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Register Your Interest - Water Consultancy Scotland

We are looking for Principal Engineers, Senior Engineers and Engineers with Water Industry experience to join our Water Consultancy team in Scotland.

From strategy development and business planning support to solution development, testing, optimisation, and design, we offer a full range of water services to our clients. We are currently in the market to recruit professionals at all levels with a background in the following areas to join our team in Scotland:

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

RPS has a range of long-term framework agreements with Scottish Water and other water companies across the UK. We are looking for engineers at all levels to support a wide spectrum of water and wastewater programmes in areas such as optioneering, outline/detailed design and asset condition assessment. Whether your career ambitions lie in optioneering and design, project management, data science or hydraulic modelling, we have opportunities to suit your skills and experience.

By joining us, you won’t just be taking on exciting projects and collaborating with leading minds. You're making a meaningful impact on millions of lives the UK, leaving a legacy for generations to come. As a valuable member of our team, you'll play a crucial role in the water industry, and work with the largest water companies in the UK, ensuring a positive and enduring influence on the communities we serve. If you're ready to contribute your skills and expertise to a dynamic and innovative environment, we invite you to join us on this exciting journey.

Come and join our team and truly make a difference in the future of water!

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 wastewater 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. Travelling to the site and client and/or other RPS/Tetra Tech offices may be required.

What Happens Next:

Please register to be a part of this incredible new chapter at RPS, upload your CV and Cover Letter and a member of the Talent Acquisition team will be in touch.

What’s in it for you?

We will provide you with a flexible, friendly and creative environment to develop your skills and challenge yourself. Successful candidates are trained by industry-leading professionals who are committed to the personal development of their teams. We also run a comprehensive suite of training courses throughout the year which focus on softer skills and personal development, with needs identified through our annual appraisal process.

A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you’ll be supported as far as you want to go.

Why RPS?

We’re a connected community, working together to achieve exceptional outcomes. We understand the need to work flexibly, empowering our people to create a work-life balance that’s right for them. We also understand the importance of collaboration and social connection in the office environment. With agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we trust our people to find the right balance to meet client needs – this is a workplace that works for you.

RPS, A Tetra Tech company:

Representing an exciting new chapter in our business, on 24 January 2023, RPS became a Tetra Tech company. With 27,000 employees in more than 550 offices in more than 120 countries on seven continents, Tetra Tech is a leading, global provider of consulting and engineering services. As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to offer our people market-leading development and project opportunities, helping to solve some of the world’s most complex problems.

About RPS Water Consultancy

It’s an exciting time to be working for our UK Water business as the workload in the water market takes off. With a broad portfolio of long-term framework agreements in place, we are ideally placed to help our clients deliver on the challenges facing them over the coming years - whether that is reducing leakage, pollution and flooding, or improving the environment and levels of service to their customers. 

Our Water business employs around 1000 highly skilled and motivated people working on projects for all of the water and sewerage companies across the UK, and most of the water-only companies. We deliver 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.

Come and join our team and truly make a difference in the future of water!

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Our commitment to Diversityand Inclusion
Mindful that a truly inclusiveorganization must make appropriate use of talent on a global basis and withoutunnecessary barriers, we are committed to embedding diversity and inclusionprinciples in all People processes in order to be as diverse as the communitiesand clients we work with, thereby securing, developing, and retaining the bestavailable talent for the company’s future.

Our approach to Diversityand inclusion
Our people live our purpose,deliver our promise, and demonstrate our behaviours every day. Our behavioursdefine who we are. Developed by our people, they underpin everything that wedo. They create the memorable experiences we are known for and make RPS a greatplace to do great work.
‘Stronger Together’ is one ofour five core behaviours and it is inherent in creating an inclusive workplace:
‘We are respectful,acknowledge diversity, and recognise the potential and contribution ofeveryone. We bring out the best in one another, always assuming best intent.People who learn and grow thrive in our business, sharing in our success.’

Recruitment Agencies
We have a Preferred Supplier List oftrusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge anyspeculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not onthis list. Please refer to the careers page on our website if you require anyfurther information.

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