Lead Mechanical Engineer

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

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in the UK is looking for an experienced Lead Engineer with a degree in Mechanical Engineering to support industrial decarbonisation projects. Candidates should have hands-on experience in designing and manufacturing process equipment, particularly heat exchangers and piping systems. This role offers competitive salary negotiation, extensive training opportunities, and a discretionary bonus scheme of up to 20%, along with various employee benefits including a car leasing scheme and private medical assurance.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus scheme

Training and development opportunities

Car leasing scheme

Private medical and life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Social events

Milestone scheme

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer preferred.
• Experience with gas refining and industrial gas production.
• Knowledge of applicable standards for process components.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review mechanical designs for process plants.
• Participate in industrial decarbonisation projects.
• Ensure compliance with process safety principles.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Process Equipment Design

Heat Exchangers

Hydrogen Systems

Quality Control Systems

Fluid Mechanics

Thermodynamics

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Fichtner is a global engineering consultancy established in 1922 with over 2000 employees over 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. Projects in development, construction, or operation in the UK and Ireland, include more than:

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.

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

We are looking for:

• 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.

We offer in return:

• Salary to be discussed on application with discretionary bonus scheme of up to 20% of salary
• Significant training, development, and career growth opportunities
• Company electrical 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!