Lead Civil Engineer

3 months ago

Peterborough, United Kingdom sweco Full time

Job Description

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? 

About Sweco

Transforming society together, we're planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future.

Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable.

We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality. Our ambition is to be our clients’ most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future.

To ensure we support our objectives of collaboration across the business whilst providing our workforce with the agility to achieve a healthy work/ life balance, we are asking our employees to have office or site presence on an average of three days a week.

What will you be doing as our new Lead Civil Engineer?

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 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.

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

A collaborative alliance, driving change. Empowering us to set global benchmarks and building a better environment for our customers. We strive to:

Empower our people; Delight our Customers; Embrace digital transformation; Deliver brilliance.

To bring environmental and social prosperity to the region we serve through our commitment to Love Every Drop we:

Build trust; Do the right thing; Are always exploring

Let’s transform society together at Sweco.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

It’s important to us that that all our colleagues thrive at work - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects the contribution individuals can bring to Sweco. We aim to promote equality, inclusivity and diversity for everyone.

Here at Sweco we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity.

We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant to ensure those who serve or have served, and their families, are treated fairly. To find out more  .

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer, and will interview applicants covered by the Equality Act 2010 that opt into the guaranteed interview scheme on the application form and meet the minimum criteria for the role.

If I have a disability, can I get help (e.g. “reasonable adjustments”) with the application process?

In order to address your request the following information is needed:

• Name

• The best method for contacting you (Phone or email)

• The position title

• Requisition/vacancy number

Upon receipt of this information, we’ll respond to you promptly to obtain more information about your request.

Please note: we reserve the right to close vacancies before the advertised closing date.

Sweco UK&I have an internal resourcing team who are responsible for all recruiting activity. We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted agencies who we work with on those “hard to fill” roles.

We have defined processes for recruitment applications and it is company policy not to accept speculative CVs. Any speculative CVs received into the business (whether to a manager or member of the resourcing team) will become the property of Sweco and the agency will not be eligible for an introductory fee.

Our Preferred Supplier List was reviewed in December 2023 and we are not looking to add any additional agencies. We’ll be reviewing the PSL again at the end of 2024 and non-compliance with the above statements could be detrimental to you having the opportunity to be included.

Our Talent Community for experienced professionals is a great way to keep up to date with our latest news, insights, future vacancies, as well as gaining access to exclusive events hosted by our experts. 

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