Senior/Principal Dams and Reservoirs Engineer( National )

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited; Epsom; Híbrido; GBP 90.000 - 125.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive salary

Employee rewards

Flexible holiday allowances

Descripción de la vacante

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited is seeking a Senior or Principal Dams and Reservoirs Engineer to join our Dams, Reservoirs & Hydraulic Structures team within the D&AT Practice. You will work on high-profile UK projects across reservoir safety, water resources and dam engineering, shaping technical directions and delivering integrated solutions.

The role offers hybrid working with 3 days in office/site, based in multiple UK offices, and opportunities to influence major decisions, lead

Formación

• Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent and Chartered Engineer status or willingness to pursue within 12 months.
• Experience with earth/ concrete dams, hydraulic structures and related works.

Responsabilidades

• Provide technical input into reservoir and hydraulic structures projects and manage time/budgets to plan requirements.
• Coordinate or manage a team of engineers for design work on complex multi-disciplinary projects.
• Produce and check technical deliverables such as studies, calculations and drawings.
• Build relationships with clients and provide trusted technical advice.
• Mentor less experienced colleagues and grow the team's capabilities.
• Work independently with minimal guidance and exercise judgment on difficult problems.
• Support bids and proposals with technical input.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams in the UK and overseas.

Conocimientos

Dam engineering

Reservoirs

Hydraulic structures

Project leadership

Mentoring

Educación

Degree in Civil Engineering

Chartered Engineer

Descripción del empleo

Job Description Overview

Help shape the future of dam and reservoir safety in the UK. AtkinsRéalis is at the forefront of some of the UK's most significant dam, reservoir and hydraulic structures projects, helping clients manage ageing assets, improve resilience, deliver nationally important new reservoirs and address the challenges of climate change.

We are looking for an experienced Senior or Principal Dams and Reservoirs Engineer to join our growing Dams, Reservoirs & Hydraulic Structures discipline within our Design & Advanced Technology (D&AT) Practice. This is an opportunity to take a key role in solving complex technical challenges, contributing to some of the UK's highest-profile reservoir safety and water resource projects such as Lincolnshire, Fens, Broad Oak and Havant Thicket reservoirs. You'll have the opportunity to contribute to nationally significant water resource, energy and reservoir safety projects, including new strategic reservoir developments, reservoir safety improvement works, dam risk and asset management programmes and hydraulic structures projects for major UK clients including Thames Water, South East Water, Dwr Cymru Welsh Water, Drax Power, SSE and the Environment Agency.

This role offers the opportunity to influence major technical decisions, shape industry-leading solutions to some of the sector's most complex dam, reservoir safety and hydraulic structures challenges. You'll join one of the UK's leading dams and reservoir engineering teams, bringing together expertise in dam engineering, reservoir safety, hydraulics, geotechnics, civil engineering, asset management and risk assessment.

As a key member of our team, you'll help address some of the industry's most challenging reservoir safety, dam engineering and hydraulic structures challenges, integrating your growing skills with a range of specialist disciplines to deliver high-quality dam, reservoir and hydraulic structure outcomes. We’re committed to providing industry-leading solutions throughout the project and asset lifecycle, adding value through advisory, design and construction-phase support.

Whether you're already established as a technical leader or working towards a future Panel Engineer appointment, you'll be supported to broaden your expertise, grow your professional profile and take on increasing technical leadership responsibilities. Become part of a team where every voice matters, and together we can tackle our clients’ toughest challenges. We foster a diverse and inclusive environment where world-class talent thrives without boundaries. For us, collaboration isn’t a buzzword. We value the different perspectives our people bring and recognise everyone for their contributions equally. We also know that different people have different priorities, which is why we’re here to support you with whatever you need.

We offer hybrid working which involves 3 days per week being office/site based. This position is based in our Epsom, Peterborough, Bristol, Swansea, Manchester, Glasgow, or Cambridge offices.

Your role

The role will offer a challenging and rewarding opportunity to apply knowledge, experience, and problem-solving skills whilst providing great opportunities for technical and career development.

• Provide technical input into project deliverables for reservoir and hydraulic structures aspects of single discipline and complex multi-disciplinary projects, working with the project management team to successfully manage time and budgets to key project requirements.
• Coordinate or manage a team of engineers and scientists for delivery of technical design work on complex multi-disciplinary reservoir and hydraulic structures projects following relevant national and project specific design codes and standards, and to high-quality levels.
• Responsible for producing and checking technical deliverables such as study and design reports, calculations, drawings, and other construction documentation.
• Build relationships with clients, supporting the delivery of trusted technical advice and high-quality outcomes.
• Collaborate with client, operational, project, or service activities within your immediate team and other related AtkinsRéalis teams.
• Provide mentorship to less experienced colleagues and help to grow the Dams, Reservoirs and Hydraulic Structures Engineering capabilities within the local team.
• Work independently with minimal technical guidance.
• Exercise personal judgement to solve difficult problems where appropriate and provide guidance to junior team members.
• Provide technical support for bid proposals
• Work closely with a multi-disciplinary team in the UK and overseas to deliver integrated design solutions.
• Adhere to quality assurance standards in design including check and review of own work as well as others.

Meet some but not all of the criteria? We’d still love to hear from you!

The ideal candidate would be a well-rounded and versatile individual who exemplifies the following key skills and attributes: A degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent Chartered or Incorporated Civil Engineer OR extensive experience and the ability to become chartered within 12 months. Knowledge and practical experience in analysis, optioneering and design relevant to new or existing earth / concrete dams, weirs, hydraulic structures and their associated works. Proven experience in coordinating or managing engineering study and design delivery teams within a consultancy environment, including multidisciplinary projects, with the ability to interpret wider project requirements, integrate inputs across disciplines and guide teams toward successful project outcomes. Takes broad perspective to identify innovative solutions to design problems. Practical knowledge of current design codes and standards as well as industry best practices, including CDM Regulations. Ability to work independently with minimal technical guidance Demonstrates strong communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts clearly and effectively within diverse multi-disciplinary teams. A proactive, highly motivated mindset with a collaborative approach to drive teamwork and shared success across projects. Achieved, or willing to work towards, Supervising Engineer status.

Rewards & benefits

Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

About AtkinsRéalis

We’re AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

Equality and inclusion

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.

Worker type and job type

Worker Type Employee Job Type Regular At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences. Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital.

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