Water Network Project Engineer
Company: United Utilities
Location: Barrow-in-Furness District, Barrow, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Salary: £48,979
Work Type: Hybrid
Role Type: Permanent
Employment Type: Full Time
Working Hours: 37.0 Hours per Week
Company Purpose: United Utilities’ purpose is to deliver great water for a stronger, greener and healthier North West of England. We are committed to providing our services in a way that respects the environment, supports the economy, and benefits society.
Values: We value diversity, inclusion and innovation in our workplace, and we foster a culture where our people can grow, excel, and be themselves. We uphold our ethics, values and business model to fulfil our mission and create sustainable long‑term value.
Benefits:
* A generous annual leave package of 26 days, increasing to 30 days after four years of service (increases one day per year), plus 8 bank holidays.
* A competitive pension scheme with up to 14% employer contribution, 21% combined, and life cover.
* Up to 7.5% performance‑related bonus scheme, plus recognition awards for outstanding achievements.
* A comprehensive healthcare plan through our company‑funded scheme.
* MyGym discounts – up to 25% off gym memberships and digital fitness subscriptions.
* Best Doctors.
* Salary finance.
* Wealth at Work courses.
* Deals and discounts.
* EVolve Car Scheme.
* Employee Assistance Plan.
* Mental health first aiders.
* ShareBuy.
* MORE Choices flexible benefits.
* Enhanced parental leave schemes.
Job Purpose:
* Provide technical and engineering support to Network & Capital Delivery Projects.
* Provide construction management for the delivery of regional Network & Capital Delivery projects including the management and resolution of complex and difficult construction issues.
* Ensure that the programme of Network & Capital Deliver projects is delivered in a manner that promotes world class health and safety performance, highest standards of customer satisfaction, quality and compliant outputs, efficient project delivery and monitoring and reporting of benefits.
* Provide technical advice and support for all Network & Capital Deliver construction activity on the water network as part of a regional team whose boundaries will remain flexible, based upon the investment portfolio identified across the region.
Key Accountabilities:
* Attend scheduled commercial sign off meetings to agree that construction matched our design brief and was invoiced accordingly.
* Produce documented evidence as part of the Confirmation of Change Events, providing information to back‑up or reject any variations to the estimated target cost.
* Provide third‑party liaison for the Network & CD Projects with local authorities, highways agency and private land owners.
* Investigate and support escalated customer complaints, including liaising directly with affected customers.
* Carry out site audits to ensure the highest standards of health & safety and customer satisfaction from the partner teams.
* Act as UU representative to address, agree and advise on any consequential claims associated with Network & Capital Delivery projects and support where relevant any escalated claims from core activities and negotiate UU’s liability.
* Provide technical advice to ensure potentially difficult jobs on the Network & Capital Delivery projects.
* Facilitate the delivery of the Network & Capital Delivery programme, including the chairing of pre‑construction meetings for all projects.
* Facilitate planning of interruptions to supply with Network field teams.
* Ensure interruptions to supply data is registered for all Network & Capital Delivery projects.
* Champion the use of non‑disruptive techniques across Network & Capital Delivery projects.
* Be responsible for time, cost and quality of Network & Capital Delivery projects.
* Arrange handover of the sites from operations to the contractor and back to operations.
* Responsible for sign off for all transmittals (request for extra costs, variations in design) in conjunction with designer, Network Performance Engineer and Construction Partner.
* Formalise any instructions issued to the contract partner in the form of CO’s signed by the WPE and contractor representative and ensure the commercial and design team are informed.
* Ensure all CO’s are backed up with a TQ to design.
* Organise any scheme final sign off and complete the Operational Handover Certificate (ATO10) via a physical site walk with Network Ops, TS or Network Technician.
Skills & Experience:
* Minimum of a HNC in an engineering or relevant technical discipline/experience.
* Technically competent and high degree of expertise in streetworks practice and legislation.
* Knowledge and experience of water network construction and operation.
* CDM client training.
* Knowledge of highway reinstatement techniques and requirements.
* Competent and qualified on water hygiene requirements.
* Good planning, organisational and problem‑solving skills.
* Able to manage projects and a programme of work through the water non‑core programme.
* Ability to work autonomously with minimum supervision and build a wide network of contacts and stakeholders.
* High standard of verbal and written communication skills and the ability to negotiate on behalf of UU with external stakeholder.
Additional Information:
We rely on every employee to ensure our customers receive the best possible service, day in, day out. In return, we ensure that you will be well rewarded for your efforts, from an excellent salary through to development opportunities that will really kick start a thriving career here at UU.
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