Design Lead (Water Sector) - REF 2527

Fingleton White; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering services firm is looking for a Design Lead based in Birmingham. You will oversee project delivery in the Water sector, managing a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate has an engineering degree, over 7 years of design experience, and strong interpersonal skills. The position offers an attractive remuneration package, hybrid working options, and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Attractive remuneration package

Bonus scheme

Career progression support

Paid Paternity & Maternity Leave

Company mobile phone

Life Assurance

Group pension scheme

Hybrid Working

Qualifications

• 7+ years post-graduate relevant design experience.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent.
• Experience in the Water Industry.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for technical and financial delivery of projects.
• Ensure project delivery to time, quality, and budget.
• Lead a multidisciplinary team of engineers.

Skills

Engineering degree

Design experience

Fluent English

Interpersonal skills

Education

Hons bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Process Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Fingleton White provide multidiscipline engineering services for the energy industry. We provide a full range of design, construction and commissioning services and are active across many sectors including Renewables, Gas Networks, Water, Energy & Utilities, and Asset Management. The company is responsible for planning and development of some of the most significant projects in the energy sector throughout UK and Ireland. We have 8 offices across England, Northern Ireland and Ireland with over 200 staff.

We have a proven track record of delivering lasting solutions which we design based on a first principles approach. Our priority is to get the engineering fundamentals right. Fingleton White is a company that has been built on sustainability. Our very first project was a hydroelectric power station. Over our 40-year history, we have developed our own projects which have delivered CO emissions savings of well over 2 million tonnes. We are focussed on reducing our carbon footprint and having a positive impact on our environment and communities through our biodiversity initiatives, our energy efficiency programmes and implementing sustainable development targets.

We are a CPD Accredited Employer through Engineers Ireland, with systems in place to provide employees with targeted training and experience relevant to their grade. Chartership is supported and encouraged through CPD and mentoring and is a requirement for senior engineering roles in the organisation. We will provide you with all the training you need, exposure to projects, responsibility, and real engineering experience to maximise your talents as an engineer.

The Role

The Role…. REF: 2527

Design Lead – Water design team

The successful candidate will join a growing team, with opportunity to shape the direction of an expanding business to meet the challenges of the AMP8 programme, as well as strategic development for AMP9 and beyond. The Design Lead will have a client facing role. An example of some of the responsibilities for the role as the business needs require are as follows:

• Responsible for overall technical and financial delivery of projects (including wastewater treatment, clean water treatment, industrial wastewater treatment, and biosolids treatment)
• Ensuring projects are delivered to time, quality, and budget
• Leading a multidisciplinary team of engineers, based in multiple locations
• Development of proposals to clients, including prices and programmes
• Financial management of projects, including client invoicing, and management of early warnings and change events

The Design Lead will have the opportunity to progress their career within Fingleton White to be involved in the various business sectors to provide experience across a wide range of projects. The location for this role will be in our Birmingham office, however we will also consider applications for our Hemel Hempstead office, or our Kilkenny (Ireland) office.

Requirements

The Candidate….

The ideal candidate will have:

• Engineering degree (Hons bachelors degree) in Mechanical, Process, or a similar discipline relevant to the specification above.
• 7+ years post-graduate and relevant design experience.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent, with relevant Institution
• Experience in the Water Industry
• Excellent computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Good academic record
• Full clean driving license and own transport required.
• Fluent written and spoken English is essential.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team.

What We Offer

• An attractive remuneration package.
• Bonus scheme
• Career progression in line with published plan and educational support
• Year on year salary reviews
• Paid Paternity & Maternity Leave
• Company mobile phone
• Continuous Professional Development & Pathway to Chartership
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Hybrid Working (remote and office) & Flexible Working Policy
• Group pension scheme with employer contribution
• Professional Certifications, pathways to become a Chartered Engineer
• Team wellness programmes
• Participation in ESG activities such as sustainability initiatives, biodiversity committee, STEPS to Engineering, Women in Engineering initiative
• Team social outings

How to Apply

Please provide us with a CV which includes all relevant information including education details. A cover letter should also be included as part of your application detailing why the role and location are of interest to you.