Design Engineer

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Design Engineer, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

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Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Other

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Posted:

13.04.2025

Expiry Date:

28.05.2025

Job Description:

Lanes Group is a leading nationwide utility services provider with over 3,500 dedicated employees. Our diverse subsidiaries drive our success across various sectors, contributing to a remarkable turnover of over £500 million. We are committed to excellence and innovation, ensuring we provide industry-leading services to our clients and stakeholders. Join us to be part of a dynamic and growing team that values diversity and fosters professional growth.

Who are we? And Why should you work for us?

Sapphire Utility Solutions are a leading provider of award-winning services to the clean water, wastewater, gas, digital networks, and highways sector. Established in 2013, we have quickly gone from strength to strength and continue to grow.

As now part of the Lanes Group, we firmly believe in looking after our people and our customers. It's a big part of who we are.

About the Role:

Due to rapid expansion and being awarded new contracts, we are looking to recruit an Experienced Senior Design Clean Water Engineer. The successful applicant should be technically proficient, able to work on their own initiative, possess a high level of independence, and have excellent communication skills. They will undertake a design role on projects, managing and producing design output and providing written reports to clients and senior management, with the focus being on clean water.

Location: Yorkshire (Regional office in Sheffield)

Hours of Work: Monday – Friday (40 Hours per week)

Responsibilities – but not limited to:

• Undertake detailed design work on clean water infrastructure projects for water company clients.
• Allocating and managing CAD output from technicians.
• To be aware of work requirements and take personal responsibility in delivering this to agreed time, cost, and quality requirements.
• Assisting the Project Managers to ensure the delivery of projects on time and to budget.
• Represent the company at meetings with clients, contractors, and fellow professionals.
• Undertaking site visits to gather information and data.
• Liaison with statutory service providers.
• Documentation and drawing reviews.
• Liaison with clients, design teams, and contractors.

Knowledge, experience, and qualifications desirable:

• Minimum 3 years relevant experience - Design in Clean Water Infrastructure Projects.
• Knowledge and experience of wastewater and clean water infrastructure design including attenuation design and flow balancing.
• Good appreciation of design delivery, health, safety, and environmental processes. Ability to undertake multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience in attenuation design and flow balancing.
• Good numerical, analytical, and IT skills.
• The ability to communicate in a fluent and positive manner with other team members and to produce reports in clear English.
• Experience with AutoCAD.
• Educated to Degree level or equivalent.
• Full UK driving licence.

By embedding our company's core values and purpose into each role, we ensure that every employee, regardless of their role or level, understands how their individual development and contributions align with our purpose of ‘improving today for a better tomorrow’.

Each role and value has an alignment to set proficiency levels and expectations. This role holder is expected to be:

• Leading: Sets strategic direction for the Reward function, guiding teams, influencing stakeholders, and driving change.
• Agile: Able to quickly adapt to changing business needs, market conditions, and employee expectations.
• Nurturing: Creates an environment that encourages growth, development, and wellbeing for employees.
• Engaging: Contributes to creating a positive, supportive, and engaging workplace culture.
• Safe & Secure: Creates an environment where employees feel protected and valued.

Your Contribution to the company:

• Strive to be always positive and constructive.
• Adhere to all company policies.
• Straight talking about the facts of the situation – open discussions are the best way to find solutions.
• Help others through communicating clearly.
• Deliver on commitments.
• Ensure that any ideas that may enhance the productivity or systems of the company are brought to the attention of Senior Management or your colleagues.
• Deliver our Company Values understanding that by working together in unity we are ‘Stronger Together’.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

At Lanes Group, we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered. We believe that our differences make us stronger and are committed to providing equal opportunities for all employees. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups. Join us in our commitment to creating a more inclusive and diverse world.

This position is open to Internal applicants. Any internal candidates currently employed within a division of the Lanes Group must complete an Internal Application form and submit it to recruitment.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from under-represented members of the community.