Our client in the Havant area is looking to recruit an Assistant Engineer for a reservoir project to support the Lead Engineer in managing the design assurance process for this significant infrastructure development. The role involves organizing meetings, preparing minutes, tracking design submissions and technical queries, and ensuring timely responses in line with contractual requirements. The Assistant Engineer will collate and streamline stakeholder feedback, engage with internal teams to secure input and agreement on designs, and assist in the development of improved systems and processes to enhance engineering assurance. This position is key to ensuring efficient project delivery and collaboration.

What will you be doing

Key Responsibilities• Take minutes and engage in the regular meetings with the Design Guardians to discuss the lookahead, open actions and ongoing issues• Track the response to Technical Queries and Design Submissions by the main works contractors and manage the liaison, input and expectations of all stakeholders• Coordinate general requests from and to contractors on engineering matters• Take minutes for the weekly meetings with PW Operations to discuss, answer and resolve outstanding queries and issues• Take minutes and engage in technical workshops between PW Operations, mains works contractors and the Design Guardian to ensure alignment and buy-in of proposed solutions• Attend regular meetings with the HTR Engineering Team

What do you need

Skills, Qualifications & Competencies• Strong communication and presentation skills• Effective stakeholder engagement skills• Good understand and appreciation of the “design process” and its commercial implications• Strong team player with good communication, interpersonal and presentation skills• The ability to manage and coordinate inputs from multiple parties• Ability to work to deadlines with a focus on results and quality• High competency in Excel/PowerPoint/Word/Teams• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering related field of study• Earthworks and or pipeline project experience• Experience of design and construction development in a BIM, common data environment

Hours:

38 hours per week

Benefits:

Non-contractual bonus related to company performance of up to 6% of basic salary
27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
A generous pension scheme in which company will contribute up to 15%
Enhanced Family Friendly Leave - Enhanced Company maternity, adoption, and paternity leave and pay
The life assurance scheme provides a death in service lump sum benefit of 4 times pensionable salary
Private Medical Insurance and Employee Assistance
Perks: Access discounts at thousands of retailers, plus the Electric Vehicle Scheme (eligible after one year of service), Cycle to Work Scheme, Health Cash Plan, and more