Mechanical Design Engineer

Gearing Recruitment Solutions Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading contractor in the water industry is looking for Mechanical Design Engineers at all levels. The role involves supporting the design function for major projects, ensuring high-quality solutions, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Ideal candidates will have mechanical engineering qualifications and experience in the water sector or similar environments.

Benefits

Guaranteed work on major projects

Career progression & development

Supportive team environment

Innovative design challenges

Qualifications

• Design and engineering experience in the water industry or similar heavy industrial sector.
• Awareness of contractual and commercial knowledge.
• Progress towards Chartered Engineer status (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed and outline designs for mechanical works.
• Provide technical input to the engineering team.
• Ensure design meets scope, budget, and timeline.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Attend design review meetings to track progress.

Skills

Mechanical design experience

Collaboration skills

Technical communication

Education

HNC/HND/Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Mechanical Design Engineer – Water Industry

All Levels – Mechanical Engineer, Senior Engineer, Principal Engineer

A leading tier–1 contractor delivering major projects in the water industry is seeking experienced Mechanical Design Engineers. In this role, you will support the mechanical design function across their Southern Water framework and help to deliver high–quality engineering solutions.

If you have design and engineering experience within water or a similar heavy industrial engineering sector, then get in touch to find out more!

Why Apply?

• Guaranteed work on major projects
• Career progression & development
• Supportive team environment
• Innovative design challenges

Duties for EICA / Mechanical Design Engineer

• Develop detailed and outline designs, as well as specifications for mechanical works.
• Provide technical input on a daily basis to contribute to the team of engineers and technicians.
• Ensure that the design output meets the agreed scope of work, as well as the budgets and timescales.
• Collaborate closely with colleagues from other disciplines to meet project requirements and add value to the client.
• Attend design review meetings to monitor progress.

Qualifications/Experience for Mechanical Design Engineer

• HNC/HND/Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Experience working within water or similar process–driven environment
• Contractual and commercial knowledge
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Chartered Engineer or working towards this (desirable)

GRS (Gearing Recruitment Solutions) operates across the following sectors, frameworks and industries:– water treatment, clean water, wastewater, waste water, wwtw, wtw, thames water, anglian water, cambridge water, essex water, ses water, southern water, southeast water, amp 6, amp 7, scottish water, sutton and east surrey water, wessex water, south west water, severn trent water, welsh water, united utilities, yorkshire water, STW, sludge, treatment works, chemical dosing, sewage, pumping station, booster station, paper mill, brewery, food processing, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, process engineering