Principal Engineer - Civil

MWH Treatment; Rickmansworth; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

MWH Treatment is seeking a Principal Civil Engineer to lead design work on water and sewage treatment projects. The role requires coordinating disciplines, developing cost‑effective layouts and ensuring adherence to health, safety and quality standards.

Hybrid working is available and you will report to the Civil Regional Discipline Lead. The ideal candidate will have a strong water treatment background, experience managing teams, and the ability to present technical proposals clearly.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of the principles of water and sewage treatment.
• Experience managing staff on design projects in water/sewage systems.
• Engineering degree in a relevant discipline.
• Ability to rationalise designs and produce economical plant layouts.
• Broad knowledge of water treatment including mechanical, process, electrical engineering and project management.
• Flexible mindset; able to assimilate large datasets quickly.
• Ability to present technical proposals clearly and convincingly.
• Valid driving license.

Responsibilities

• Produce cost-effective design layouts that are constructible and easy to commission.
• Ensure standard practices are followed and maintain department competitiveness.
• Provide estimates and feedback for Proposals department.
• Coordinate designs with internal and external disciplines to maximise contract outcomes.
• Maintain files and records for the duration of contracts.
• Develop and monitor department procedures and processes.

Skills

Water & Sewage Treatment

Staff Management

Presentation Skills

Computer Literacy

Driving License

Education

Engineering degree

Membership of a professional institution / chartered

Job description

We are looking to strengthen our engineering team with a Principal Civil Engineer based at Maple Lodgewith hybrid working available.

You will report directly to the Civil Regional Discipline Leadand your role will be to provide superior quality Engineering Design services to allow the company to minimise risks and maximise profits on turnkey and engineering services contracts. In order to ensure the above the individual must co-ordinate the design and produce design documents and drawings taking due account of health and safety requirements, specifications and standards pertaining to the contract.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Produce design layouts which are cost effective, meet the requirements of the specification and which can be constructed and commissioned effectively. The term ‘cost’ is to embrace all costs associated with the design and the subsequent construction of the design. To be cost effective the whole out turn cost of the design solution must be considered including design time costs, material costs, erection costs and any impact that the design solution might have on other disciplines.
• Ensure that standard practices are utilised where ever possible.
• Maintain competitiveness
• Provide estimates and feedback for Proposals department
• Work to procedures and processes to ensure the continuing development of the department
• Assist in developing procedures and processes
• Monitor and review the procedures and processes
• Write, update and monitor efficient procedures to aid the smooth running of the department.
• Ensure co-ordination of designs with all other disciplines internal and external to MWHT in order to ensure that the design processes carried out on the contract are co-ordinated for the benefit of the contract as a whole.
• Maintain files and records throughout the duration of contracts.
• Assure customer satisfaction
• To work within a culture where satisfying the customer is recognised as the key to achieving other objectives, and that customers include everyone receiving benefit from our processes, whether end users or other departments within the company.
• Maintain a personal development plan
• Assist in supervising and developing staff
• Assist in ensuring a safe working environment for all staff
• Reduce waste to a minimum from all departmental activities
• Ensure designs take account of environmental issues
• Ensure that design takes full regard of all health and safety requirements.

EssentialStrong understanding of the principles of water and sewage treatment.Have experience of managing members of staff in designing relevant discipline aspects of water and sewage treatment plantsMembership of a professional institution / charteredRelevant discipline Engineering degreeAbility to rationalise designs and produce economic plant layoutsGood general knowledge of all aspects of water treatment, e.g. mechanical engineering, process engineering, electrical engineering and project managementA flexible mind, with the ability to assimilate large amounts of different data at one timeAbility to present technical proposals clearly, confidently and convincinglyComputer literacyDriving license