Senior Design Engineer

Severn Trent; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday + bank holidays

Annual bonus up to £2,250

Leading pension scheme – up to 15%

Sharesave – discounted shares

Dedicated training and development

Electric vehicle scheme

Family friendly policies

Two volunteering days per year

Job summary

Severn Trent is seeking a Senior Design Engineer for our Derby Raynesway base. You will design solutions for wastewater infrastructure, guiding optioneering through to handover and supporting Project Managers to ensure successful delivery.

You will mentor peers and manage design risk across the lifecycle, with a healthy focus on safety and compliance. A civil engineering background and a UK driving licence are valued, along with a relevant degree and professional membership.

Qualifications

• Degree qualification is desirable and professional membership in an engineering institution supported.
• Wastewater industry background is desirable; civil discipline is required.
• Excellent internal and external stakeholder management skills and relationship-building capabilities.
• Full UK driving licence is required.

Responsibilities

• High level appraisal and optioneering of conceptual designs to create TOTEX solutions for wastewater assets, liaising with internal and external experts.
• Proactive risk management and maintenance of risk registers throughout the design process.
• Act as Principal Designer and discharge duties under CDM regulations.
• Ensure Health and Safety is integrated into the lifecycle of the design.
• Assess potential delivery and operational risks (H&S, environmental, commissioning) during design.
• Approve designs from internal or external designers.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project management

Risk management

Mentoring

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

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 Engineer based in Raynesway (Derby). 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 a wastewater industry background would be highly desirable, however, a civil discipline would be required. You will have excellent internal and external stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships with a diverse range of people. You will be a 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.

• 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