Utility Consultant

TN United Kingdom; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy is seeking a knowledgeable Utility Consultant to join their team in Cardiff. The role involves managing utility searches, preparing detailed drawings, and engaging with clients on various infrastructure projects. Ideal candidates will have a degree in engineering and relevant experience in the utility sector. The position offers a hybrid working arrangement and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Hybrid home/office working arrangement

Employer's pension contribution up to 5%

24 days annual leave

Private Health Care Scheme membership

Critical Illness Cover Policy

Life Assurance Policy

Mobile Phone with inclusive tariff

Regular training programme

Flexitime Working Schedule

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in engineering or project management.
• 2-5 years experience in utility works.
• Knowledge of PAS 128 Level D compliance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct utility searches and prepare utility maps.
• Manage projects and client communications.
• Produce technical reports on utility assets.

Skills

Client-facing consultancy

Technical report writing

Understanding of UK utility market

Knowledge of AutoCAD

GIS systems knowledge

Education

Degree in engineering or project management

Tools

AutoCAD

GIS software

Job description

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Wardell Armstrong is a multidisciplinary Environmental, Engineering, and Mining consultancy with over 185 years of international service and experience. Following its recent acquisition by SLR, Wardell Armstrong forms part of a leading global environmental and sustainability consultancy working on projects across the world from over 100 offices. Starting as a UK business in 1994, SLR now operates as a global company with more than 3,500 people, delivering client-focused solutions across Europe, North America, Pacific Asia and Africa. Throughout this time SLR has strived to grow both organically and through welcoming other like-minded businesses, such as Wardell Armstrong, into its “One Team” of talented consultants. In doing so, its core objective is to assist clients and colleagues alike in “Making Sustainability Happen”.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a knowledgeable and experienced Utility Consultant to join our team. The ideal candidate will have expertise in utility searches, procurement of new utility connections and utility diversions, site investigation, and utility drawings. The ideal candidate will have between 2 years and 5 years of experience as a minimum.

You will be involved at various stages of a project, from pre-acquisition and looking at land for new build, regeneration or infrastructure projects and need to understand the potential utility constraints and costs, through to concept and detailed design, and utility procurement and obtaining costs for utility connections and diversions.

Project work will be varied, and there will be a strong focus on renewable energy, infrastructure and residential schemes as well as other commercial development projects. Project work will be within Wales and the Southwest as well as further afield across the UK.

Key Responsibilities:

• Undertaking a suite of utility searches to offer a comprehensive initial risk screen of existing utility infrastructure including electric, water, drainage, gas, telecoms, communication, tunnel and pipeline companies and independent network operators.
• Preparing utility maps and drawings showing the type, location and depth of various services, including combined drawings with other disciplines such as M&E Consultants, drainage and landscape.
• Managing projects, assisting team leads with managing resource allocation, addressing any client feedback and ensuring effective communications on all projects.
• Producing technical reports that summarise existing utility assets, present PAS 128 compliant utility records, present budget costs and inform strategy for new utility connections, discuss existing utility network capacities and potential reinforcement costs, obtain C3 or C4 budget costs for diversions
• Prepare Utility Statements for planning submissions.
• Interpreting client utility requirements and understanding scheme drawings.
• Reviewing utility designs against client designs, to identify potential risks and savings.
• To evaluate utility assets as shown on utility record drawings and prepare feasibility assessments against client proposals.
• Advising on procurement strategies for new utility connections, diversionary works and disconnections.
• Assessing utility plans and undertaking feasibility studies, identifying risk areas and potential costs.
• Liaison with utility companies with regards to obtaining utility easement and wayleave information.
• Undertaking NRSWA 1991 C1-C9 processes.

Qualifications and Experience

• Hold or be working towards a degree and/or an equivalent professional qualification in engineering, project management or similar.
• Experience in technical aspects of utility works, including loading calculations, network reinforcement and design, along with the ability to understand the impact of utility constraints on a scheme.
• A firm grounding in client-facing consultancy, an ability to manage lines of communication with a wide range of stakeholders.
• A thorough understanding of the UK utility market and associated regulatory framework, including competition in connections.
• Have an understanding or experience of working in the engineering industry.
• Demonstrable experience with accurate report writing.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD and other GIS systems/drawing software.
• A thorough understanding of PAS 128 Level D and HSG47 compliance
• A full UK driving licence essential and access to own car is essential.

We offer

• Hybrid home/office working arrangement.
• Membership of the Firm's Group Personal Pension Plan, with Employer's contribution of up to 5%.
• Payment of a relevant professional subscription.
• 24 days annual leave per year.
• Membership to the Firm's Private Health Care Scheme.
• Inclusion in the Firm's Critical Illness Cover Policy.
• Inclusion in the Firm's Life Assurance Policy, insuring you 3 times your annual salary.
• Mobile Phone with inclusive tariff including personal usage.
• Regular training programme.
• Flexitime Working Schedule.
• Long service awards.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Travel Loans.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Recruitment Bounty Scheme.

There is no specific deadline for this vacancy, it will be advertised until a suitable candidate is identified, we would therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible.