Principal Civil Engineer – Water Treatment

Responsibilities

• Responsible for Technical Delivery and Project Coordination for the team on complex water and wastewater treatment projects across multiple disciplines
• Responsible for the production and review of technical deliverables; these include, but are not limited to: - Engineering calculations (hydraulic calculations, basic structural calculations, carbon calculations etc.).
• Should have a very good understanding of various process units in water and wastewater treatment plants
• Working knowledge on treatment plants, pumping stations, hydraulics for treatment plants, gravity mains
• Basic Knowledge of structural design but not limited to floatation checks, bearing capacity calculations, sizing of structural elements.
• Knowledge in generating site-wide layouts, roads and access, general arrangement drawings for each process unit.
• Sound work experience in designing of underground piping, basic earthworks and drainage design within site boundary.
• Experience in delivering projects in a design & build and client-side environment from feasibility and concept stage through detailed design and construction would be an added advantage
• Support the Civil Discipline leads in the drive towards excellence in H&S, demonstrating applied knowledge & skills to produce safe designs to discharge your obligation per CDM Regulations, standards, and accepted codes of practice
• Be able to demonstrate the successful technical/design leadership for a sizeable team.
• To provide and maintain an estimate for design works needed to deliver the design
• Support the regular design and discipline meetings and participate in sharing cross-discipline information
• Ensure all technical work is undertaken to the correct standards & specifications. Ensure the requirements of Minimum Asset Standard (MAS) are adhered to & offer challenge when applicable
• Be responsible for maintaining your own quality and consistency of all civil engineering technical documents.
• Work with the relevant Senior Engineer/Peers and/or the Discipline leads to ensure that all technical deliverables are properly checked and approved.
• Communicate effectively at all relevant levels to ensure that the need to deliver technical excellence is understood and implemented.
• Escalate issues that may impact on time/cost/quality to the Lead Technical Manager before they become problems or exceed agreed timescales.
• Maintain close links with other Engineers & the Discipline leads to ensure smooth interfaces between disciplines, manage gaps/overlaps & share best practice. Liaise closely with Lead Technical Managers within the programme area to provide technical guidance & explore opportunities for out-performance from technical innovation.
• To understand the design risk and assumptions associated with the project and manage these risks.
• To record the risks and assumptions as the project progresses.
• To ensure that the designers responsibilities under CDM are adhered to by all
• To promote good H&S practice and minimise risks to operators / maintainers (e.g. designing out confined spaces and working from heights)
• To understand the environmental issues associated with the design and to manage them through the design process
• Undertake post project reviews to identify and communicate lessons learnt and best practice.
• Ensure the design team are working to the company procedures (i.e. Engineering, CAD, and QA procedures).
• Identify potential improvements to the client’s systems and procedures
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil engineering; Masters in Civil or Environmental Engineering preferred
• Preferably 15+ years’ experience in engineering design, in roles of increasing responsibility and project complexity.
• Chartered engineer (ICE/CIWEM) or working towards achieving professional qualifications is preferred.
• Familiarity with British, Euro and other international standards and practices
• Preferred experience on UK municipal projects., Southeast Asia and Pacific, US or Middle East water/wastewater sector experience in treatment (non-infra) projects
• Proactive approach, and able to adapt to changing scenarios
• Proven client liaison skills
• Experience working on municipal treatment projects.
• Experience of working on complex multidisciplinary projects
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Mentoring skills
• Experience working in an international design consultancy
• A strong technical focus, able to innovate and lead by example
• Demonstrable experience of planning and monitoring project programme, costs and resources ensuring delivery to time and budget
• Excellent knowledge of current international codes and regulations
• Previous experience in preparation of fee proposals and bid submissions
• IT and standard industry software skills, including knowledge of BIM
• Ability to communicate confidently and professionally in English with all levels of staff and clients (written and verbal)
  

Software

• Basic knowledge of Civil 3D , Revit P lant 3D, Navisworks
• AutoCAD, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and PDF document management
• Bentley ProjectWise, BIM 360, ACC