Senior Design Engineer

SEVERN TRENT; Coventry; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday + bank holidays (buy/s

Annual bonus up to £2,250

Leading pension scheme – double your贡献

Sharesave – buy Severn Trent Plc plc

Training and development with our Acac

Electric vehicle scheme

Family friendly policies

Volunteering days

Job summary

Severn Trent Plc in the UK is seeking a Senior Design Engineer based at our Derby and Coventry sites. You will design technical solutions for wastewater facilities, guiding projects from optioneering through to detailed design, construction, testing, and handover, while mentoring peers.

You will work with Project Managers to define contract outputs and ensure design standards, health and safety integration, and risk management throughout the design lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Degree qualification (desirable) and membership in engineering institutions.
• Water industry background preferred but not essential; civil discipline required.
• Excellent internal and external stakeholder management skills.
• Full UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• High-level appraisal and optioneering of conceptual designs for TOTEX wastewater solutions.
• Proactive risk management and maintenance of risk registers during the design process.
• Role as Principal Designer and discharge duties under CDM regulations.
• Ensure Health and Safety is integrated into the design lifecycle.
• Review delivery and operational risks through design, commissioning and handover.
• Approve designs from internal or external designers.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Driving licence

Education

Engineering degree (desirable)

Engineering Institution membership (desirable)

Job description

Join Our Team as a Senior 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. 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 opportunity for a Senior Design Engineers based in Raynesway (Derby) and Finham (Coventry). In this role, you will design technical solutions for waste network facilities, providing inputs from optioneering through to outline design, detailed design, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover. You’ll work on exciting new complex projects and be a mentor for your peers. In addition, you will work closely with our Project Managers to define the right contractual outputs to ensure successful project delivery.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• High level appraisal and optioneering of conceptual designs to create innovative and efficient TOTEX solutions for wastewater infrastructure assets which resolve the business problem (liaising with appropriate internal and external experts, ensuring design standards and assurance processes are followed)
• Undertake early pro-active risk management and ensuring risk registers are owned and maintained throughout the optioneering and design process
• Undertake the role of Principal Designer(and discharge duties in accordance with CDM regulations)
• Ensure Health and Safety are built into the lifecycle of the design
• Understand and review potential delivery and operational risks e.g.H&S, environmental, commissioning through the design process
• Approve designs (from internal or external designers)

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• You’ll be degree qualified (desirable) and showing your professional commitment as a member of one of the engineering Institutions or actively working towards incorporated or chartered status, a journey which we are keen to support you on.
• Having water industry background would be great but not essential however a civil discipline would be required.
• Excellent internal and external stakeholder management skills.
• You will be forward-thinking capable of anticipating challenges and responding to change in a rapidly evolving environment.
• A full UK driving licence will be required.

Of course, it’s important that we attract the right skill sets and those with the right experience, but we value character, positivity and a caring attitude in equal weight.

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.

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, which is subject to eligibility)
• 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 paid volunteering days per year