Senior/Principal Civil Engineers in Warrington

Location

Hybrid working with 2‑3 days per week at United Utilities Lingley Mere office. Site visits as required.

Job Title

Senior/Principal Civil Engineer

Job Description

We are seeking Civil Engineers with a thorough understanding of wastewater networks and treatment schemes, flood risk management, and drainage schemes.

Responsibilities

• A deep understanding of wastewater networks and treatment schemes, flood risk management, and drainage schemes.
• Manage a portfolio of multi‑disciplinary projects and/or multi‑scheme programmes of work.
• Build and retain collaborative relationships with the client, stakeholders and other design disciplines.
• Manage quality processes and technical assurance in line with company systems.
• Plan, direct and control tasks, people, resources and outputs.
• Provide technical leadership and direction, taking a proactive role in developing team members to their full potential, leading by example to achieve sector/divisional goals and championing a quality, innovative and entrepreneurial culture.
• Undertake line manager duties and pastoral care to team members.
• Contribute to the resolution of project issues and provide guidance and support to other team members.
• Promote a culture that is proactive on safety, health, quality and sustainability matters.
• Promote a culture of innovation, helping to develop engineering technology and continuous improvement systems.
• Work with other Aqua teams to foster collaboration, ensuring collective knowledge and experience is shared across the organization.
• An industry‑applicable BEng, BSc, or equivalent in civil engineering.
• Chartered Engineer or working towards this (relevant experience will also be considered).

Personal Qualities

• Recognition that satisfying the customer is the key to achieving other objectives, including all who benefit from our processes.
• Ability to work remotely whilst successfully delivering on virtual teams.
• Ability to prioritise a varied workload and demonstrate good time management to comply with deadlines.
• Desire for continual learning and drive to improve others by sharing information, lessons learnt and best practice.
• Organised, structured and professional, with a passion for excellence.
• Encouraging and motivating those around you to work to your own high standards of quality and compliance.
• Being driven to stretch yourself and work outside of your comfort zone when the need arises with a “can do” attitude, willingness to work through problems and make decisions.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with colleagues and clients.
• Good interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Trustworthy and ethical approach, exercising discretion where required.

Qualifications

• Ability to liaise with hydraulic modellers.
• Experience with TEDS to produce design calculations.
• RC design.
• Experience designing CSOs and storage tanks.
• Knowledge of United Utilities engineering standards and specification.

Benefits

• Competitive salary + discretionary bonus.
• Company pension.
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + option to purchase additional leave.
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme.
• Company mobile phone and laptop provided.
• Training and career progression opportunities.
• Professional membership fees paid.
• Life assurance scheme 4× annual salary.
• Electric car scheme.
• Employee assistance programme (access to GP appointments, physiotherapy appointments and mental health support).
• Medicash cash plan (money back on everyday healthcare costs such as dental, glasses, contact lenses).
• Refer a friend scheme.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay and leave.

Equal Opportunities Statement

We proudly embrace equal opportunities for all applicants, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. If you require any support with your application, whatever the circumstance, please let us know.