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Principal Water Engineer

Glasgow
6 months ago
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£28k - £60k+ depending on level and experience

Scotland

With a broad portfolio of long-term framework agreements, our client are seeking to augment the water consultancy team in Scotland. Working on a full range of end-to-end water and wastewater services including data collection and analytics; modelling and risk analysis/optimisation; data visualisation and mapping; artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions; feasibility studies; outline and detailed design of capital solutions; and development of optimised, risk-based, operational interventions……it’s an exciting time. Whether that is reducing leakage, pollution, and flooding, or improving the environment and levels of service to their customers, there is a lot to do!

We are looking for Principal Engineers, Senior Engineers and Engineers with Water Industry experience to join the team and are currently in the market to recruit professionals at all levels with a background in the following areas:

Civil and Structural Engineering
Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation and Control Engineering (MEICA)
Process Engineering
Hydraulic Modelling
Asset Management
Data and Digital Analysis
Locations

With offices in the Central Belt, for some roles we do need people elsewhere in Scotland and are open to remote and hybrid flexibility so don’t let your location put you off asking.

About You

We are looking for ambitious engineering professionals with a passion for problem-solving and water industry experience in the following areas:

Optioneering, solution development and design of water and wastewater schemes. Specific experience could include:

Civil and structural
MEICA
Water and water infrastructure
Process engineering
Hydraulic modelling and assessment
Asset condition inspection, assessment and long-term asset management strategy
Management and delivery of specialist, complex or innovative projects and programmes, ensuring compliance with client and industry design standards and specification.
Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team, including line management and/or technical guidance of less experienced colleagues.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and experience of working collaboratively with clients.
Working knowledge of the Construction and Design Management (CDM) regulations 2015.
Experience of standard industry software
Degree qualified in a relevant subject.
Hold a full clean driving licence.

Interested? Apply here or call Steve Halliday at Flagship Consulting on (phone number removed)

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