipline.
• Experience in stakeholder management and research on technologies.
• Full UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Understand and assess sewage treatment assets.
• Collaborate on regulatory submissions and sustainability plans.
• Support operational teams and ensure health and safety in design.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Research on emerging technologies

Education

Degree in mechanical engineering

Job description

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Mechanical Design Engineer. The role will be based in Raynesway (Derby). This role will sit in our expanding our major projects and bioresources waste treatment design team. Our Design Team use their technical skills to shape the wastewater strategies for the company, providing expert advice to lead projects from feasibility to detailed design to support the Severn Trent goals.

You will work with our stakeholders, consultants and contractors to protect and enhance the quality of our waste treatment assets and rivers; interrogate and make improvements to our data systems; undertake investigations; undertake outline designs so that we have the best evidence available from which we can make sound decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Sewage treatment assets - understanding our existing assets, completing risk assessments, undertaking outline designs for new assets to meet new business needs
• Support the Price Review regulatory submissions; collaborating across the business as we build our river quality, sustainability and net zero carbon plans
• Carry out self-led research on emerging technologies, to define new innovative treatment options and collaborate both internally and externally to promote new strategies
• Support with the promotion of our ongoing waste treatment capital maintenance programme; ensuring that we have robust evidence-based understanding of how our waste treatment sites work to ensure final effluent quality is maintained
• Support and advice to operational teams to maintain the availability and quality of our waste treatment services for our customers
• Ensure Health and Safety are built into the lifecycle of the design
• Identify and support with the review of potential delivery and operational risks e.g.H&S, environmental, commissioning through the design process

What you’ll bring

You’ll be degree qualified (desirable) and actively working towards incorporated or chartered status, a journey which we are keen to support you on. An mechanical engineering discipline would be required.

You will have excellent internal and external stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships with a diverse range of people. You will be forward-thinking, capable of anticipating challenges and responding to change in a rapidly evolving environment. A full UK driving licence will be required.

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.

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.

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, which is subject to eligibility)
• 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
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Family friendly policies
• Two paid 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. We’ll always let you know the outcome of your application after the closing date - so keep an eye on your phone and emails!

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