Senior EICA Engineer (Water/Wastewater)

EICA Design Engineer
South Coast
£400 Per day Outside IR35
12 month Contract

Highfield Professional Solutions are working with a leading Water company based in the UK with the recruitment of an EICA Design Engineer , the success candidate will work within a team to provide technical leadership and guidance in the delivery of water and / or wastewater projects.

The ideal candidate will have a MEng/BEng/BSc or HNC in an Engineering, Environmental or numerate science related subject, achieved professional membership of a relevant institution or significantly progressed towards this, and a demonstrable technical background in delivering water and / or wastewater projects within the UK Water Industry (or comparable country / industry) to time, budget and in compliance with quality safety and environmental procedures.

Accountabilities
1. Safety & Environment:
* Responsible for own health and safety and designing within current industry guidelines and business requirement
* Responsible for ensuring CDM designer duties are discharged through any elements under your control
* Develop and maintain project related Health and Safety strategies including risk assessments, ensure team comply with PPE requirements as necessary
* Direct design team follows procedures to ensure safety, sustainability and compliance is not compromised.

2. Technical:
* Support the Principal Engineer / Project Design Manager in leading a delivery team for a range of Water and / or Wastewater projects. Key Accountabilities include:
* Technical guidance / leadership to the project team
* Liaison, report preparation checker or approver if necessary
* Support of financial management of projects to ensure cost effective delivery
* Management of sub-contractors including supplier selection, performance appraisal and invoice approval.
* Provide guidance to, and manage the work of Assistant and Graduate Engineers and Technicians working on the same projects.
* Stakeholder management to ensure "buy in" and understanding of project / tasks
* Produce design plans estimating time to carry out specific tasks in discussion with PDL and PM community. Responsible for the gathering, production and assimilation of information to assist in preparing designs.
* Accurate Report preparation
* Responsible for undertaking quality assurance checks including datasheets, calculations, etc
* Resolution of complex design problems.
* Work may require travel in the UK to office and / or sites
* Undertake own continuing professional development under guidance from line managers

3. Innovation:
* Carryout research and review research information to assist in promoting continuous improvement.

4. People:
* Provide instructions to team members
* Line management responsibilities for team including continual professional development, and control of staff resources within the business to ensure project delivery
* Work within a multidisciplinary project team.
* Provide coaching and mentoring to junior staff as appropriate

5. Financial & Commercial
* Prepare financial data to assist others in making business decisions.
* Ensure lowest whole life cost and TOTEX solutions are delivered to outperform the business plan.
* Ability to analyse/assimilate financial information to make business decisions & cases.
* Negotiating and influencing with senior internal and external stakeholders.

6. Programme
* Deliver required work to required timescales.
* Ensure design programme is achievable, provide early warning of delays and ensure designs are delivered on time