Senior Design Engineer

Company: Severn Trent Water
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Location: West Midlands
Job Description:

We are looking for a Senior Design Engineer to join our team and be responsible for providing the design of technical solutions specifically for Severn Trent Water mains renewal programme, such as technical inputs to projects from feasibility, through to detailed design, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover.

Key Accountabilities:

  • Agree design assessment and design completion milestones with the Mains Renewal Programme Team.
  • Support the Programme Team to define the appropriate approach to each mains renewal programme, ensuring the most cost effective and appropriate methods are used.
  • High level appraisal and feasibility of conceptual designs to create innovative and efficient TOTEX solutions which resolve the business problem (liaising with appropriate internal and external experts, ensuring design standards and assurance processes are followed).
  • Undertake early pro‑active risk management and ensuring risk registers are owned and maintained throughout the design feasibility and design process.
  • Undertake the role of Principle Designer (discharge duties as a client in accordance with CDM regulations).
  • Ensure Health and Safety considerations are built into the lifecycle of the mains renewal design.

What you’ll bring to the role

For this role the right candidate will have experience in a similar role providing designs and specifications for Construction. Experience of working to standards, codes and practices; coaching skills and building capability within the Design team; as travel is required, you’ll also have to hold a full U.K. driving licence.

What’s in it for you

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent. We’ll reward you for it, too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award‑winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.

  • 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/sell up to 5 days per year)
  • Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 per annum based on company performance)
  • Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
  • Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
  • Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
  • Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
  • Family friendly policies

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Posted: June 7th, 2026