Consulting Mechanical Engineer

Fichtner Consulting Engineers Limited; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering consultancy is looking for an experienced Senior Engineer with a strong background in Mechanical Engineering. The ideal candidate will support industrial decarbonisation projects and must possess a detailed understanding of process equipment design and manufacturing. Responsibilities include preparing mechanical designs, adhering to process safety principles, and ensuring quality control in design practices. This opportunity offers significant career growth and training, alongside a competitive salary with a discretionary bonus.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus scheme up to 20%

Significant training and development

Electric vehicle car leasing scheme

Private medical & life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Social events

Milestone celebration scheme

Qualifications

• Good degree in Mechanical Engineering is essential.
• Experience in detailed design and manufacturing of process equipment.
• Ability to prepare and review mechanical designs for process plants.

Responsibilities

• Support industrial decarbonisation projects.
• Prepare and review mechanical designs for process equipment.
• Maintain a working knowledge of design standards for process components.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Detailed design

Manufacturing process equipment

Heat exchange systems

Process safety principles

Quality control systems

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer (preferably)

Job description

Overview

Fichtner is a global engineering consultancy established in 1922 with over 2000 employees across 170 countries. Within the UK and Ireland our engineers and consultants are involved in some of the most innovative energy projects across the UK providing design, intellectual, and engineering services to developers, investors, owners, and operators.

60 major thermal power plants, across the waste, biomass, and conventional power sectors,10 GWh of battery storage, 5 GW of solar, 7 GW of on-shore and off-shore wind, 5 GWh of pumped storage hydro projects, 20 carbon capture projects, aiming to capture and permanently sequestrate more than 5 million tonnes of CO2 per annum.

We have over 185 employees that we are proud to have represent us, operating from our offices in Manchester, Belfast, Dublin, and Glasgow and from sites spread across the UK and Ireland.

Senior Engineer – Responsibilities & Qualifications

We are now looking to recruit an experienced Senior Engineer who has a mechanical engineering degree coupled with experience in the detailed design and/or manufacturing of process equipment to support our ongoing support to industrial decarbonisation projects.

Key Qualifications

• a good degree in Mechanical Engineering;
• ideally a Chartered Engineer;
• good practical experience in the detailed design and/or manufacturing of process equipment, heat exchangers or piping system/pressure parts used in:
  • gas refining
  • industrial gas production and use
  • gaseous chemical production
  • CO2 capture and storage
  • process and mechanical systems in power stations
• detailed working knowledge of the applicable standards for the design of industrial process components, in particular at least one of the following areas:
  • packed columns
  • gas compressors
  • pumps, fans, blowers for large utility facilities such as power stations
  • heat exchangers
  • pressure safety systems of various mediums such as steam, hydrogen and CO2
• ability to prepare and review mechanical designs for process plants, i.e., heat & mass balances, basis of design documents, process calculations, material selection, functional descriptions, equipment data sheets, technical specifications and cause/effect charts;
• good understanding of the principles of process plant layout, with a working knowledge of pipework routing and arrangement;
• good understanding of process safety principles;
• working knowledge of quality control systems applicable to process plant design and manufacturing;
• good knowledge of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, material science and strength of materials and structure;
• have full right to work in the UK; and
• the ability and willingness to travel both in the UK and occasionally overseas.

Benefits

• Salary to be discussed on application with discretionary bonus scheme of up to 20% of salary
• Significant training, development, and career growth opportunities
• Company electric vehicle car leasing scheme
• Private medical & life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Team and company social events
• Milestone scheme celebrating years spent as part of the Fichtner team!