Civil Design Engineer (Water)

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

12/13/2024

We are currently in the market to recruit Civil Design Engineers with water and wastewater design experience to join our Water Consulting division in Scotland, with opportunities based in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stepps. This role is predominantly related to the delivery of water and wastewater infrastructure design projects for Scottish Water and their construction delivery partners. However, we also have a variety of long-term water industry frameworks across the UK, and this role may also provide opportunities to support programmes across the wider UK water industry.

About The Team

RPS Water Consulting is a team of Engineers, Modellers, and Data Analysts providing Asset Management and Operational Strategy development, to our Water Industry clients to support business planning and delivery. This is an evolving industry, providing challenges and opportunities that require innovation, dedication, and teamwork to help us meet our clients’ needs.

Our Water Consultancy business is delivering a range of prestigious programmes leading into SR27 in Scotland and AMP8 in England & Wales, where you’ll be securing your career for the next 20 years, leaving a lasting legacy!

About You

As a key member of our Water Consultancy business, your role as a Civil Design Engineer is critical in delivering innovative and sustainable design solutions to address ageing assets, clean water provision and wastewater disposal across our client’s networks.

By joining us, you're not just taking on exciting projects and collaborating with leading minds. You're making a meaningful impact on millions of lives the UK, leaving a legacy for generations to come. As a valuable member of our team, you'll play a crucial role in the water industry, and work with the largest water companies in the region, ensuring a positive and enduring influence on the communities we serve. If you're ready to contribute your skills and expertise to a dynamic and innovative environment, we invite you to join us on this exciting journey.

Your Responsibilities

• Be the lead design engineer on small to medium size projects, coordinating internal multi-discipline design teams and interfaces with clients and other project delivery stakeholders.
• Create outline and detailed designs, as well as associated construction-ready documentation.
• Generate concise and well-organised design calculations, reports, drawings, and other deliverables.
• Work alongside our project managers and design engineers to provide technical decisions at key design stages for our water and wastewater utility projects.
• Provide technical input into proposals, feasibility-level designs and optioneering assessments, outline designs, detailed designs, and preparing reports and technical specifications.
• Interact with clients to grasp their specific needs and preferences.
• Collaborating with contractors, the supply chain, and various project stakeholders.
• Oversee or manage design staff, using your knowledge of design processes and excellent communication skills.
• Mentor and support the professional development of junior team members.
• Be a core member of the Water Consultancy engineering design team, ranging from graduates to industry experts, that deliver design work on water company frameworks throughout the UK.
• Be part of our wider technical practice network, enabling you to build your knowledge, skills and career with like-minded engineers.
• Support growth of our regional water engineering team by bringing your individual strengths and passions.
• Assist the co-ordination of environmental, geotechnical, civil or other specialist disciplines to assist in the provision of RPS’ wider multi-disciplinary design service.
• Knowledge sharing and technical development of junior colleagues.
• Supporting the efficient and timely delivery of projects
• Maintaining up-to-date technical and industry knowledge
  
  

Skills, Knowledge, And Experience

• Engineer or senior engineer in civil engineering with experience in the water industry.
• Have demonstrable experience in water and wastewater infrastructure including hydraulic design of water pipelines, sewers (gravity & rising mains), trunk mains and pump stations. Treatment works and clean water temporary storage design would be advantageous.
• Be proactive in proposing new approaches or ways of working to solve problems.
• A good understanding of the designers’ responsibilities under the CDM regulations.
• Have strong communication, influencing, and interpersonal skills to collaborate with colleagues, clients and stakeholders.
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer or actively working towards this status.
• Good grasp and working knowledge of relevant British Standards, UK Industry Codes of Practice, and Water Specifications.
  
  

Qualifications

• Preferably degree qualified professional, with a BSc, BEng or MEng in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer or actively working towards this status.
  
  

What’s in it for you?

A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you’ll be supported as far as you want to go.

We encourage and value different ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking. We need a mix of experiences and skills to develop the most innovative ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. You’ll be joining a diverse community and a company that puts its people first and prioritises their well-being.

A career here is far from ordinary. Here you’re not a number, you are part of the solution.

Why RPS?

We’re a connected community, working together to achieve exceptional outcomes. We understand the need to work flexibly, empowering our people to create a work-life balance that’s right for them. We also understand the importance of collaboration and social connection in the office environment. With agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we trust our people to find the right balance to meet client needs – this is a workplace that works for you.

About RPS, a Tetra Tech Company

RPS, part of Tetra Tech since January 2023, is a global firm that defines, designs, and manages projects in urbanisation, natural resources, and sustainability. As part of Tetra Tech’s 28,000-strong team across 550 offices in over 120 countries, we deliver solutions that create lasting value in an increasingly urbanised and resource-scarce world. By leveraging our global expertise, we enable our clients to develop winning solutions for their clients and communities.

As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to provide market-leading development and project opportunities for our people, supporting their growth while addressing the challenges that matter. Our people drive our success, and this is where you come to build a career.

Come and join our team and truly make a difference in the future of water!

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Mindful that a truly inclusive organization must make appropriate use of talent on a global basis and without unnecessary barriers, we are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion principles in all People processes in order to be as diverse as the communities and clients we work with, thereby securing, developing, and retaining the best available talent for the company’s future.

Our approach to Diversity and inclusion Our people live our purpose, deliver our promise, and demonstrate our behaviours every day. Our behaviours define who we are. Developed by our people, they underpin everything that we do. They create the memorable experiences we are known for and make RPS a great place to do great work.

‘Stronger Together’ is one of our five core behaviours and it is inherent in creating an inclusive workplace:

‘We are respectful, acknowledge diversity, and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. We bring out the best in one another, always assuming best intent. People who learn and grow thrive in our business, sharing in our success.’

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