Senior Engineer

Job title:

Senior Engineer

Company

Scottish Water

Job description

Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland.How’s this for job satisfaction? At Scottish Water we look after Scotland’s most precious natural resource. From source to tap, we’re guarding Scotland’s reputation for refreshingly pure water, and caring for our environment at the same time.As we move through the current investment period, Scottish Water expects to spend up to £1 billion per annum on our capital programme, increasing investment to ensure we can replace or upgrade ageing assets and support the move towards achieving our strategic ambitions. Many efforts will contribute to this, the Commissioning and Handover (C&H) Team is to ensure the effective and efficient commissioning and handover of our assets as they’re delivered to our operational teams.We are looking for a Senior Engineer with a very strong Control System background to join us. You’ll work in partnership with Scottish Water’s Delivery Partners, supply chain and a variety of internal Scottish Water teams to ensure effective commissioning support and governance at a project level. You’ll support continuous improvement of C&H working practices throughout the supply chain and provide advice on control system delivery strategies for our next investment period.What you’ll doYou’ll play a critical part in ensuring smooth commissioning and handover processes. You’ll provide essential information and outline constraints to guide commissioning requirements and planning. Your responsibilities include assuring commissioning plans, reliability and performance testing, as well as ensuring all necessary evidence and documentation are in place.You’ll support and assure operational impact assessments and planning by engaging with key stakeholders, facilitating effective communication, enabling knowledge transfer, identifying resource needs, and considering water supply requirements. You’ll also help identify, manage, and escalate commissioning and handover risks, issues, and hazards.You’ll oversee key governance controls, including approvals for Asset Start-up and Water into Supply. You’ll provide feedback on commissioning performance data, highlight residual risks, and offer assurance during the handover process to support final acceptance.You’ll collaborate closely with our Capital Delivery Partners, Scottish Water Customer Service Delivery (CSD) Operations Teams, the Strategic Customer Service Planning Teams, and other key functions across Scottish Water. This teamwork will be essential in delivering outstanding results and ensuring alignment across all stages of the commissioning process.What you’ll needYou’ll need extensive experience and in-depth working knowledge of Control Systems, including SCADA, PLC, and HMI. You’ll also need the ability to work effectively across various disciplines associated with the commissioning of capital projects. As you’ll be dealing with specialist capital documentation and systems regularly, appropriate level of IT skills is essential.Strong problem-solving and analytical skills are a must to address commissioning challenges and identify improvement opportunities. You’ll need sound judgment and decision-making skills to support delivery and make risk-based decisions. Being able to appropriately challenge and escalate issues when required is also critical to ensuring project success.Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential, as is the ability to manage your workload effectively, prioritising tasks to meet deadlines. Building strong relationships and influencing stakeholders will be key to your success, along with the ability to engage and collaborate with diverse teams. A full UK driving license is also required.Although it is not essential, a good understanding of the water industry, including water and wastewater processes, is advantageous. Familiarity with the operation and maintenance requirements of infrastructure and non-infrastructure assets will also be beneficial. Knowledge of commissioning and handover processes within a Scottish Water environment, as well as an understanding of Capital Investment and Customer Service Delivery (CSD) practices will set you apart. Possessing Scottish Water DOMS and an EUSR National Water Hygiene Card is helpful, although training will be provided if needed.

Looking out for youWhile the work we do is important, we know it’s not the only thing that matters. That’s why we make sure you have everything you need to find a good work-life balance.You’ll get plenty of time to recharge with 38 days of holiday every year (including public holidays). And you can even buy five more if you need a little extra time. You can also take paid time off to volunteer in your community.When it comes to major life events we have family-friendly policies around adoption, maternity, and parental leave. And for the everyday? We embrace flexible working.For your future, there’s our pension (the ‘know-what-you’ll-get-when-you-retire’ kind), as well as life assurance.As for some nice extras? You can expect an annual company bonus. Not to mention access to SW Splash – handy rewards that can save you money on holidays, bills, and shopping.The not-so-small printThis role will be a Grade 7. If you’re new to Scottish Water, you’ll join us on a starting salary of £41,000. Performance-driven pay progression would then allow you to move through the range to a maximum of £51,970.If you’re interested in this role – or know someone else who might be – we’ll be accepting applications until midnight on 12th January 2025.Job offers at Scottish Water are conditional, and will be confirmed on completion of our pre-employment screening, e.g. referencing, criminal record checks, license checks, etc. Screening is conducted on our behalf by a third party, and must be completed before your start date. Don’t worry – we’ll only start these checks once you’ve accepted an offer.A few final things worth knowing…Research shows that some people avoid applying for jobs unless they can meet every single criteria. If you’re interested in this job, but don’t tick all the boxes, apply anyway! We hardly ever hire people who can do every part of a job from Day One. Everyone has a learning curve. So don’t rule yourself out!Let us know if there are any changes we can make to our recruitment process to help you perform at your best. Lots of our people have disabilities or neurodiverse conditions (including some of our recruiters!). We’re also aware that some people might be experiencing temporary challenges because of life events, like menopause. We’re very used to making adjustments, so please don’t be afraid to ask.As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland, it’s important that all our employees are Scottish taxpayers. If you join us, your home address will need to be in Scotland. If you don’t already live here, you’ll need to commit to moving here within your first three months.Finally (finally!), candidates who haven’t submitted an application in the last 12 months will have their records removed from our recruitment database. You won’t need to do anything. Your data will be automatically deleted.We’re here to help. Ask us anything at

Expected salary

£41000 per year

Location

Glasgow

Job date

Sun, 29 Dec 2024 05:10:14 GMT

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