- We are looking for ambitious engineering professionals with a background in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical or Process Engineering with a passion for problem-solving and the experience to lead a team.
- Expertise in wastewater infrastructure or similar, taking responsibility for delivery of specialist, complex or innovative projects, ensuring client and design standards and specification compliance, and production of quality plans.
- Ability to co-ordinate and manage staff at all levels, including line management of less experienced colleagues, ability to improve organisational effectiveness and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
- Ability to build, lead and motivate a team both internally and in partnership with external clients, and provide technical guidance and mentorship.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with clients.
- Chartered membership in relevant professional institutions (ICE, CIWEM, IMechE, IOW or equivalent) would be an advantage.
- Degree qualified in a relevant subject
- Working knowledge of the Construction and Design Management (CDM) regulations 2015.
- Working knowledge of Primavera P6 or MS Project.
- Working knowledge of GIS Systems (MapInfo, ArcGIS, QGIS).
- Experience using AutoCAD, MicroDrainage, InfoWorks ICM, FME or Optimatics is an advantage.
- Hold a full clean driving licence. Travelling to the site and client and/or other RPS/Tetra Tech offices may be required.
- Technical development and delivery of wastewater solutions, being involved in all design stages including optioneering, feasibility studies, outline design, detailed design, and preparing reports and technical specifications.
- Leadership of multi-discipline project teams to build, maintain and manage strong and collaborative working relationships with clients and wider RPS/Tetra Tech disciplines. Delivering a diverse portfolio of water infrastructure projects such as (but not limited to) storm overflow discharge reduction, SuDS and surface water separation, flood alleviation, asset optimisation and other projects requiring detailed technical analysis. Responsibility for: day-to-day leadership and direction for team, workload planning and prioritisation, provision of technical direction and support, driving staff performance and motivation.
- Ensuring quality of outputs and compliance with standards, specifications and governance requirements.
- Responsible for commercial performance, forecasting and risk management. Management of all health and safety, quality and environmental aspects of projects.
Senior / Principal Water Engineer - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - RPS Group
Description
Senior / Principal Water Engineer
We are looking for Senior and Principal Water Engineers to join our Wastewater Consultancy team. We aim to grow our people, benefit our environment and enjoy what we do.
From strategy development and business planning support to solution development, testing, optimisation, and design, we offer a full range of water services built on our deep expertise in hydraulic and water quality modelling, and we are currently in the market to recruit professionals with a background in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical or Process Engineering to join our team at a Senior and Principal level.
Join us and you will work on a prestigious AMP8 Asset Management Programme, driven by the Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan and the Water Framework Directive, to plan, design and deliver solutions to reduce storm overflow discharges to the environment and improve water quality at over 400 combined sewer overflow locations in the North of England. You will work within a multi-disciplinary team to undertake optioneering and select preferred options from a range of solutions, from storage to surface water separation, and produce outline design packages and planning submission packs, including all required supporting information. This programme of work will continue into AMP9 and beyond, securing your career for the next 20 years.
About The Team:
RPS Water Consulting is a team of Engineers, Modellers and Data Analysts providing Asset Management and Operational Strategy development, to our Water Industry clients to support business planning and delivery. This is an evolving industry, providing challenges and opportunities which require innovation, dedication, and teamwork to help us meet our clients' needs.
About You:
Your Responsibilities:
What's in it for you?
We will provide you with a flexible, friendly and creative environment to develop your skills and challenge yourself. Successful candidates are trained by industry-leading professionals who are committed to the personal development of their teams. We also run a comprehensive suite of training courses throughout the year which focus on softer skills and personal development, with needs identified through our annual appraisal process.
A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you'll be supported as far as you want to go.
Why RPS?
We're a connected community, working together to achieve exceptional outcomes. We understand the need to work flexibly, empowering our people to create a work-life balance that's right for them. We also understand the importance of collaboration and social connection in the office environment. With agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we trust our people to find the right balance to meet client needs – this is a workplace that works for you.
RPS, A Tetra Tech company:
Representing an exciting new chapter in our business, on 24 January 2023, RPS became a Tetra Tech company. With 27,000 employees in more than 550 offices in more than 120 countries on seven continents, Tetra Tech is a leading, global provider of consulting and engineering services. As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to offer our people market-leading development and project opportunities, helping to solve some of the world's most complex problems.
About RPS Water Consultancy
It's an exciting time to be working for our UK Water business as the workload in the water market takes off. With a broad portfolio of long-term framework agreements in place, we are ideally placed to help our clients deliver on the challenges facing them over the coming years - whether that is reducing leakage, pollution and flooding, or improving the environment and levels of service to their customers.
Our Water business employs around 1000 highly skilled and motivated people working on projects for all of the water and sewerage companies across the UK, and most of the water-only companies. We deliver a full range of end-to-end water and wastewater services including data collection and analytics; modelling and risk analysis/optimisation; data visualisation and mapping; artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions; feasibility studies; outline and detailed design of capital solutions; and development of optimised, risk-based, operational interventions.
Come and join our team and truly make a difference in the future of water
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Our commitment to Diversityand Inclusion
Mindful that a truly inclusiveorganization must make appropriate use of talent on a global basis and withoutunnecessary barriers, we are committed to embedding diversity and inclusionprinciples in all People processes in order to be as diverse as the communitiesand clients we work with, thereby securing, developing, and retaining the bestavailable talent for the company's future.
Our approach to Diversityand inclusion
Our people live our purpose,deliver our promise, and demonstrate our behaviours every day. Our behavioursdefine who we are. Developed by our people, they underpin everything that wedo. They create the memorable experiences we are known for and make RPS a greatplace to do great work.
'Stronger Together' is one ofour five core behaviours and it is inherent in creating an inclusive workplace:
'We are respectful,acknowledge diversity, and recognise the potential and contribution ofeveryone. We bring out the best in one another, always assuming best intent.People who learn and grow thrive in our business, sharing in our success.'
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