Lead Utilities Design Engineer
Location: Cardiff / Greater Cardiff, Hybrid
Salary: £65,000 to £75,000 DOE, including £5,400 car allowance
Hours: Monday to Friday
Travel: UK-wide travel as required
Multitask Personnel are recruiting for an experienced Lead Utilities Design Engineer to join a growing multi-utility engineering team based in Cardiff.
This is a senior technical position suited to someone with extensive experience in utilities design, feasibility and engineering who is ready to take the lead on technical strategy while supporting and developing a team of engineers.
You will act as a senior technical expert across projects involving electricity, gas, water and telecoms, providing guidance on complex projects and helping ensure the right technical solutions are delivered for clients.
The Role
Working closely with the Head of Utility Services / Head of Engineering, you will:
- Lead technical strategy across multi-utility projects.
- Oversee utility design and feasibility work, including routes, capacity, cost, risk and programme requirements.
- Lead, mentor and technically develop a team of approximately 5 to 10 engineers.
- Act as the senior technical escalation point for complex or high-risk projects.
- Review and maintain engineering design standards, processes and technical governance.
- Provide technical input into procurement, scopes of work, quotations and utility provider engagement.
- Support projects through feasibility, design, construction and completion.
- Work closely with clients and provide clear technical recommendations.
- Support engineers working towards Incorporated Engineer or Chartered Engineer status.
- Help develop technical knowledge and engineering capability across the wider team.
- Ensure projects meet required safety, quality and technical standards.
About You
We are keen to speak with experienced utilities engineering professionals who have progressed into technical leadership.
Ideally, you will have:
- Extensive utility design, engineering and feasibility experience.
- Experience across one or more utility disciplines including electricity, gas, water or telecoms.
- Previous experience leading, mentoring or technically supporting engineers.
- Strong knowledge of utility design, technical strategy and engineering standards.
- The confidence to act as a senior technical authority on complex projects.
- Good commercial awareness and the ability to balance technical requirements against cost, risk and programme.
- Strong client and stakeholder communication skills.
- The ability to turn complex engineering information into clear recommendations for clients.
An HNC Level 5 or equivalent qualification in engineering, utilities or construction is highly desirable, although candidates with significant relevant industry experience will also be considered.
Desirable
- Incorporated Engineer (IEng) or Chartered Engineer (CEng) status.
- Membership of a relevant professional body such as IET, ICE or IGEM.
- CDM, IOSH or NEBOSH qualification.
- Experience supporting engineers through professional registration.
- Previous experience within multi-utility infrastructure, new connections or utility design.
Package
- £65,000 to £75,000 DOE, including £5,400 car allowance.
- Hybrid working.
- Cardiff / Greater Cardiff base.
- Monday to Friday working.
- Professional development and support.
- Opportunity to lead and develop a growing engineering team.
- UK-wide travel as required.
This could be particularly suited to someone currently working as a Principal Utilities Engineer, Lead Utilities Engineer, Utilities Design Manager, Senior Utilities Design Engineer, Technical Manager or Multi-Utility Design Engineer who is ready to take on wider technical leadership responsibility.
Interested?
Apply today with your CV or contact Multitask Personnel for a confidential discussion about the role.
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