Our Water by Murray team places specialists in one of the UK’s truly pivotal and business-critical industries. We support water engineering recruitment across the entire sector and work with some of the best talent in the market who can help to deliver transformational schemes for utility providers wherever they are operating. Our consultants understand the complex regulatory requirements and the challenges that employers face in identifying talent. In our latest blog, we outline some of the ways that we can support organisations to find the best skills in the water industry.

Waste Water and Clean Water

As anyone working in the sector will know, there are a number of similarities and overlapping requirements between waste water staff and clean water engineers. However, the value that Water by Murray adds is in our nuanced understanding of how these roles vary, coupled with our knowledge of this complex market, which enable us to find the ideal fit for candidates and clients.

While both engineering roles use pumps, valves and vessels, we are fully aware that the way engineers operate in these positions is very different. Our understanding of these variances is where many of our clients saw value in AMP 7, and it’s where we can deliver further expertise as AMP 8 approaches. We are aligning shifting stakeholder expectations with the aims of our contractors and encouraging them to seek opportunities to reduce waste or adopt more environmentally friendly initiatives such as the use of renewable energy, for example. By working closely with both clients and engineers, we can ensure that we are planning for the future and factoring in an anticipated rise in population growth over the coming years.

Stormwater and diversions

Our clients’ number one priority is to get water to customers when they need it, so it is our focus to ensure we are deploying the right engineers who can make this happen. This is a rapidly changing environment. The rising impact of climate change and the knock-on effect it is having in amplifying storm intensity in the UK, and around the world, has put a greater focus on reducing sewage spillages and has increased workloads in areas including diversions, stormwater and rising mains ahead of AMP 8.

Many of the experts that we place are increasingly supporting clients with utility diversions, part of which involves calculating the most efficient options for current and upcoming developments that require significant strategic input. Others are working to challenge processes for redirecting water in an increasingly challenging and complex environment, where rapidly growing population numbers are having a significant impact. These professionals are experts in identifying connections and areas for improvement, along with weighing the viability of routing through farmland or denser population zones. We regularly hear from clients that our talent pools are more attractive than others on the market because they have proven track records in successful commissioning, which sets them apart from the rest.

Storage

Storage is an increasingly hot topic; more businesses are facing questions related to land acquisition, leak management, the number and availability of storage systems, and why they are not being used at capacity during flood periods. As rainfall levels rise in the colder months, and hosepipe bans become more prevalent in summer, utility providers and individual contractors are facing pressure to identify sustainable solutions that can be commissioned at pace.

And connecting to these storage and diversion issues, are rehabilitation and rising main schemes. Over the past year, our contractors have led projects where they have successfully rehabilitated pipework in time and on budget, while others have identified smart opportunities to force water upwards to plant facilities and dry land storage. As we get closer to AMP 8, we will continue to identify the ideal engineers to match with client schemes to create partnerships that yield prosperous results.

P Scheme and UV project

Phosphorus (P) removal schemes have become increasingly more important as the UK contends with a growing population, a highly regulated industry along with budget and space constraints. Our work with major firms like Wessex Water and Anglian Water has delivered on both infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects.

Professionals including chemical engineers, samplers, chemists, testers, and more all play a key role in delivering schemes that quite literally keep the UK running and our water safe. Our contractors value and appreciate the support we provide and are the key cogs that can deliver these schemes on time and in budget. Our process chemical engineers, who are working on P removal projects, can explore smart ways to identify areas for optimisation, while our civil, mechanical, electrical, and process engineers working on UV projects are experts at identifying efficient, cost-effective solutions to better assess whether the right amount of UV is being used.

By operating within these projects, our contractors not only contribute to the new era of responsible water management but also to the bigger picture. They play a key role in ascertaining how water should be managed, disposed or even sold as a bi-product. For our industry clients, our contractors have demonstrated the capability to create new innovative solutions to combat environmental challenges, and restriction of facilities through to commission.

Water engineering recruitment

Our team of expert consultants understands the differences between engineering roles and the nuanced and often complex legislation that they operate with. We also place a focus on engaging engineers who are pro-technological transformation and are eager to identify innovative solutions that can save client’s money, and provide an ecologically beneficial solution. If you’re looking for your next role in the water industry, or if your business is looking for market-leading skills to support the delivery of new utility schemes ahead of AMP 8, then speak to our specialised team. 

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