Expression of Interest - Mechanical Engineer - Water Sector

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Southampton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading engineering consulting firm as a Mechanical Engineer focused on sustainable solutions in the Water sector. With offices in Southampton and other locations, you’ll leverage your skills in mechanical design while mentoring junior engineers and contributing to impactful projects. This role offers growth opportunities within a collaborative team culture and a variety of benefits, including flexible working arrangements and professional development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension plan

Free private medical insurance

Discounted gym membership

Flexible working arrangements

Industry leading training and development

Qualifications

• Experienced in mechanical design with a focus on sustainable solutions.
• Ability to produce technical outputs and collaborate across disciplines.
• Strong communication to deliver presentations and engage in technical workshops.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with project managers and stakeholders to achieve project outcomes.
• Provide mentoring to junior team members.
• Collaborate in producing mechanical design outputs.

Skills

Mechanical Design

Communication Skills

Technical Presentations

Education

Chartered or Incorporated Engineer (IMechE)

Job description

Are you a Mechanical Engineer with a passion for creating sustainable solutions ?

Join Stantec and help us tackle the urgent climate, environmental, and efficiency challenges facing our communities!

This is an expression of interest to join Stantec at the start of AMP 8. We are seeking a Mechanical Engineer with an interest in joining our Water Business in the South of England. With opportunities at our offices in Brighton, Ashford, Kings Hill or Southampton, you will grow our reputation within the local communities by providing mechanical design services for a range of projects.

We are excited by our growth prospects, and this is a good opportunity to join an experienced team who will provide you with plenty of support and opportunities for career progression.

You will hold responsibility for working and liaising with project managers, technical leaders, design engineers, clients, supply chain partners, contractors, planners and other stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes for the projects and community. You will help mentor and guide less experienced members within the team.

Stantec provide a number of opportunities to learn and develop from colleagues across the whole UK and Ireland business. As an experienced Mechanical Engineer you will help develop the team by acting as a mentor or guide to less experienced members within the team.

We can offer you many benefits including a competitive benefits package, a strong culture of learning and development, and a great environment to work in. As we look to further diversify and grow our wider Stantec UK and Ireland business you will potentially be presented with future opportunities across our diversified business lines to further your career.

About You

• The successful candidate will be a Mechanical Engineer who is ideally Chartered or Incorporated with the IMechE with experience in mechanical design.

• You will be experienced in producing technical outputs such as technical specifications, sizing and designing pumping systems and aeration systems, schedules, reports and familiar with collaborative planning reviews and designs of solutions.

• You will be able to provide engineering input design outputs in collaboration with other disciplines, such as General Arrangement Drawings, 3D models and Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams.

• To be successful in this role, you will have strong communication skills and able to deliver technical presentations to clients and other design engineers as well as inputting into collaborative design discussions including technical workshops, safety reviews including HAZOPs and ALMs.

• While experience in the Water sector is an advantage, we would also be interested in speaking with candidates who have experience within the energy, infrastructure & environmental sectors in a mechanical engineering capacity.

• Most importantly, you will embody and support our values of client focus, designing with community in mind, collaboration and service excellence.

Why Join us?

• Our People Culture: We're a close knit team and very proud of our friendly and collaborative environment

• Awards: Stantec were awarded the International Consulting Firm of the Year and Best place to work - Large Consulting Firms at the 2024 NCE awards as well as being consistently recognised in the top 10 Corporate Knights most sustainable companies in the world.

• Great Benefits: Competitive salary, pension plan, holidays, free private medical insurance, discounted gym membership and lots more.

• Flexible working arrangements

• Great Projects in all of our sectors across the UK&I

• Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions

To hear what some of our employees say about life at Stantec, please click on MyStantec Stories

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About Stantec

The Stantec community unites more than 31,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.

Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.

Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent is a crucial key to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply.

At Stantec we want you to perform your best at every stage of the recruitment process and are committed to ensuring it is accessible to all. If you need any support or require adjustments to be made then please contact careers.UK&[e-mail] we will talk to you about how we can support you.

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