Senior Engineer / Process/Hydraulics

MWH Treatment Limited; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Preston seeks a Senior Design Engineer to provide superior quality Engineering Design services. The role involves producing cost-effective design layouts, co-ordinating with disciplines, and ensuring environmental and safety compliance. Essential qualifications include proficiency in hydraulics design, experience in water treatment, and membership in a professional institution. Hybrid working is available, offering flexibility and a focus on customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Proficient in hydraulics engineering/design and have experience of using hydraulics analysis software such as HADES.
• Membership of a professional institution chartered or nearing chartership.
• Experience of managing/mentoring members of staff in designing relevant discipline aspects.

Responsibilities

• Produce cost-effective design layouts that meet specifications.
• Ensure standard practices are used and competitiveness is maintained.
• Assist in developing procedures and monitor their effectiveness.
• Ensure co-ordination of designs with all disciplines for contract benefit.
• Maintain files and records and assure customer satisfaction.

Skills

Hydraulics engineering/design

Experience with hydraulics analysis software (HADES)

Understanding of water and sewage treatment principles

Ability to rationalise designs

Good general knowledge of water treatment aspects

Flexibility and data assimilation

Clear technical proposal presentation

Computer literacy

Driving license

Education

Relevant discipline Engineering degree

Relevant discipline Engineering HND

Relevant Engineering Master's Degree

Job description

We are looking to strengthen our engineering team with a Senior Design Engineer within the United Utilities Process Engineering Team based at Hattersley with hybrid working available.

You will report directly to the Regional Process Discipline Lead and 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. You will 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

• 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.

Essential

• Proficient in hydraulics engineering/design and have experience of using hydraulics analysis software such as HADES
• Understand the principles of water and sewage treatment
• Have experience of managing/mentoring members of staff in designing relevant discipline aspects of water and sewage treatment plants
• Membership of a professional institution chartered or nearing chartership
• Ability to rationalise designs and produce economic plant layouts
• Good general knowledge of all aspects of water treatment, e.g. mechanical engineering, process engineering, electrical engineering and project management
• A flexible mind, with the ability to assimilate large amounts of different data at one time
• Ability to present technical proposals clearly, confidently and convincingly
• Computer literacy
• Driving license

Preferable

• Relevant discipline Engineering degree

Minimum

• Relevant discipline Engineering HND

Desirable

• Relevant Engineering Master's Degree