Senior Design Engineer (Civils)

Join Our Team as a Senior Design Engineer!

At Severn Trent, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are in the top 5% of utility companies worldwide in employee engagement and are ranked as a Top 50 UK Employer on Glassdoor. Join us in making a positive impact on the environment and our communities, while being valued and supported in a truly inclusive workplace.

Our ambitious five year programme, featuring over 5,000 innovative projects, is dedicated to overcoming the challenges of delivering exceptional water and waste services. With our dedicated in house design team, we are set to achieve outstanding results and make a significant impact.

About the Role

The Senior Design Engineer (Mechanical, Civil, or Process) will be based in Raynesway (Derby). The role sits in our expanding major projects and bioresources waste treatment design team, shaping the wastewater strategies for the company and providing expert advice to lead projects from feasibility to detailed design.

Key Responsibilities

• Sewage treatment assets - understanding existing assets, completing risk assessments, undertaking outline designs for new assets, and conducting short to long term complex investigations.
• Developing strategies to enhance existing assets and inform price review regulatory submissions, collaborating across the business as we build our river quality, sustainability, and net zero carbon plans and influence the transition away from traditional investment routes.
• Conducting self led research on emerging technologies, defining new innovative treatment options, and collaborating internally and externally to promote new strategies.
• Promoting the ongoing waste treatment capital maintenance programme; ensuring robust evidence based understanding of how the sites work to maintain final effluent quality.
• Providing tactical support and advice to operational teams to maintain the availability and quality of waste treatment services for customers.
• Ensuring Health and Safety are built into the lifecycle of the design.
• Assessing delivery and operational risks (e.g., H&S, environmental, commissioning) through the design process.

What You'll Bring

Degree qualified (desirable) and a member or actively working toward a chartered status within an engineering institution. Water industry background is advantageous but not essential; an engineering discipline is required.

Excellent internal and external stakeholder management skills, the ability to build relationships with a diverse range of people, forward thinking to anticipate challenges and respond to change in a rapidly evolving environment, and a full UK driving licence.

We value character, positivity, and a caring attitude in equal weight.

What's In It For You

Working here is not just a job. We offer a range of benefits that recognise great work and award winning training to help you reach your potential.

• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (plus the ability to buy/sell up to 5 days per year)
• Annual bonus scheme (up to £2,250, subject to eligibility)
• Leading pension scheme - double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave - opportunity to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Dedicated training and development through our Academy
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Family friendly policies
• Two paid volunteering days per year