Lead Mechanical Engineer

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

Job summary

A global engineering consultancy is looking for an experienced Lead Engineer with a mechanical engineering degree and significant experience in designing and manufacturing process equipment. The role involves contributing to industrial decarbonisation projects and requires knowledge of relevant design standards. Benefits include prospects for career growth, a discretionary bonus scheme, and a company car leasing scheme.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus scheme up to 20%

Significant training and development opportunities

Company electric vehicle car leasing scheme

Private medical & life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Team and company social events

Milestone scheme for years spent in the team

Qualifications

• Significant experience in detailed design and/or manufacturing of process equipment.
• Ability to prepare and review mechanical designs for process plants.
• Understanding of quality control systems applicable to process plant design.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering degree

Detailed design of process equipment

Understanding of thermodynamics

Knowledge of heat exchangers

Practical experience in gas refining

Education

Good degree in Mechanical Engineering

Chartered Engineer (ideally)

Job description

Fichtner is a global engineering consultancy established in 1922 with over 2000 employees in 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 sequester more than 5 million tonnes of CO₂ per annum.

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

We are now 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.

Requirements

• 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
• 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 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