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Join Our Team as a Senior Design Engineer!
Are you passionate about tackling climate change and making a positive impact on the environment? Our ambitious five-year programme, featuring over 5,000 innovative projects, is dedicated to overcoming the challenges of delivering exceptional water and waste services. We are committed to addressing flooding and river health issues, ensuring the best outcomes for our customers and the environment. With our dedicated in-house design team, we are set to achieve outstanding results and make a significant impact.
About the Role
We have an exciting opportunities for Senior Design Engineers based in Raynesway (Derby), Finham (Coventry) and Shelton (Shrewsbury). In this role, you will design technical solutions for waste network facilities, providing inputs from optioneering through to outline design, detailed design, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover. You’ll work on exciting new complex projects and be a mentor for your peers. In addition, you will work closely with our Project Managers to define the right contractual outputs to ensure successful project delivery.
Key Responsibilities
* High level appraisal and optioneering of conceptual designs to create innovative and efficient TOTEX solutions for wastewater infrastructure assets which resolve the business problem (liaising with appropriate internal and external experts, ensuring design standards and assurance processes are followed)
* Undertake early pro-active risk management and ensuring risk registers are owned and maintained throughout the optioneering and design process
* Undertake the role of Principal Designer ( and discharge duties in accordance with CDM regulations )
* Ensure Health and Safety are built into the lifecycle of the design
* Understand and review potential delivery and operational risks e.g.H&S, environmental, commissioning through the design process
* Approve designs (from internal or external designers)
WHAT YOU’LL BRING
You’ll be degree qualified (desirable) and showing your professional commitment as a member of one of the engineering Institutions or actively working towards incorporated or chartered status, a journey which we are keen to support you on. Having water industry background would be great but not essential however a civil discipline would be required.
You will have excellent internal and external stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships with a diverse range of people. You will be a forward-thinking capable of anticipating challenges and responding to change in a rapidly evolving environment. A full UK driving licence will be required.
Of course, it’s important that we attract the right skill sets, and those with the right experience but we value character, positivity and a caring attitude in equal weight.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU
Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent. We’ll reward you for it, too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential.
Here are just some of our favourite's perks that you’ll get being part of the Seven Trent family:
* 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
* Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250, which is subject to eligibility)
* Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
* Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
* Dedicated training and development with our Academy
* Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
* Family friendly policies
* Two paid volunteering days per year
WHATS NEXT?
We can’t wait to hear from you.
Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare. We’ll always let you know the outcome of your application after the closing date - so keep an eye on your phone and emails!
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