Principal Engineer - Civil

Overview

Lead civil engineer designing water and sewage treatment projects for United Utilities.

Key Responsibilities

• design coordination
• cost effective
• health safety
• environmental design
• procedure development
• file management

Tasks

-Ensure that standard practices are utilised where ever possible. -Provide estimates and feedback for Proposals department -Write, update and monitor efficient procedures to aid the smooth running of the department. -Assure customer satisfaction -Maintain a personal development plan -Ensure co-ordination of designs with all other disciplines internal and external to MWHT in order to ensure that the design processes carried out on the contract are co-ordinated for the benefit of the contract as a whole. -Assist in supervising and developing staff -Reduce waste to a minimum from all departmental activities -Ensure that design takes full regard of all health and safety requirements. -Produce design layouts which are cost effective, meet the requirements of the specification which can be constructed and commissioned effectively. The term ‘cost’ is to embrace all costs associated with the design and the subsequent construction of the design. To be cost effective the whole out turn cost of the design solution must be considered including design time costs, material costs, erection costs and any impact that the design solution might have on other disciplines. -Assist in ensuring a safe working environment for all staff -Maintain files and records throughout the duration of contracts. -Ensure designs take account of environmental issues -Monitor and review the procedures and processes -Assist in developing procedures and processes -Work to procedures and processes to ensure the continuing development of the department

Requirements

• water treatment
• chartered
• civil degree
• team management
• computer
• presentation

What You Bring

-Good general knowledge of all aspects of water treatment, e.g. mechanical engineering, process engineering, electrical engineering and project management -Membership of a professional institution/chartered/Incorporated or nearing chartership -A flexible mind, with the ability to assimilate large amounts of different data at one time -Have experience of managing members of staff in designing relevant discipline aspects of water and sewage treatment plants -Preferrable: Civil Engineering Degree -Minimum: Civil Engineer HND -Ability to present technical proposals clearly, confidently and convincingly -Computer literacy -Driving license -Strong understanding of the principles of water and sewage treatment. -Ability to rationalise designs and produce economic plant layouts

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About Mwh Treatment

-With roots stretching back to 1820, draws on two centuries of innovation in the UK water sector. -Operates as a turnkey engineering, procurement, and construction specialist, delivering projects from multi-million-pound schemes to capital maintenance. -Teams work across six major UK water frameworks, often in joint ventures and alliances. -Typical projects include water reclamation and wastewater treatment plants, delivered through integrated design-and-build contracts. -Known for pushing digital delivery techniques, winning awards for innovation and asset performance strategies.

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