Operations Engineer (Wastewater)

ESP Utilities Group; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A wastewater management company is seeking an Operations Engineer (Wastewater) to oversee daily activities related to the construction, operation, and maintenance of wastewater networks. This role includes ensuring compliance with industry standards and managing relationships with developers and service providers. The successful candidate will possess significant experience in the wastewater sector and demonstrate excellent relationship management and problem-solving skills. The position may be home-based with site visits necessary throughout England and Wales.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in the wastewater distribution sector.
• Knowledge of materials procurement for construction.
• Experience in a Developer Services role or sewer construction is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day activities of wastewater networks.
• Ensure compliance with industry and company standards.
• Provide technical support and training to customers.
• Inspect assets pre and post-commissioning.
• Develop maintenance programs for wastewater assets.

Skills

Relationship management

Detail-oriented

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Job description

As part of the operations team this role will ensure that operational, maintenance and construction methods are undertaken that allows ESPUG to adopt, operate and maintain Wastewater networks in a safe, compliant and efficient manner. ESPUG's success will be dependent on the continued relationships that we have with our customers, Developers, contractors and service providers for the construction, maintenance and operation of our Wastewater assets. The Operations Engineer (Wastewater) will provide essential support, ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of Wastewater and other Utility Services. This role is critical in maintaining operational efficiency, compliance, and service reliability.

Role Purpose

The primary objective for this role is to manage and oversee day to day activities relating to the construction, operation and maintenance of the ESPUG's Wastewater networks, ensuring that Industry and ESPUG standards are complied with. Building close relationships with ESPUG's portfolio of Developers and their appointed groundworkers to ensure quality of construction and service provision are of the highest standard. To be achieved through completion of company and individual competency checks and asset inspection, whilst taking the lead within the operations team to ensure that any Wastewater non-conformance reports (NCR's) are effectively resolved. ESPW adopts assets from construction partners and developers across all regions of England and Wales. The successful candidate is likely to be home based but will require regular visits to sites that are either adopted or in-construction.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as technical expert within the operations team for ensuring wastewater assets are constructed in line with ESPUG's specification and operational policies and procedures.
• Offer technical support during the onboarding of new customers and ensuring that existing customers have required competencies and accreditations.
• Ensuring that Customers and Service Providers are safe, competent, accredited and regularly audited against ESP Policy & Procedures and industry guidance.
• Regularly briefing Customers on changing water industry construction requirements and ESP Policies and Procedures through demonstration of in-depth operational experience.
• Engaging in regular technical and compliance discussions with Customers to support delivery of safe, compliant and efficient networks.
• Undertaking inspection of assets under construction, pre and post commissioning (including any pre-construction activities as required) to ensure that safe, compliant and efficient networks are adopted by ESP.
• Assist in developing ESPUG's Wastewater asset maintenance programme and that Service Providers produce a safe, compliant and efficient service.
• Provide support to customers during the construction and adoption that provide value engineering solutions of Wastewater networks that support the safe, efficient, and compliant, construction, operation and maintenance in accordance with ESP's standards, industry standards and legislation.
• Undertake interventions where required with incumbent water companies that release or resolve any delays with the associated design or construction of ESPUG assets.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in the wastewater distribution sector with specific Knowledge of design, delivery, installation, operation and maintenance. Experience gained preferably within the context of a water company Developer Services role or within a Developer / Sewer construction company would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of the selection and procurement of materials to be used in the construction of wastewater distribution networks, and the selection and management of contractors and construction partners.
• Specific key skill requirements:
• Excellent relationship management skills across the business, with customers, consumers and service providers and be able to influence behaviours and outcomes.
• Clarity, accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong organisational skills
• An innovative approach to problem solving.
• An ability to adopt a wider perspective than the immediate bounds of the job description.
• Good verbal and written communications skills.