Description

About the role:

The Tendering & Design Engineer will provide multi-utility quotations and designs for our customers, who are constructing new housing and commercial developments across the UK. You will be responsible for on- and off-site gas, electric, water, and fibre quotations and designs in accordance with applicable standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Achieve high customer satisfaction with our quotation, design, and variation processes by providing quotations, network designs, and variations to meet our customers’ expectations.
• Design innovative solutions that satisfy both customer needs and the requirements of internal stakeholders, delivering the lowest cost for the greatest benefit.
• Liaise closely with customers to ensure quotations and designs meet their expectations.
• Undertake demand calculations, network drawings, and variations to ensure network designs are fit for purpose, legislatively compliant, and in accordance with company and industry standards.
• Submit connection requests to incumbent utility operators and ensure they are returned within customer-required timescales.
• Work with the Land Rights team to ensure designs are accurately produced for prompt completion of land transfers and easements.
• Provide support to internal and external customers as required.
• Produce construction packs for our client’s Construction team to build in accordance with prescribed timescales and customer requirements.
• Liaise with representatives of third-party organisations, such as incumbent utility operators, Highway Agencies, Local Authorities, Housing Developers, HSE, EPA, etc., as required.
• Issue data and reports in line with business requirements.
• Maintain and improve consistent accuracy of data asset records.
• Provide accurate and quality work.
• Maintain a helpful and informative customer-focused work environment across the group.
• Assist the Tendering & Design Manager and Senior Tendering & Design Engineer in developing greater efficiency within the company.
• Supervise staff as required.
• Continuously improve the design process.
• Ensure that all relevant information is recorded accurately and in a timely manner.
• Comply with the latest company procedures, legislation, and industry standards in all aspects of day-to-day work.
• Multi-task and take responsibility for your own workload within specified timescales.
• Undertake any other duties as defined by the Tendering & Design Manager that fall within the general scope of the role.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Must hold a suitable, recognised associated qualification and be registered as an EngTech Engineer with an appropriate institution.
• The incumbent must have a current CSCS card or gas/electricity SHEA passport.
• Utility Network Design Experience is essential.
• Knowledge of current legislation, technical standards and specifications, codes of practice, and recommendations related to utility design, along with an awareness of their implications for safe asset operation.
• Ability to understand customer needs and deliver consistently high-quality customer service.
• High standard of written and verbal communication skills.
• Competence in the use of all standard Microsoft Office applications and knowledge of Geographical Mapping Systems.

Next Steps

Apply for this position by contacting us on the details provided or by uploading your CV here