MU Nominated Design Engineer

Rise Technical Recruitment Limited; Bury St Edmunds; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Multi-utility training

Technical development

Long-Term progression

Excellent pension

Job summary

Rise Technical Recruitment Limited is seeking a Multi Utility Design Engineer / Utility Design Engineer for a permanent role in Bury St Edmunds. You will develop offsite utility designs across HV/LV, gas, water and fibre and liaise with network operators and customers to define scope and ensure design quality.

The role supports hybrid working from the Bury St Edmunds office, with clear technical progression, multi-utility training and long-term development in a respected national infrastructure

Qualifications

• Design engineering experience within at least one utility network (electric, gas, water, fibre, heat).
• Experience supporting designs for new housing / mixed-use developments.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Design of offsite / enabling utility infrastructure for new project awards (HV/LV / Gas / Water / Fibre).
• Technical liaison with network operators and internal project teams through to energisation.
• Customer-facing post-award meetings to define scope (substations/OSCP, metering and associated plant).
• Site/video/survey review, identifying constraints, trial holes and third-party/permit restrictions.
• Hybrid working available (role dependent), based from the Bury St Edmunds office.

Skills

Utility design experience

Job description

Multi Utility Design Engineer / Utility Design Engineer

£48,000 - £57,000 + Hybrid Working + Multi-Utility Training + Technical Development + Long-Term Progression + Excellent Pension

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk (Commutable from: Ipswich, Stowmarket, Thetford, Newmarket, Cambridge, Sudbury, Diss, Norwich)

Are you a Utility Design Engineer, Electrical Design Engineer or Gas/Water Design Engineer looking to become truly multi-utility, with structured development and the chance to take ownership of high-value designs from day one within a respected national infrastructure group?

On offer is a secure, permanent position where you'll develop your capability across HV/LV, gas, water and fibre designs, supported by a wider design function and clear technical progression as you build proficiency across additional utilities.

This organisation is a long-established specialist in last-mile utility networks, known for high standards, strong internal collaboration and investing in their people. Due to continued project awards and growth across new housing and mixed-use developments, they are expanding their offsite design team.

In this role you will produce (and at times oversee) offsite/enabling utility designs, liaise with upstream network operators, attend post-award meetings with customers, and ensure designs are compliant with legislation and standards including CDM and NRSWA, handing projects over to onsite designers in line with programme. This role would suit a Design Engineer with experience in at least one utility network, looking for genuine multi-utility development, increased responsibility and long-term technical progression.

The Role:

• Design of offsite / enabling utility infrastructure for new project awards (HV/LV / Gas / Water / Fibre)
• Technical liaison with network operators and internal project teams through to energisation
• Customer-facing post-award meetings to define scope (substations/OSCP, metering and associated plant)
• Site/video/survey review, identifying constraints, trial holes and third-party/permit restrictions
• Hybrid working available (role dependent), based from the Bury St Edmunds office

The Person:

• Design engineering experience within at least one utility network (electric, gas, water, fibre, heat)
• Experience supporting designs for new housing / mixed-use developments
• Full UK driving licence

Reference Number: BBBH279642

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.