Lead Engineer - Energy Projects

Fichtner Consulting Engineers Ltd; Stockport; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20% annual bonus

EV car leasing

Private medical

Life assurance

Cycle to work

Team events

Job summary

Fichtner Consulting Engineers Ltd, based in Stockport, seeks a Lead Engineering Consultant with extensive project management experience across thermal, renewable, waste, or data centre power projects. The role requires consultancy process expertise, strong client liaison, and UK engineering standard knowledge.

The position is permanent, based from the Stockport office, with 2–3 days per week in our south Manchester office and UK/Ireland travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Professional engineer with a degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Extensive project management experience across thermal, renewables, waste treatment or data centre power.
• Experience with consultancy processes, reports, contracts, P&ID's and client liaison.

Skills

Professional engineer

Project management

Consultancy processes

P&ID coordination

FEED experience

Contracts and commissioning

UK engineering standards

Health & safety

Strong communication

Right to work in UK

Manchester presence

Education

Degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Fichtner Consulting Engineers Ltd is a leading technical consultancy with a reputation built on over 35 years of successful projects in the UK and Ireland. Our purpose is to facilitate the investment and delivery of energy infrastructure projects that positively influence the energy transition. Our success comes from the unique combination of skills and experience that continuously evolves. Our Engineers and Consultants support some of the most innovative energy projects across the UK and Ireland; providing design, intellectual, and engineering services to developers, investors, and owner-operators.

We have over 180 employees that we are proud to have represent us, operating from our offices in Belfast, Dublin, south Manchester and Glasgow. As the business grows from strength to strength, we are now looking to further extend our team by recruiting a Lead Engineering Consultant, qualified to degree level, with extensive consultancy/project management skill ideally gained across thermal, renewables, waste treatment or data centre power projects.

This permanent role will be based from our Stockport office.

We Seek

• a professional engineer with a good degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering (or close equivalent field);
• significant project management experience of any combination of thermal power plant, waste treatment, renewable power or data centre power projects;
• practical experience of consultancy processes; production of professional reports, contractual standards and negotiation, P&ID's, engineering software/models, client liaison.
• technical experience of FEED, contracts, construction phase, commissioning and takeover;
• thorough understanding of all relevant UK engineering standards;
• familiarity with health and safety and process safety principles;
• strong analytical and communication skills;
• full right to work in the UK with no visa restrictions;
• the ability and willingness to work from our south Manchester office 2 to 3 days a week.
• Travel will be mainly UK and Ireland with occasional short trips to mainland Europe.

What You Can Expect From Us

• A competitive salary with leading bonus scheme of 20% of salary
• Significant training, development, and career growth opportunities
• EV 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