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Your new role, what's involved?
As a technician with our specialist drainage team you would work in a team environment alongside other WSP design Engineers, Hydraulic Modellers and Asset Planners in the delivery of highways, potable and wastewater infrastructure projects. Your responsibilities will involve ensuring accurate and efficient delivery of high profile projects for internal and external Clients that include Irish & UK Utilities, specifically assisting with AutoCAD drawings and associated design outputs. You will exercise independent engineering judgement and have the opportunity to provide innovative solutions to engineering problems. You will be a proactive and collaborative team member.
The role will enable you to develop and use your technical skills, applying your academic knowledge to help us continue driving forward in terms of both technical quality and service efficiency.
A typical week may include:
- Delivery of feasibility studies / options development assessments for potable water (infrastructure and / or non-infrastructure)
- Clean & wastewater Network Design
- Hydraulic Modelling (desirable though not essential)
- Work closely with Clients to ensure projects are delivered to their expectations in terms of quality, time and budget
- Undertaking own continuing professional development under guidance from Line Managers and other team members
- Operating in accordance with the corporate health and safety, environmental and quality standards
- Successful candidates will become part of a respected and ambitious company with excellent career prospects
We'd love to hear from you if you have:
- A relevant education and desire to progress towards qualification with an applicable Professional Institution
- A general understanding and desire to increase your knowledge of Asset Management and / or Design within the Water Industry
- A full UK or Irish Driving License is advantageous
- You will have good presentation, written and verbal communication skills in English.
- You will have the ability to work on your own initiative on technical matters and work well within a team environment
- Good IT skills are paramount (in particular MS Office), as well as the ability to pick up new software
- This role is likely to involve client facing activities, so professionalism and excellent communication skills are a must
What's in it for you?
- Work-life balance?
WSP recognises that work is only one part of your life and making time for other things is important – whether that’s for your families, friends, or yourself.
Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work from the comfort of your own home as well as collaborating in our contemporary offices across the UK.
- Inclusivity & Diversity?
We want our people to achieve rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.
Our employee resource groups VIBE (LGBTQ+ employees), CREED (Championing Racial Equality and Ethnic Diversity) and our Gender Balance Group, in tandem with WSP’s Neurodiverse Community Group, WSP Connect Group (visible and non-visible disabilities) help us promote the right environment for you to reach your full potential.
- Health & Wellbeing?
We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.
Med24 gives you and your family unrestricted telephone access to an NHS doctor where you can call day or night or have a face-to-face video consultation.
- Flex your time?
For improved work life balance, WSP offers the “WSP Hour” which enables you to take one hour per day to do as you wish and make up the time earlier or later that day. We also offer part time and flexible working arrangements plus the option to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.
- Your development?
We appreciate that development and training is important to you and that’s why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that’s chartership, training or mentoring.
Apply now and be the future of WSP!
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Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.
Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.
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Job Reference: WSP10558
