Lead Civil Engineer

at  Sweco UK

ABOUT THE @ONE ALLIANCE

The Anglian Water @one Alliance is a totally collaborative organisation made up of eight partner companies (Anglian Water, SWECO, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, and Skanska) and an extended supply chain, delivering over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.
We are gearing up for our most exciting and challenging Asset Management Period yet, known as AMP8, this will see us deliver a programme of work larger than we’ve ever delivered before. We’ll be embarking on a new kind of project delivery focusing on nature-based solutions like wetlands and urban drainage schemes.
We are driving change, empowering us to set global benchmarks and build a better environment, with the opportunity to offer enhanced growth and development to our workforce. We’re looking to build on our existing teams with an environment built for career progression.
With such an exciting portfolio of projects planned for AMP8 to keep the water flowing across the region, our ability to manage our work and outperform against our customer’s expectations will come under greater scrutiny.
We need aspiring driven talent to help us achieve our ambitious targets, are you ready to join us as we prepare to deliver the most creative and innovative AMP we have ever seen?

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND BEHAVIOURS.

To join us on the team, you’ll hold a degree in Civil or be able to demonstrate a degree level of knowledge through relevant experience. Ideally, you’d be a chartered engineer by relevant chartership body (e.g., ICE) but this is not essential, more importantly you can demonstrate a level of competence in practical civil engineering design experience in the water / wastewater industry environment.
You’ll have a proven track record in design and integration of civil process systems, and equipment, and have some experience in the Mentoring and coaching of junior engineers. You’ll have the ability to work with people from different partner company backgrounds and disciplines and utilise their knowledge and experience - implement tried and tested ways of working. Whilst adding to this with own experience and know how.
If you are looking for an opportunity to take the next step in your engineering career with an industry- leading alliance, please apply today!

As our new Lead Civil Engineer, you’ll provide design support for numerous non-infrastructure schemes and ensure all designs are fit for purpose and meet current legislation and standards. You’ll be responsible for the checking and reviewing of civil design deliverables produced by other civil engineers in the @one Alliance to ensure the processes and procedures are followed as well as coaching and mentoring junior engineers irrespective of partner company.
Collaborating with key stakeholders and assist the multi-disciplinary project teams to ensure the project solution is providing best value for business through being fit for purpose and completed on time, to budget, and to the correct quality. You’ll also collaborate with other stakeholders throughout the business to drive continuous developments in engineering, design, and innovation. In addition, you’ll be responsible for delivering your own projects as a civil engineer.

Key responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Principal Engineer, Design Managers and Technical managers to acquire upcoming project milestones and design review dates. Regularly report to the Principal Engineer.
• Review drawings and models to ensure @one quality, safety, and technical standards are adhered to.
• Review project design calculations and ensure they have been completed by project teams.
• Review construction site design queries and change requests to ensure quick but accurate responses and/or the design remains suitable.
• Liaise with other departments and project teams with respect to design requirements and ensure own project workload is completed to the correct standards and specifications.
• Work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary project team. Whilst working across the Alliance project areas and Pan-Alliance to set technical common standards and processes.
• Ensure designs comply with all statutory civil standards and regulations and water industry standards and regulations.
• Work with the Anglian Water and @one Alliance Innovations team to develop and trial new technologies intended to support the client in meeting carbon reduction targets.