Hydraulic Design Engineer – Wastewater

Atkins Ireland is a member of SNC-Lavalin, one of the world’s leading providers of engineering professional consulting and support services with offices across Ireland.

We have an opportunity for a Hydraulic Design Engineer, with 5+ years’ experience in the wastewater sector, to join the Infrastructure Division. As a Hydraulic Design Engineer, you will be working on diverse range of wastewater infrastructure projects for Irish Water and other clients. The successful candidate will join a dynamic and ambitious team with excellent career prospects and international opportunities.

Duties will include:

• Assistance with the design and delivery of wastewater schemes at various project stages from feasibility to detailed design. This includes hydraulic modelling (1D-2D) aspects of a project.
• Assistance in hydraulic modelling like model build (1D-2D), model verification, evaluation, feasibility, optioneering and outline design of solutions.
• Ensure thorough knowledge and understanding of project deliverables and contractual requirements.
• Report to and communicate with the Project Manager throughout project execution and take ownership of delegated task and duties.
• Support the Project Manager in the management and monitoring of project delivery within defined budget and programme requirements.
• Preparation of designs, technical specifications and contract documents.
• Report writing.

Key Skills:

• Experience in the design and delivery of wastewater schemes.
• Experience in Urban Drainage Modelling or Sewer / Storm network modelling / Design or Flood modelling.
• Experience of doing storm/sewer modelling using software Infoworks / Microdrainage.
• Knowledge of safety and health regulations with regard to the design process.
• Demonstrable ability to work as a member of a team reporting to senior staff.
• Ability to work within a team environment and under own initiative to achieve project goals.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Member of, or eligible to join, Engineers Ireland.
• An excellent written and verbal communicator in English.
• Attention to detail and ability to comply with Quality Assurance Management Systems is essential.
• Enthusiastic, hardworking and flexible.
• Chartered Engineer, desirable.

About Us:

At Atkins we put Sustainability at the heart of our business strategy. We possess a significant breadth of knowledge and depth of skills and experience for the ultimate benefit of our clients. We build long-term trusted partnerships to create a world where lives are enriched through the implementation of our ideas. Together with our clients, we’re always striving to find better ways to get things done. We are a certified CPD Accredited employer with Engineers Ireland and we were named Engineers Ireland CPD Employer of the year in 2021.