Junior Design Officer - Greater Manchester, United Kingdom - Cadent

Cadent

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Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

**Description

Permanent, Full Time Position

Location:
Worsley, Greater Manchester

Salary:£28,189 - £33,164 depending on skills & experience

Job Purpose
Reporting to the Design Engineer.

To be part of a team that undertake a range of design and planning activities associated with the HSE mains replacement programme, for MRP and Non MRP and Associated Network Analysis, ensuring that all works are undertaken in accordance with safety, commercial,technical and legislative policies and procedures.

To assist the Design Officer in the production of detailed designs for the 5-year replacement and diversion workload requirements with a focus on producing designs that are safe, cost effective, technically efficient and customer focused.

To contribute to ensuring that all designs leaving the IPO design function are compliant.

Key Accountabilities:

Be a key member of a team of technical designers and planning staff to provide a full range of network design facilities, including an estimating, costing and project preparation service.
Working as an integral part of the WM IPO Design Team to produce Design deliverables aligned to the WM IPO Design Principles whilst ensuring compliance with relevant company and statutory obligations, policies and procedures and safety case.
Assist the Design Officer with onsite visual surveys to inform design and produce right firsttime deliverables.
Utilise network models and propose extensions and modifications to the system so that the network remains fit for purpose whilst ensuring the designs you create ensure business opportunities are realised.
Contribute to robust multiyear replacement and reinforcement schemes to ensure that key RIIO metrics associated with these programmes are delivered.
Ensure all schemes designed by you for replacement and nonunit cost projects are designed and developed in accordance with CDM requirements.
Contribute to ensuing DAF's, TQ's, NRO and RO requests are dealt with within the agreed SLA's.
Support liaison with Highways Authorities and other agencies.
Ability to work independently and as a team member gaining and transferring knowledge and skills in service of continuous improvement.
Assist in updating systems and trackers as required.
Leading by example and in conjunction with the safety and delivery functions ensure a proactive safety and compliance culture and zero tolerance for accidents and selfinflicted incidents at all levels within the design workforce.

What we ask of you

Essential Qualifications:

Degree or equivalent relevant experience in Design of Networks.
Valid UK Driving Licence, Minimum HNC in an Engineering Discipline or Equivalent Experience.

Desirable

Experience of using GIS based software programmes.

Experience:

Experience of operating within a technical team on complex replacement schemes
Conversant in legislation, policy and procedures associated with the design process such as the Pipeline Safety Regulations, MSL/1, REP1, REP2, NP10, NP14, NP18 and NP3
Experience in the use of network design, modelling and risk management tools such as ESRI, MRPS, GBNA, MRP and GDFO.
Experience of managing relationships with both internal and external interfaces.
High level of customer, communication and influencing skills.
An understanding of the RIIO regulatory framework.
Excellent attention to detail and Planning and organisational skills.
Skilled at data management.

What's In It For You
Here at Cadent, we are committed to supporting our employees to get the best out of themselves.

For this role in particular we can offer: