Design Engineer

SevernTrentLife; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utility company in the West Midlands is seeking a skilled Design Engineer to work on clean water infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate will have experience with clean water networks and an understanding of hydraulic systems. This role offers competitive benefits, including a generous holiday allowance and an annual bonus scheme, while contributing to environmental innovations. Join us in making a positive impact on our communities and environment.

Benefits

28 days holiday + bank holidays

Annual bonus scheme

Leading pension scheme

Sharesave opportunity

Dedicated training and development

Electric vehicle scheme

Family friendly policies

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Experience designing clean water networks preferred.
• Desire to become a principal designer.
• Understanding of CDM regulations.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects to budget and quality standards.
• Design clean water networks.
• Prepare key deliverable documents.
• Undertake site visits.

Skills

Stakeholder and client relationship management

Design clean water distribution networks

Hydraulic modeling packages knowledge

Prepare optioneering and technical reports

Health and safety standards understanding

GIS and CAD operation

Managing design phases

Tools

GIS

CAD

Job description

Join Severn Trent’s Design Team as a Design Engineer

At Severn Trent, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re in the top 5% of utility companies worldwide when it comes to employee engagement and ranked as a Top 50 UK Employer on Glassdoor. Join us in making a positive impact on the environment and our communities, while being valued and supported in a truly inclusive workplace.

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. 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. In this role, you’ll have a wide range of clean water infrastructure work to get involved in and our team can offer you technical exposure and skills you need to progress your career. We are producing designs that are best for our customers and the environment which is an exciting place to be.

To do this role you will ideally have experience of working with or designing clean water networks and an understanding of CDM regulations in design process.

Initially you will provide support to Senior & Principal Engineers to deliver project to programme, within budget, to the correct quality standards.

In addition, you will need to:

• Work to CDM 2015
• Understand STW H+S standards
• Be (or work towards being) principal designer
• Build, Drive & Manage your own programme
• Deliver to agreed timescales
• Design Clean Water Networks
• Understand hydraulics within a water system
• Understand pipe connectivity
• Work with hydraulic Modellers to optimise designs
• Design with carbon reduction in mind
• Prepare Key Deliverable documents
• Undertake site visits

What You’ll Bring to the Role:

• Excellent stakeholder and client relationship management skills.
• Knowledge of how to design clean water distribution networks and pipelines.
• Understand or have knowledge of hydraulic modelling packages and their limitations.
• Ability to prepare optioneering and technical reports.
• Understanding of health and safety standards.
• Knowledge of how to operate and use systems including GIS and CAD.
• An understanding of managing design phases from feasibility to detailed design.
• Excel within a team of junior and senior/principal engineers.

Join us in driving forward our innovation. We do more because we care. Is that you?

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’
• Electric vehicle scheme
• and retail offers
• 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.