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This is an excellent role where you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of significant global projects.
The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience of project team leadership in water industry projects, possess a sound technical background, and good acumen for project delivery.
You will be expected to combine managerial leadership and technical responsibilities, promote a collaborative approach & inspire the team to deliver projects to quality, budget, and timescales.
You will be involved in design and build projects, preparing outline and detailed civil engineering designs, technical and commercial specifications, drawings, and schedules, and working closely with our client and contractor partners.
You will be responsible for the following:
- 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
Candidate Specification :
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil engineering; Masters in Civil or Environmental Engineering preferred
- Minimum 8 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
Flexible working
At Mott MacDonald, we support our staff to create work-life balance which works for them and welcome candidates looking for career flexibility. We are open to discussing flexible working at interview stage.
Our benefits package is designed to enhance your experience:
- Agile working
- Critical illness and compassionate leave
- Paternity Leave
- Group term life insurance, and Group medical insurance coverage
- Career mobility options
- Short and Long-term global employment opportunities
- Global collaboration and knowledge sharing
