Job Title: Lead Engineer - Havant Thicket Reservoir Project
Portsmouth Water is seeking a Lead Engineer to support the Engineering Manager in delivering the Havant Thicket Reservoir project. The role involves managing design reviews, technical queries, and ensuring compliance with safety standards and contractual timelines. The Lead Engineer will oversee specific work packages, act as a technical lead on project components, and ensure accurate data availability for contractors. The role also includes engaging with internal teams and stakeholders to align on solutions and contributing to engineering assurance systems and processes.
Key Responsibilities
1. Chair regular meetings with the Design Guardians to discuss lookahead, actions, and issues.
2. Manage responses to Technical Queries and Design Submissions from main contractors, liaising with stakeholders.
3. Assess the performance of the Design Guardian against KPIs, providing feedback.
4. Coordinate engineering requests with contractors.
5. Participate in collaborative planning with Main Works Contractors.
6. Lead weekly meetings with PW Operations to address queries and issues.
7. Facilitate technical workshops to ensure alignment among PW Operations, contractors, and the Design Guardian.
8. Represent engineering at Early Warning meetings and support response or resolution.
9. Provide regular updates and reports to the Engineering Manager on progress and issues.
10. Review Contractors' Programmes monthly to inform resource planning.
11. Develop engineering papers for stakeholder engagement and governance.
12. Attend meetings with the Engineering Manager.
Requirements
* Strong communication and presentation skills.
* Effective stakeholder engagement abilities.
* Understanding of the design process and its commercial implications.
* Team player with good interpersonal skills.
* Ability to manage inputs from multiple parties and work to deadlines.
* Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Teams.
* Bachelor’s degree in an engineering-related field.
* Experience in design management.
We offer flexible working arrangements and encourage applications from all sections of society. All employees must be eligible to work in the UK. Due to high application volumes, we may not respond to unsuccessful candidates, but we will contact suitable applicants within four weeks.
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