Design Engineer – Civils
Severn Trent
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Coventry • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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💰 £41,000 - £52,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Engage with internal and external stakeholders to understand the root cause of the business problem that the standard design is aiming to address.
- Propose, develop and support civil and structural design solutions from concept through outline and detailed design, contributing internal design work where appropriate.
- Review coordinate and technically challenge civil and structural design produced by external consultants, ensuring compliance with relevant standards, specifications and project requirements.
- Undertake internal structural checks and calculations as required to support option selection, design assurance and independent verification of consultant outputs.
- Identify, assess and manage civil and structural risks throughout the design process, including health & safety, environmental, constructability and operational considerations.
- Support the launch and implementation of products within Severn Trent by creating Design Manuals, liaising with other teams such as commercial teams, etc.
- Conclude the appropriate product solution (and costing, liaising with commercial).
- Support the development of commissioning and installation strategies for novel products, ensuring design are buildable, safe and suitable for site conditions.
- Provide clear technical input to the Design team to ensure an effective usage of P&P products.
- Ensure the standard plug and play solution is reviewed, benefit appraised, risks and learnings are captured, and the design is continually improved.
- Ensure that appropriate civils and structural advice is provided to the project team so that the standard solution has an effective handshake between Severn Trent Product Team and Site Design Teams to enable proper installation of products on site!
Requirements
- Degree qualified or equivalent in a civil or structural engineering discipline
- Solid understanding of civil and structural engineering principles
- Evidence of influencing key stakeholders to achieve pragmatic solutions
- Experience contributing to the design of civil/structural elements (e.g. foundations, concrete structures, steelwork, tanks, slabs or similar infrastructure assets)
- Good knowledge of relevant UK design standards and codes (e.g. Eurocodes, British Standards) and their practical application
- Practice of managing a product life cycle
- Understanding of construction, installation and commissioning considerations, and how design decisions impact buildability and safety
- Demonstrated experience of the considerations given to risk management in construction and operational design
- Extensive involvement on working closely with supply chain in delivering projects (with emphasis on adherence to CDM design specification, H&S, outputs, and quality)
- Knowledge on using CAD and digital tools, structural analysis and design software and office tools.
- Experience in water, wastewater or similar regulated infrastructure sectors (Desirable)
- Previous involvement in standardised or repeatable design solutions (Desirable)
- Experience supporting cost estimation or value engineering from a civil/structural perspective (Desirable)
- Working knowledge of CDM regulations and designer responsibilities (Desirable)
- Chartered or working towards Chartered Status (ICE / IStructE or equivalent) (Desirable)
Benefits
- 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
- Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250, which is subject to eligibility)
- Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
- Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
- Dedicated training and development with our Academy
- Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
- Family friendly policies
- Two paid volunteering days per year
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
civil engineeringstructural engineeringdesign solutionsrisk managementcost estimationvalue engineeringstructural checkscalculationsproduct life cyclebuildability
Soft skills
stakeholder engagementinfluencingcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingtechnical inputproject managementteamworkadaptabilityattention to detail
Certifications
degree in civil engineeringdegree in structural engineeringChartered Status (ICE)Chartered Status (IStructE)equivalent qualifications