Senior Water and Infrastructure Engineer

Job Description

The Company:

The Firm is a global studio for sustainable architecture, urbanism, engineering and design; with major infrastructure projects across the UK and internationally.

Responsibilities:
* To be design lead, manage, and co-ordinate water infrastructure over a wide range of large scale projects
* To act as a technical expert within the field, providing research, data, design and coordination to support sustainable and innovative water strategies and infrastructure design.
* To contribute to the design process and co-ordinate environmental engineering activities relating to the project including coordination with engineering sub-consultants and other disciplines.
* To fulfill the Practice's overall objective in producing first class sustainable design on time and on budget
* To negotiate with utility companies and water authorities to achieve project targets and objectives
* Contribute, or otherwise assist, as required
* Equity, diversity & inclusion (EDI) is a core priority. To support and champion the embedding of this focus as a collective workforce responsibility, EDI should be integrated, where relevant, into all workstreams.
* Thorough knowledge of and compliance with F+P procedures and standards

Qualities and Skills required
* Able to demonstrate ability to undertake the above responsibilities
* Legally able to work in the country in which the position is based
* Track record of designing and delivering large scale infrastructure / master planning projects
* Qualified as a Chartered Engineer with EC-UK or FEANI member organization, or actively working towards the final stages of applying.
* LEED, or other international recognised benchmarking standards, qualified or having working familiarity with environmental assessment methods appropriate to large scale development and infrastructure design.
* Familiarity with international design standards including ASHRAE, and latest water initiatives including Sponge City (PRC) and Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS-UK)
* In-depth technical knowledge and experience (in order of priority):
o Large scale water distribution including potable and fire ains distribution
o Water treatment including grey and black water treatment and sustainable water strategies
o Smart city infrastructure design
o City scale low carbon energy strategy and infrastructure
o District energy systems including district cooling and heating (LTHW/MTHW/steam) networks
o Large scale renewable technology installations e.g. photovoltaics, fuel cells
o High and medium voltage power generation and distribution and system resilience
* Broad understanding of other engineering disciplines engaged in the built environment
* Expert knowledge in chosen field of international best practice, benchmarking and KPIs, and innovation relating to large scale development and infrastructure design.
* Applied use of specialist technical software within their area of expertise/ field
* Excellent organisational skills
* Able to manage sensitive and sometimes confidential information
* Self motivated and able to take responsibility
* Able to demonstrate initiative and a proactive approach to daily tasks
* Good interpersonal skills and able to work independently and as part of an effective team
* Flexible attitude
* Able to build good relationships at all levels, internally and externally
* Resilient to cope with conflicting demands, able to prioritise duties and work effectively under pressure.
* Able to work as part of an effective team assisting and supporting team members


Desirable experience:
* A wide range, in scale and typology, of International project experience
* Ability to use some of the following software applications: Energy Plus, Energy Pro, IES, Amtech, Microsoft 'Office' suite, Adobe Creative Suite
* Language skills in Mandarin, Cantonese or mainland European languages

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.