We’re making a difference: Together, we can ensure that there is enough water for everyone, now and in the future.
Portsmouth Water is thrilled to announce the launch of two exciting new Design Engineer
opportunities. We are looking for two talented Design Engineers to lead the design, construction, and maintenance of cutting-edge water systems. The successful candidates will bring their skills in technical design, project management, and cross- functional collaboration to ensure efficient, reliable, and compliant solutions. If you’re ready to apply your knowledge in water infrastructure and thrive in a dynamic environment, we want to hear from you!
What will you be doing?
Key Responsibilities
* Provide technical design expertise on complex projects, ensuring that all designs, specifications, and construction practices meet the highest standards of safety, quality, and efficiency.
* Oversee the planning, and design of engineering projects, including water treatment plants, pumping stations, pipelines, and network infrastructure. Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
* Identify, report and manage where appropriate risks associated with engineering projects design, including technical, operational, and environmental risks.
* Support the development of mitigation strategies to address potential issues and ensure project design success.
* Regularly review the technical design suite, implement best practices, and adopt new techniques and tools to enhance operational efficiency and project outcomes.
* Prepare and present design documentation, progress updates, and technical documentation
* Ensure all project specifications and scope documentation is accurate, up-to-date, and in compliance with industry standards.
* Work closely with internal departments (operations, asset management, procurement) and external stakeholders (regulatory agencies, contractors, suppliers) to ensure alignment on project objectives, scope, and timelines.
* Drive innovation in water engineering, adoption of innovative technologies and sustainable practices.
* Develop and implement designs to improve energy efficiency, reduce water wastage, and minimise the environmental impact of water infrastructure.
* Ensure that asset optimisation and design for commissioning is an active component of the solution development and implementation process.
What do you need?
Skills, Qualifications & Competencies
* Proven experience in designing multidisciplinary engineering solutions within utilities, power, or transportation sectors.
* Proven experience in the creation and continual development of technical design standards and specifications
* Expert understanding of control systems and asset integration.
* Comprehensive understanding of system integration software and network architecture/communications
* Proven experience of delivering to time, budget and required quality
* Experience of presenting complex and technical information to all levels of an organisation to obtain essential stakeholder buy-in.
* Experience in proactively managing and mitigating risk
* Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities to navigate complex challenges effectively
* Extensive knowledge of engineering design processes, requirement, standards and understanding of latest developments in digital engineering technology and technical assurance.
* Bachelors' degree in one of the following: Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering or a related field with a minimum of 5 years demonstratable experience.
* Proficient in engineering design and project management software (e.g. AutoCAD, Inventor, GIS, MS Project, Primavera)
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.
Due to the high volume of applications received we are unable to respond to unsuccessful candidates. If your application is of interest to us, we will normally contact you within 4 weeks of receiving your application.