Design Engineer - All Levels

Costain; Brighton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An engineering joint venture is seeking Design Engineers in Brighton to strengthen their Design teams. This role involves producing and checking design deliverables, coordinating project activities, and leading technical reviews. Candidates should have design engineering experience in mechanical, civil, electrical or ICA with a focus on water and wastewater projects. A degree in a relevant discipline and progress towards chartered status are essential.

Qualifications

• Design engineering experience within Mechanical, Civils, Electrical or ICA.
• Water/Wastewater experience is essential.
• Understanding of sustainable design essentials.
• Knowledge of UK regulatory framework associated with technical discipline.

Responsibilities

• Produce and check tendering and design deliverables.
• Coordinate project work activities between team members.
• Engage and lead technical reviews and meetings.
• Complete work packages to cost, time, and quality targets.
• Support project reporting data such as KPIs.

Skills

Design engineering experience

Water/Wastewater experience

Ability to manage resources

Ability to report progress and risks

Ability to lead design meetings

Understanding of sustainable design

Ability to deliver to promise

Active learning and sharing best practices

Ability to support estimate development

Education

Degree in a related engineering discipline

Progressing towards Chartered professional review

Job description

CMDP+ is looking to strengthen their Design teams on our Southern Water Framework. MWH Treatment and Costain Group are part of the CMDP+ joint venture that will deliver a range of construction schemes to maintain and improve Southern Water’s water supply and wastewater treatment works within the South and Southeast regions. We are looking for Design Engineers (all levels) with Water or Wastewater experience and one or more of the following: civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or Instrumentation, Control & Automation (ICA) background.

Responsibilities

• Production and checking of tendering and design deliverables, aligned with your technical discipline, to meet project needs and client requirements.
• Coordinating project work activities between team members – such as interdisciplinary reviews.
• Engaging and leading technical reviews, meetings and presentations to support scope delivery and closing out of technical actions.
• Completion of work packages to cost, time, and quality targets, managing change and other resources or people as required to achieve this.
• Supporting others in the project team and wider Costain to ensure project and corporate outcomes are achieved, particularly Costain sustainability targets; support project reporting data such as KPIs and carbon metrics.
• Collaborating and ensuring learning is shared, proactively challenging and celebrating safety performance.
• Collaborating with suppliers, other designers, construction team and similar stakeholders to produce a robust and safe design output.

Essentials – Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Design engineering experience within Mechanical, Civils, Electrical or ICA.
• Water/Wastewater experience.
• Ability to manage resources as required.
• Ability to accurately report progress, risk, opportunities, and change.
• Ability to lead design meetings, deliver presentations, and manage group discussions.
• Understanding of sustainable design essentials.
• Ability to work accurately and deliver to promise, predict and report potential challenges to delivery.
• Active learning and sharing of best practice into the discipline team.
• Ability to support estimate development – scoping, hours, risks, and assumptions.
• Working knowledge of UK regulatory framework associated with the technical discipline, e.g., CDM, Electrical, Environmental, Process.

Qualifications (Essential)

• Progressing towards a Chartered professional review with a relevant chartered body such as ICE or CIWEM.
• Degree or equivalent in a related engineering discipline (e.g., Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, ICA).
• Valid driving licence.

About The Team

CMDP is a joint venture between Costain and MWHT and delivers a range of schemes to maintain and improve Southern Water’s water supply and wastewater treatment works in the eastern half of its region (Kent & Sussex).