Drainage Engineer

Are you a Drainage Engineer looking for a new type of challenge? Do you have the skills to help keep a high-performing team motivated and effective? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you within our Developer Services team as an Engineer.

What you'll do 

Our Developer Services team is responsible for reviewing new development proposals and ensuring they will not affect the efficient operation of the public water supply and sewerage network. We are a busy team of professionals, and we pride ourselves on our reputation for delivering a professional, high-quality service to our customers.

In this role, you will form part of a small engineering team and site inspectors, covering the Wessex Water area. The team provides advice and guidance to property developers, assessing and commenting on the potential impact of any new sewerage infrastructure proposals submitted. They also procure and monitor agreements for proposed works relating to the adoption of sewerage infrastructure and proposals to divert public sewers and water mains.  

Day-to-day, the team works to tight timescales and budgetary limits while still maintaining effective working relationships with a wide range of customers and stakeholders. You will also assist the Development Engineer, who will lead all team activities. You will need to be motivated, customer-focused and fully efficient, no matter what challenges you may face.  You'll also need to assist with implementing business initiatives and improving processes across the department. 

What you'll need

To be successful, you'll need a positive attitude, the ability to demonstrate performance management, personal resilience, and excellent organisation and decision-making skills. Alongside your personal attributes, we'd hope you would have a formal civil engineering qualification, but construction or engineering experience is also acceptable. Your technical experience should include knowledge of water and wastewater services, including sustainable drainage systems and a sound understanding of the industry's regulatory environment, including the Adoption Code and Sewerage Sector Guidance.

What you'll receive

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from trained mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us. 

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350-acre former airfield into an award-winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors
• YTL Live – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space
• plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.