Engineer

Aqua Consultants are a multi-disciplinary consultancy providing a wide range of Asset Management, Engineering and Commercial services to our clients across the water, energy and environment sectors, across the UK.

What this role requires:

• A general understanding of water and sewage treatment processes and the associated equipment/system requirements.
• Understanding and assessing client needs and objectives to support the successful delivery of project requirements.
• Ability to think logically and also creatively 'outside the box' to help provide differentiated solutions to problems, adding value for clients.
• Working knowledge across both civil design – including drainage design, Sustainable Drainage Systems (SUDS) and industry standard drainage network design – and mechanical design, including the production of hydraulic calculations for pipelines and pump duties.
• Competence in the use of AutoCAD; working knowledge of Civil3D and Microsoft (Office) 365 packages.
• Working with Senior and Principal engineers to undertake civil and/or mechanical design, either individually or collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams, to agreed standards of safety, time, cost and quality.
• Production of design deliverables e.g. engineering documents, reports, assessments, calculations etc.
• A good track record of delivering allocated project tasks on time and to budget.
• First class written and oral communication skills.
• A natural curiosity for developing innovative, sustainable and cost-effective solutions for our clients.
• Experience of team working on multi-disciplinary projects.
• Basic commercial awareness.
• An industry applicable BEng, BSc, or equivalent in a civil or mechanical discipline.
• Working towards a relevant professional qualification and Chartered / Incorporated status.
• Keep up to date with relevant developments within the discipline and maintain CPD.
• Assisting and supporting other members of staff when required.
• Desire to understand and promote the Company purpose, vision, values, and culture.
• Driving licence.

Personal qualities:

The engineering services we offer to our clients require us to be able to deliver in an agile way. The following are therefore examples of the type of skills and qualities we need you to have or be working towards:

• Recognition that satisfying the customer is the key to achieving other objectives, and that customers include everyone receiving benefits from our processes, whether end-users or other departments within the company.
• 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 outside of your comfort zone when the need arises with a "can do" attitude, willingness to work through problems and make decisions.
• 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.

Responsibilities / Examples of work types:

• Develop concepts and detailed designs for the water industry, across both civil and mechanical disciplines, working under the guidance of Senior and Principal Engineers.
• Site surveys and assessments of the capacity of the plant to meet future demands.
• Contribute to feasibility, outline, and detailed design work spanning drainage network and SUDS design through to P&IDs, hydraulic design, control philosophies and commissioning strategies.
• Production of general arrangement drawings and detailed civil and mechanical design drawings.
• Support design risk assessments, cost and programme estimations, plant and equipment specifications, and carbon calculations.
• Technical report writing at stages of the project lifecycle.
• Manage own workload, delivering allocated project tasks to time and to budget.
• Co-ordination with multidisciplinary teams working on the projects and the site team; supporting client and stakeholder liaison.
• Maintain awareness of changes in legislation, and develop an understanding of DSEAR, CDM, WIMES, British and European Standards and other statutory, regulatory, and non-regulatory provisions and guidance.
• Participation in Hazard Studies including HAZOP, Access, Lifting and Maintenance.
• Support bids, fee proposals or offers of service, and the development of activity schedules/work plans, as required.
• Considering CAPEX and OPEX implications of design decisions at all stages of a project.

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, whatever the circumstance, please let us know.