Senior Solutions Engineer and Solutions Engineer

Job Type Permanent / Full Time
Area Derby
Sector Manufacturing and Engineering, Multi Skilled Engineering
Closing Date 9th January 2025
Job ref 1567764

Job Description

FJA are recruiting on behalf of a leading service provider in the utilities industry for an experienced Solutions Engineer to strengthen their solution department team.
 
Location: Derby
 
Benefits

  • A competitive salary
  • Hybrid Working (Jobs needs dependent)
  • Car/car allowance (Jobs needs dependent)
  • 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)
  • Contribution Pension scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • And many more benefits including – cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, Kids Pass etc

Solutions Engineer role:

  • As a Senior Solutions Engineer, you will lead technical teams in developing innovative and sustainable water and wastewater solutions, ensuring compliance with industry standards and client requirements.:

Solutions Engineer responsibilities:

  • Deliver high-quality, timely technical and commercial proposals that meet client needs and adhere to quality assurance and governance standards for both competitive tenders and direct awards.
  • Collaborate with clients to understand their specific project needs.
  • Develop, communicate, and gain approval for project strategies.
  • Define project scope and coordinate solutions with multidisciplinary teams.
  • Manage Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) contracts under NEC4.
  • Identify, source, control, and disseminate project information to enable teams to develop and price solutions.
  • Coordinate proposed solutions with specialist teams (Planning, Enabling, Construction, and Commissioning), ensuring compliance with health, safety, sustainability, quality, and environmental standards.
  • Support the development of project programs for future Design and Build (D&B) contracts.
  • Manage company risk associated with each tender and ECI.
  • Manage external stakeholders involved in projects.

Solutions Engineer requirements:

  • Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, Environmental, or Process) or equivalent qualification; or Project Management qualification (essential).
  • Experience in tendering, designing, and/or delivering water treatment, wastewater treatment, or bioresource projects, with the ability to influence design, constructability, material selection, and optioneering (essential).
  • Experience with water industry processes, equipment, and services (essential).
  • Experience with projects managed under NEC4 or other UK water industry contract conditions (essential).
  • Excellent computer skills, proficient in Microsoft Office (essential).
  • Willingness and ability to travel frequently (essential).
  • Membership of a relevant professional institution (desirable).
  • Experience in tendering or managing medium to large water industry projects (capital value >£10M), project batches, or design-only projects(desirable).
  • Experience with project management software (MS Project or Primavera P6) (desirable).
  • NEC4 training (desirable).
  • Full UK driving license (desirable).

If you are looking for a fantastic Solutions Engineer opportunity and want to work for a leading national contractor with opportunities to progress, then click on the ‘apply now’ button. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive we are not always able to reply to all applications. If you haven’t heard back from us within 2 weeks, then please accept that your application has been unsuccessful for the role we currently have advertised. Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person’s gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job. Finlay Jude Associates Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers