This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Dams & Reservoirs Engineer at Associate Director level to take a technical leadership role across complex reservoir, dam and hydraulic structures projects.
Working as part of a multidisciplinary engineering practice, you'll lead technical design delivery, manage engineering teams and take responsibility for high-quality design outputs across reservoir safety improvement works and major water projects.
This is an initial 12-month contract, working 37.5 hours per week, with three days per week required in Surrey.
The Role
You’ll be involved in:
- Leading engineers and scientists delivering complex dams, reservoirs and hydraulic structures projects
- Leading the development of reservoir design deliverables across multidisciplinary projects
- Managing technical delivery against project programmes, budgets and key milestones
- Managing, reviewing and approving design reports, drawings, calculations and scopes of work
- Providing technical leadership across dams, reservoirs and hydraulic structures engineering
- Supporting reservoir safety improvement works and new-build schemes
- Working across earth and concrete dams, weirs and other hydraulic structures
- Providing technical guidance and mentoring to junior team members
- Advising clients and project teams on complex engineering challenges
- Supporting technical aspects of bids and proposals
- Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across the UK and internationally
- Helping develop engineering capability and best practice across the wider team
What They’re Looking For
- Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent
- Chartered Civil Engineer
- Extensive dams, reservoirs and hydraulic structures experience
- Demonstrable experience leading the design of reservoir safety improvement works
- Proven experience leading large-scale engineering design delivery within a consultancy
- Strong multidisciplinary design leadership experience
- In-depth knowledge of earth and concrete dams, weirs and hydraulic structures
- Experience considering access, constructability and construction logistics
- Expert knowledge of relevant design codes, standards and industry best practice
- Strong understanding of CDM Regulations
- Excellent technical leadership and problem-solving capabilities
- Strong client and stakeholder management skills
- Water sector experience is essential
- £75-£80 per hour
- Initial 12-month contract
- 37.5 hours per week
- Senior Associate Director-level responsibility
- Lead complex reservoir and hydraulic structures design
- Significant technical leadership remit
- Work across multidisciplinary UK and international teams
- Exposure to major reservoir safety and water engineering projects
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Contact Details:
Blueprint Recruitment Solutions Ltd Recruitment Team
