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Portsmouth Water is recruiting an Assistant Engineer for the Havant Thicket Reservoir project to support the Lead Engineer in managing the design assurance process for this significant infrastructure development. The role involves organizing meetings, preparing minutes, tracking design submissions and technical queries, and ensuring timely responses in line with contractual requirements. The Assistant Engineer will collate and streamline stakeholder feedback, engage with internal teams to secure input and agreement on designs, and assist in the development of improved systems and processes to enhance engineering assurance. This position is key to ensuring efficient project delivery and collaboration.
What will you be doing?
Key Responsibilities
Take minutes and engage in the regular meetings with the Design Guardians to discuss the lookahead, open actions and ongoing issues
Track the response to Technical Queries and Design Submissions by the main works contractors and manage the liaison, input and expectations of all stakeholders
Coordinate general requests from and to contractors on engineering matters
Take minutes for the weekly meetings with PW Operations to discuss, answer and resolve outstanding queries and issues
Take minutes and engage in technical workshops between PW Operations, mains works contractors and the Design Guardian to ensure alignment and buy-in of proposed solutions
Attend regular meetings with the HTR Engineering Team
What do you need?
Skills, Qualifications & Competencies
Strong communication and presentation skills
Effective stakeholder engagement skills
Good understand and appreciation of the “design process” and its commercial implications
Strong team player with good communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
The ability to manage and coordinate inputs from multiple parties
Ability to work to deadlines with a focus on results and quality
High competency in Excel/PowerPoint/Word/Teams
Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering related field of study
Earthworks and or pipeline project experience
Experience of design and construction development in a BIM, common data environment
We recognise people want to work in a variety of different ways, this means we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you may want.
We support equality, diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from all sections of society. The Company has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to work and live in the UK.
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