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Water Design Engineer
September 20, 2021 | Comments Off on Water Design Engineer
Location: Flexible between Norwich & Ipswich
Business Area: Kier Utilities- Anglian Water Alliance
Contract: Permanent- Full Time
Better Together
Our people make Kier, lets Shape Your World together.
Kier Group is one of the Top 3 utility providers here in the UK - helping connect, heat and power the country from Lands' End to John O'Groats. Our sector expertise stretches across telecoms, gas and water, working with emerging technologies to the most exacting standards of safety and quality. What does it take to join this team that keeps water running for over 15 million homes and businesses, maintaining 65km of gas pipes and installing one million metres of fibre optic cable every year? It takes people like you.
Working in Partnership with Anglian Water, Kier Utilities are not just your typical water contracting company. Just take a look at how we relate to Anglian Water's Love Every Drop strategy that underpins everything that we do, and you'll start to get a feel for our culture.
Are you looking to join a leading utilities company working in partnership with Anglian Water and Clancy Docwra? We have opportunities for Water Design Engineers to join us to oversee the design, construction and delivery of the capital solutions and other network improvement schemes.
Key Responsibilities
You will be working on our schemes that fall within the Production planned work programme including main laying schemes, meter replacements, planned reactive large diameter and complex burst mains. As a Design Engineer you will be responsible for each scheme, from design through to delivery where you will track solution delivery, ensure time and budget is met and that high standards of safety, water quality and sustainability are maintained.
In this role you will use your extensive knowledge of network engineering design, commercial awareness to conduct all site-based investigations and promote the maximum design solutions for a portfolio of schemes. Communication with Network Partners and internal stakeholders will be key so opportunities can be maximised.
What do we need from you?
To be successful in the role you will have experience in water supply and network operations.
You will be NRSWA supervisor trained and SMSTS qualified. Experience in contract management and site supervision. You will have significant experience working on water engineering or similar engineering design projects, with a proven ability to understand the infrastructure from a strategic, tactical, and operational perspective.
What will you receive?
You can expect a competitive salary and a strong benefits package that includes: free life assurance, access to our valuable pension scheme, generous annual leave entitlement and many more! To find out more about the rewards and benefits at Kier, .
Pre-employment checks
It's worth remembering that if you are successful, we'll undertake the relevant / standard pre-employment checks after you have been offered a job. This includes taking up your references, verifying your right to work in the UK, verifying your driving licence (if applicable) and a health assessment.
Make the journey. Leave a legacy.
Being part of Kier means living our values of being Collaborative, Trusted and Focused. We all have the potential to shape our world, and it's through these values that we will leave a lasting legacy. Bring your talent and ambition to Kier and you will be given the scope and opportunity to invest in your own future, to build your expertise and contribute to a rich and diverse culture.
Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all of our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. If you'd like to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion at Kier, you can contact the team by emailing
If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these.
Closing date: 30th September 2021
Please note your CV may be shared across the Alliance partners
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