Senior Hydraulics Engineer

Morson Edge; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy is seeking a Senior Hydraulics Engineer based in Manchester or Teesside. This role involves providing hydraulic support for water projects, producing engineering deliverables, and ensuring compliance with UK regulations. Candidates should have a degree in engineering, relevant project experience, and strong communication skills. The position offers hybrid working with occasional site visits. Competitive rates apply, outside IR35.

Qualifications

• Experience in hydraulics design for water systems, from feasibility to commissioning.
• Membership or working towards membership of a relevant professional chartered institute.
• UK project experience with knowledge of regulations and design codes.

Responsibilities

• Provide hydraulic support on water projects including modelling and analysis.
• Produce engineering deliverables like calculations and drawings.
• Communicate effectively with clients and manage project budgets.

Skills

Hydraulics

Thermofluids

Network flows

Hydraulic modelling

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Engineering

Job description

My client is currently looking for a Senior Hydraulics Engineer to be based in Manchester or Teesside.

Negotiable Rates - OUTSIDE IR35

Experience & Attributes

• Experience in hydraulics, surge analysis and design for water and wastewater transmission, treatment and collection/distribution systems from feasibility through to detailed design, construction and commissioning support.
• Be assertive, collaborative and curious, paying attention to relevant detail.
• Be able to apply critical thinking to problem solving.

Type of candidate

• A degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering subject.
• Membership or working towards membership of a relevant professional chartered institute.
• Have UK project experience with a working knowledge of current UK regulations and design codes for H&S, environmental and engineering aspects.
• Experience in thermofluids, network flows and hydraulic modelling.
• Experience with using HADES for steady state hydraulics.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (in Windows 10/11, particularly Excel & Word).
• Some understanding of CFD, physical modelling and other relevant technical disciplines such as Civil and MEICA.
• Strong communication skills including delivering presentations to both internal and external senior business leaders and clients.
• Hold a full UK driving license.
• Flexible and innovative outlook/approach.
• Safety focused, be able to assess and articulate risks so ensuring safety by design.
• CSCS card holder.
• Right to work in the UK.

Description of duties

• Working within our water sector team, providing specialist hydraulic support on our water projects including thermofluids, network flows and hydraulic modelling.
• Independently produce and manage production of engineering deliverables such as calculations, drawings, specifications and reports for civils infrastructure with a strong focus on constructability.
• Support the designs, assessment, optimisation and analysis for water and wastewater processes, including analysis techniques to be used within computational fluid dynamics analysis for water/wastewater processes.
• Responsible for modelling and analysis outputs, providing effective design solutions looking at short, medium and longer-term impacts.
• Interfacing closely with other disciplines and construction operations.
• Delivering to budget and ensuring changes are compensated for.
• Challenging and delivering value engineering solutions.
• Communicating confidently and authoritatively with clients.
• This is a hybrid role. Our design office is in Manchester with the option for remote working. Occasional visits to other offices and site are expected.