Senior Civil Engineer - Aqua Consultants in Warrington

Location: Hybrid working with 2-3 days per week in United Utilities Lingley Mere office. Site visits as required.

Aqua Consultants have an exciting opportunity to work with our partner United Utilities on their Better Rivers Programme. You will be involved in projects that improve infrastructure and reduce spills to watercourses by 60%. Your responsibilities include delivering project tasks, designs, and managing a multi-disciplinary team to deliver solutions on wastewater infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects at various stages of the project life cycle while ensuring they are delivered within agreed timeframes and budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Use a deep understanding of wastewater networks, 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.
• 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 all teams.

Qualifications

• 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 key to achieving other objectives.
• Ability to work remotely whilst successfully achieving deliverable-based outcomes through a virtual team.
• Ability to prioritise a varied workload and demonstrate good time management to comply with deadlines.
• Desire for continual learning and drive to improve those around you 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 of your comfort zone when the need arises with a “can do” attitude.
• 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.

Desirable Skills / Attributes

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

What We Offer

• 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.
• Medicash cash plan.
• Refer a friend scheme.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay and leave.

Why Aqua Consultants?

We are a fast-growing organisation with highly experienced staff at the heart of everything we do. We offer more than just a day job – competitive salaries and a great working environment. You’ll be able to influence the development and growth of our business while we help you progress in your career. Adler and Allan are committed to fostering diversity and inclusion in our workplace. 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, please let us know.

Apply Today! If you feel you have the skills, personality and experience, please apply today!