Job summary
Our Water company client are seeking an MEP Engineering Lead for their Havant Thicket Reservoir project on a permanent basis.
Key skills required for this role
Design, Engineering, Water, Wastewater, Mechanical, Electrical, Process
Important
Water design experience essential
Job description
Our Water company client are seeking an MEP Engineering Lead for their Havant Thicket Reservoir project on a permanent basis.
Our client are seeking a MEP (Mechanical, Electrical and Process) Engineering Lead for the Havant Thicket Reservoir project to provide critical support to the Engineering Manager in delivering a landmark infrastructure development.
The role involves managing design reviews and technical queries in collaboration with experts, ensuring compliance with reservoir safety standards and contractual timelines. The MEP Engineering Lead will oversee specific engineering work packages, act as the technical lead on smaller project components, and ensure the availability of accurate data for contractors. Additionally, the role requires engagement with internal teams and stakeholders to secure alignment on solutions, as well as contributing to the development of improved engineering assurance systems and processes.
Responsibilities
1. Chair regular meetings with the Design Guardians to discuss the lookahead, open actions and ongoing issues
2. Manage the response to Technical Queries and Design Submissions by the main works contractors and manage the liaison, input and expectations of all stakeholders
3. Monitor and assess the performance of the Design Guardian against KPIs and regularly review this with them and provide feedback
4. Coordinate general requests from and to contractors on engineering matters
5. Participating in collaborative planning with Main Works Contractors.
6. Chair weekly meetings with Operations to discuss, answer and resolve outstanding queries and issues
7. Chair technical workshops between Operations, mains works contractors and the Design Guardian to ensure alignment and buy-in of proposed solutions
8. Provide engineering representation at Early Warning meetings to assist in either responding to them or take them away for later resolution
9. Provide regular updates and reports to the HTR Engineering Manager, on progress, forecasts and issues
10. Undertake monthly reviewers of the Contractors Programme to inform resource forecasting
11. Manage and or produce Engineering led papers to support stakeholder engagement and governance processes
12. Attend regular meetings with the HTR Engineering Manager
Skills/experience/qualifications
13. Strong communication and presentation skills
14. Effective stakeholder engagement skills
15. Good understand and appreciation of the "design process" and its commercial implications
16. Strong team player with good communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
17. The ability to manage and coordinate inputs from multiple parties
18. Ability to work to deadlines with a focus on results and quality
19. High competency in Excel/PowerPoint/Word/Teams
20. Bachelor's degree in an Engineering related field of study
21. Experience of design management
Benefits
22. Salary starting at 73k with discussion as part of interview process
23. Ideally 4 days on site with some hybrid/flexibility
24. 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
25. Excellent water company pension
26. Company benefits/discounts
27. Company discretionary bonus up to 6%
28. 38 hour working week
29. Candidate will need to live in a commutable distance from the project site
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