About the role
We are looking for a Technical Assurance Engineer (TAE) with water process design experience to join our Engineering team within the Assets Directorate, reporting to the Technical Assurance Lead. You will work as part of a team of TAEs with extensive technical and design experience, accountable for the development and assurance of efficient, innovative engineering solutions, driving value in the early lifecycle stages of a project. This will include supporting and challenging the solutions of our Strategic Technical Partners and wider supply partners, ensuring delivery of safe, reliable assets that provide reliable and affordable water and wastewater services for our customers.
If you have experience undertaking design assurance and chairing technical reviews on behalf of water industry clients, or are a Principal or Associate Water Process Engineer acting as a Lead Design Engineer or discipline lead at a design consultancy we’d love to hear from you.
In support of our position as a Capable Owner, you will champion the Engineering Team as a technical authority, providing technical challenge, particularly in the early lifecycle stages, in support of Service Planning to verify asset need, condition and performance and ensuring development of efficient, affordable Totex solutions that deliver the required benefits to the business at an appropriate risk. You will evaluate the application of asset standards and support the continued development of design guidance in support of our technical strategy teams. Providing technical guidance and advice to key project stakeholders, you will give business choice, enabling the effective delivery of investment.
You will promote innovation, industry best practice, lessons learned and continuous improvement and support the ongoing development of our Engineering Standards & specifications. You will drive a proactive approach to risk and value deviations to ensure appropriate opportunities are realised.
You will develop strong stakeholder relationships and build engagement with other departments and supply chain, including Strategic / Tactical Planning, Maintenance, and Operations, providing leadership through the promotion of strong collaborative relationships with our Strategic Technical and delivery partners including the Living Water Enterprise.
We are flexible in the location of this role within either our northern (Northumbrian Water) or southern (Essex and Suffolk) service areas. We are also open to work from home arrangements, should candidates not reside near our hub offices.
About you
You will be a proven, chartered process engineer with experience of designing / delivering complex water and waste-water projects, be able to demonstrate effective communications skills, and commitment to company values. You will have experience chairing or presenting designs at client design reviews. We are looking for technical specialists with technical design experience in one or more of the following: wastewater process design, water process design.
This role requires excellent interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, and effective communication skills to support the presentation of solutions / evaluation of risk, and to develop stakeholder support.
Please note that this role requires a full UK Driving license.
Here at Northumbrian Water/Essex & Suffolk Water, we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, and encourage all colleagues to bring their most authentic self to work.
Our colleague network groups include our Rainbow Support Network (LGBTQIA+), REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), WiSTEM (Women in STEM) and Thisability (disability and neurodiversity) networks. They provide a safe space for colleagues from diverse backgrounds, welcoming all colleagues regardless of their personal characteristics to participate in valuable conversation that improves our organisational awareness, understanding and inclusivity.
We encourage and welcome all applications, as we strive to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to having diverse communities represented within all our teams, structures, and organisation.
About us
Here are NWG we strive to make Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) a Great Place to Work, for all. We embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity and encourage you to bring your full self to work. As an equal opportunity employer we’re committed to having a diverse community represented across our business.
We’re aware that not everyone will have every skill listed in the job description, however if you have some of the skills listed, we'd encourage you to apply.
NWG at a glance:
Our purpose at NWG is caring for the essential needs of our communities and environment, now and for generations to come.
We do this by providing reliable and affordable water and wastewater services for our customers.
We make a positive difference by operating efficiently and investing prudently, to maintain a sustainable and resilient business.
Our vision is to be the national leader in the provision of sustainable water and wastewater services. To support us in achieving our vision, we have five core values which are the guiding principles, defining who we are, what we do and how we do it.
Our benefits
We’re a Great Place to Work because of the amazing people who work for us, and to say thank you we offer a range of benefits to colleagues. Our ‘Tap Into’ benefits include:
1. Generous holiday entitlement starting at 28 days plus bank holidays and additional time off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. There’s also the option to buy or sell holidays.
2. Company pension scheme, where we’ll double match your contributions up to an employer contribution of 10%.
3. Free access to local attractions.
4. A fantastic discount scheme, with savings on days out, shopping, travel and more.
5. Award winning ‘Living Well’ wellbeing support, including access to a digital GP service for you and your family members.
6. Support with sustainable travel – through salary sacrifice cars and a cycle to work scheme.
7. Financial wellbeing support – access our community savings scheme, financial education and low cost loans through Salary Finance. We also provide 4 x Life Assurance and an Income Protection Scheme.
8. Support with your development – we offer a range of development opportunities, can support you through an interest free qualification loan and we’ll even pay for any relevant professional body subscription.