Overview

RPS is looking for a skilled and motivated Utility Engineer at either Principal or Senior level to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in delivering comprehensive utility consultancy services for development projects. This position requires a proactive approach to assessing utility requirements, managing relationships with service providers and ensuring the successful execution of utility strategies.

RPS is a leading provider of Utility Consultancy Services across various industry sectors in the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves on delivering innovative and practical engineering solutions that ensure cost-effective schemes for our clients. Our dedicated team of engineers is committed to providing the highest quality service, focusing on innovative designs that save time, money, and energy.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Conduct load assessments to determine utility service capacity requirements for gas, water, and electricity.


• Evaluate the need for disconnections and diversions due to new developments and road layouts.


• Collate existing utility company service record drawings and obtain 'as fitted' drawings of the site where applicable.


• Undertake below-ground utility location mapping to identify existing services and potential conflicts.


• Develop detailed load schedules and produce multi-utility services drawings that present a site-wide utilities strategy.


• Obtain firm quotations from relevant utility suppliers for proposed works and manage commercial negotiations with network operators.


• Review and analyse information to provide technical insights and considerations for project development.


• Collaborate with clients to understand their sustainability aspirations and incorporate these into the overall energy strategy.


• Identify opportunities to remove constraints from sites and propose alternative solutions as needed.


• Maintain exceptional relationships with utility operators and engage directly to facilitate project requirements.

Who We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related field.


• Proven experience in utility consultancy or a similar engineering role.


• Strong understanding of utility services, including gas, water, and electricity.


• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.


• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.


• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively liaise with clients and utility providers.


• Proficiency in relevant software and tools for utility mapping and design.

What’s in it for you?

We’re an accredited training provider – from entry level to master’s degree level professional qualifications in leadership & management and executive coaching & mentoring, we support learning and development for everyone.

A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you’ll be supported as far as you want to go.

We understand the need to work flexibly, with agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we’re happy to talk about flexible working. This is a workplace that works for you.

A career here is far from ordinary. Here you’re not a number, you’re part of the solution.

What happens next?

If this opportunity suits your career journey, we’d love to hear from you. All applications will be considered, and we will try our best to respond to you within three working days.

RPS, A Tetra Tech Company

Representing an exciting new chapter in our business, on 24 January 2023 RPS became a Tetra Tech company. With over 30,000 employees in more than 550 offices in more than 120 countries on seven continents, Tetra Tech is a leading, global provider of consulting and engineering services. As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to offer our people market-leading development and project opportunities, helping to solve some of the world’s most complex problems.

Recruitment Agencies

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Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• Business Consulting and Services