Lead Mechanical Engineer

COSTAIN GROUP; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Mechanical Design Lead to oversee the quality management of engineering projects. The role involves collaborating with engineers for design workflows and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Essential qualifications include a degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field, and professional engineering status. The position offers remote work with occasional on-site meetings.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality for mechanical design and develop procedures.
• Collaborate with engineers to manage quality through design workflows.
• Drive excellence in health and safety for mechanical engineering.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Quality Management

Emotional Intelligence

Digital Innovation

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline

Chartered or Incorporated Engineer

Job description

Overview

The Anglian Water Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA) project currently involves the planning, design and construction of circa 320km of new strategic, large diameter, clean water interconnector pipelines and associated infrastructure across Anglian Water's region. The SPA Alliance is also taking on responsibility for the future interconnector pipelines, a further 260km of strategic interconnector pipelines and associated infrastructure.

This role can be carried out remotely, with occasional visits to WWH for meetings, etc.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality for mechanical design, by developing procedures, standards and guidance, to achieve a right first-time philosophy.
• Collaborate with other discipline engineers and manage quality through the design workflow review to achieve time, cost and quality standards.
• Construction Design & Management (CDM) Regulations – drive excellence in health, safety and welfare for mechanical engineering, including supporting all engineers to achieving sufficient skills to produce safe designs and discharge their obligations according to the CDM Regulations.
• Provide technical leadership to the Senior Mechanical Engineers, regarding the use of standards and products, quality, training, competence and consistency. Task management to be undertaken by the Senior Engineering Leads.
• Lead mechanical engineering meetings to promote discipline engagement, deliver initiatives, share internal and external learnings and knowledge, develop and deliver training, and champion professional excellence.
• Ensure completion of a full Induction to H&S in accordance with Company policies, procedures, standards &/or guidance.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Experience of water-sector assets and projects.
• Leadership: Integrity - Demonstrates excellence for business ethics, respect to others, enhancing our reputation, and integrity.
• Communication & Collaboration - Challenges and addresses poor collaboration and promotes effective communication to all stakeholders.
• Emotional Intelligence - Demonstrates excellence in understanding the needs and views of others and promotes and supports others to manage diversity and inclusion.
• Development & Learning - Leads by example and shares learning with others. Can provide examples of coaching and mentoring others and delivering training to the team.
• Quality - Champions consistent quality and standardisation. Develops quality procedures and delivers improvements.
• Technical: Design Production - Provides engineering leadership and develops staff.
• Design Output - Provides leadership for the development of engineering deliverables, including achieving consistency and implementing improvements.
• Digital & Innovation - Provides leadership for challenging convention and the creation and implementation of innovative techniques.

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree, HNC, HND or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
• Fellow, Chartered (Professional) or Incorporated Engineer

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