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Process Senior Design Engineer

1 day ago

Manchester

Job Description Note for Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to hire directly and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible for release. We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. If speculative CVs are sent, no fee will be applicable – please direct all queries to the relevant Resourcing Partner. Job Title – Process Senior Design Engineer Location Can Be Based From: Warrington, Nottingham, Bristol, Plymouth, Grangemouth About Us Galliford Try is one of the UK’s most formidable construction businesses with an enviable track record of delivering schemes that strive to provide positive, lasting change for the communities we work in. As a FTSE 250 organisation, we turnover £1.9 billion and employ over 3500 people across three very successful Divisions; Building, Infrastructure and Specialist Services. As one of the UK’s top principal contractors you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. Our Environment Business Following various acquisitions, we are now the largest Tier 1 Contractor operating in the UK Water / Environment sector with a long-term portfolio trading £500 million a year. As part of our 2030 Strategy we have bought together all aspects of Engineering Design under one Business Unit which is expanding to provide in-house design support to our various Regional Business Units across the UK. Purpose Of The Role As Senior Design Engineer you will be an important member of the Engineering Design Team and will be required to work with the Principal Engineer(s), Design Team, Design Manager(s) and Design Leads to deliver design to the highest quality to GT process and in compliance with the BMS and H&S Regulations. This is a technical role, engaged directly on projects, which requires competency in technical design delivery in the water and wastewater industry. The Senior Design Engineer can have line management responsibility for design engineers of the same discipline, plus non-discipline design engineers/others if required. As well as providing direction and assisting with innovations, you will be expected to contribute to the engineering governance of your discipline design activities, ensuring that design integrates with the other discipline design production activities, providing technical support to the supply chain procurement activities and supporting site activities as required. You will also be expected to support the Discipline Manager and Principal Engineer(s) for knowledge sharing and development of the discipline engineers, including mentoring and support of early careers. Key Accountabilities • Provide technical compliance and quality on design outputs. Default checker for design outputs to ensure technical assurance and quality control., • Operate as discipline lead for a project., • Seek optimal solutions/efficient designs that balance capital and operational cost benefits., • Design for buildability, safe construction, and operation, working alongside project delivery peers., • Assist in ensuring procedural governance is adhered to., • Working as part of the Design team to ensure scheme designs adhere to client specifications and standards., • Working as part of the Design team to ensure full compliance with relevant Health, Safety and Environmental Legislation., • Promoting innovation, value engineering and digital design., • Technical problem solving throughout the project life cycle (e.g. from concept design through to final construction support), moreover, to ensure that potential issues are identified, mitigated and or safely managed through technical governance and risk and opportunity management., • Assist with pre-contract design activities., • Provide lessons learnt on projects to the Design Team and Discipline Design Manager(s), covering good and bad to feedback to be promoted or avoided on future schemes., • Line Management of multi-disciplinary Design Engineers., • Sharing and imparting knowledge to our teams, this is essential, as is the need to mentor and develop our expanding design team., • Developing and supporting staff to encourage them towards accreditation with professional bodies (e.g., ICE, IET, IMechE, IChemE). Person Specifics • Competent at carrying out Process Calculations, Mass Balances, Heat Balances and Hydraulic Calculations., • Competent at preparing Process Block Diagrams, PFDs and P&IDs., • Competent at developing Process Control Philosophies and Process Commissioning Plans., • HAZOP leadership experience desirable., • DSEAR experience desirable., • Educated to Degree level in Engineering or other equivalent qualification., • Preference for Chartered Member of a recognised professional Engineering body., • Competent in a contracting / consulting environment, with commercial awareness, • Competent with strong experience in checking & approving discipline design packages., • Knowledge of current H&S legislation and British Standards and experience in applying them across designs., • Excellent Communication and Stakeholder management skills., • Excellent IT skills – with experience of using Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Cost / Performance management systems., • Provide leadership, direction and encouragement to the design team., • Focus to drive and deliver results., • Attention to detail., • Alignment with the Galliford Try values - Excellence, Passion, Integrity, and Collaboration., • A flexible attitude to work., • Strong problem-solving skills., • Willingness and commitment to embrace innovations to assist the business., • Ability to organise and prioritise workload to ensure that timescales are met., • Take responsibility for personal development and enable and support the learning of others., • Good negotiation and persuading skills., • Able to work collaboratively with others to form strong positive working relationships with colleagues and clients., • Able to recognise own impact on others and adapt approach where appropriate., • Ability to work independently and as part of a team., • Demonstrate pride in work, leading by example. What We Can Offer in Return: With an impressive order book of over £3.8 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you. We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues. We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential. Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged. Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team. Our benefits: We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary. • Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays, • Enrolled into our car benefit scheme – which depending on the role includes company car or car allowance, • Agile working policy (flexible home working arrangements), • Annual pay review and discretionary bonus, • A wide range of corporate discounts, • Cycle to Work schemes, • Comprehensive pension plan, • Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme, • Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it, • Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Environment business please contact Adam Wright on . Additional Information: Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours and / or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process. We encourage you and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you. Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. A full job description for this role is available upon request About Us Our vision is to be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in. Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work. We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and working with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value. We are committed to agile working, giving our people the freedom and flexibility to adapt their working life around their home life to achieve a proper balance. Our smart working approaches allow greater use of technology in the way we carry out our business, ensuring we provide a working environment that works for everyone. In addition to working on some of the UKs most exciting construction projects we offer a comprehensive benefits package to including a competitive salary, car or car allowance, pension, healthcare, discretionary bonuses and 28 days holiday plus bank holidays. We will be committed to your wellbeing, training and professional development and we will always consider flexible working hours and arrangements. Galliford Try are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sectors of the community. About The Team Our Environment Business provides ‘source to sea’ asset delivery capability across the UK and Scotland working on both Frameworks and Standalone projects. Since AMP3 we have delivered in excess of £2bn assets for clients such as Yorkshire Water, United Utilities, Anglian Water, Thames Water, Southern Water, Welsh Water and Scottish Water. As an established player in the market this a great opportunity to join the team at a time of transformation as we shape ourselves to be fit for delivery in a future digital world. We have recently secured a plethora of places on the AMP7 Frameworks for Yorkshire Water, Southern Water and Thames Water for both Infrastructure and Non-Infrastructure projects ranging from £1-40m over the next five years.

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