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Posted Date:  15 Jan 2025
Posting End Date:  05/02/2025
Location:  Warwickshire
Company:  Severn Trent Water Limited
Department:  Capital Design
Salary (£):  £36,097.43 - £40,000

Assistant Design Engineer

What do you get if you cross an award winning, innovative water company and over 300 dedicated team members? Our Design team of course!

 

Our ambitious and innovative projects (all 5000+ of them) help to combat the challenges of waste and water infrastructure, flooding, and water quality. Being part of our inhouse designers means we can do the best by our customers and our water.

 

If you want to do more because you care, we’d love to talk to you. There really is something for everyone here.

 

Within our Capital Design Department, we are looking for an Assistant Design Engineer to join our Water Treatment Design team.

 

We have a wide range of mechanical projects going in our team and we can offer you technical exposure and skills you need to progress your career. Would you like to build your career in a place where you can grow?

 

Well, if you are, read on.

 

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

 

Reporting to the Design Manager, the Mechanical Assistant Design Engineer will provide design and oversight of the technical solutions for water treatment schemes for the Water Treatment Design Team.

To succeed in this role, you will have Water sector experience (or similar), and proven experience of data collection and production of drawings and sketches for construction projects. You will have experience implementing CDM regulations in design process and liaising with third-party suppliers to obtain information.

 

Initially you will support the Design and Senior Design Engineers to deliver projects to programme, within budget, to the correct quality standards.

 

To do this role you will need to:

  • Provide design of technical solutions for water treatment facilities. This will encompass technical inputs to projects from feasibility, through to outline design, detailed design, construction, testing, commissioning and handover.
  • Undertake feasibility evaluation/assessment for projects within the required timescales and within agreed feasibility budgets through both site visits and analysis of data.
  • Create mechanical designs & specifications for water disinfection, pumping systems and other mechanical components, including consideration of health & safety / materials handling / rotating machinery / hydraulics / environment / buildability / commissioning / operations and maintenance / HazOps / appropriate legislation & regulations / third party coordination.
  • Understand activities associated with the role as Principal Designer - CDM regulations.

 

 Key accountabilities for this role are:

  • Contributor to given design tasks and production of key deliverables.
  • Prepare information to deliver to stakeholders.
  • Collect and analyse data to define the problem.
  • Engage with multiple stakeholders (internal / external) to understand the root cause of the business problems.
  • Contribute to the validation of third-party designs.
  • Understand and review potential delivery and operational risks e.g. Health & Safety, environmental, commissioning.
  • Contribute to ensure the solution is delivered and commissioned to the agreed/contracted design specification.

 

 

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE

 

Chartered Mechanical engineer with a full UK driving license, you will have:

  • Good communication, report writing and presentation skills.
  • Strong personal discipline, able to operate within boundaries and parameters (design standards, H&S regulations etc.).
  • Clear thinking and able to make educated judgements and decisions in the face of ambiguity.
  • A strong drive to deliver.
  • Experience of using design solutions such as CAD.

 

Of course it’s important that we attract the right skill sets, and those with the right experience but we value character, positivity and a caring attitude in equal weight.

 

We want people who show up and roll their sleeves up. Restless spirits who are ready to be part of something bigger, who care, who really care... because when you really care, you’ll go above and beyond. When you really care you don’t just talk about it, you do more.

 

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We employ thousands of people from across our community who really care about what they do. Because that is how we do what we do.

 

And when it comes to inclusion, we’re making sure we keep up the progress with our wonderful working groups – LGBTQ+, Women in Operations & STEM, Disability and Ethnicity; who help us do just that.

We do more, because we care.

 

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

 

It’s not just a job you’ll get here, you’ll get a career too. We have a range of benefits that reward and recognise great work and award-winning training to ensure you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the community in which we live.  Here’s some of our favourites:

 

  • 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
  • Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 per annum based on company performance)
  • Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
  • Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
  • Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
  • Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
  • Family friendly policies
  • Two volunteering days per year

 

 

WHAT'S NEXT?

We can’t wait to hear from you.

 

Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare. we’ll always let you know the outcome of your application after the closing date - so keep an eye on your phone and emails!

 

And if your curiosity has peaked and you're wanting to find out even more, search #LifeAtSevernTrent on social media.

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