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YB WEB DESK. Dated: 1/16/2021 11:27:33 AM

Water engineers

Water engineers supply, manage and maintain clean water and sewerage/ waste water services and prevent flood damage. It's important to have a knowledge of and genuine interest in the water industry and environmental issues. What does a water engineer do? Typical employers | Qualifications and training | Key skills Water engineers work on projects such as flood defence schemes and sewer improvement programmes at all stages, from conception and planning to completion and handover. Typical responsibilities include: producing designs, both initial outlines and full plans, of sewerage, water treatment and flood defence structures such as pump systems and pipe networks managing and maintaining water and sewerage infrastructure operations presenting project details and technical information to colleagues and clients writing reports managing project budgets keeping up to date with changes in regulatory legislation and guidelines writing and advertising tender documents and managing contracts liaising with clients, contractors, government agencies, local authorities and suppliers monitoring flood levels supervising staff and site workers using a variety of specialist computer applications/simulation software ensuring that projects keep to budgets and timescales maintaining an awareness of current environmental issues.