Mechanical Design Engineer – Water & Wastewater Packages

Bridges - Trusted Intelligent Engineering Partner; Maidstone; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cash plan with Healthshield

Life Assurance Scheme

Standard Life Pension - 5.5% company

Employee Discount Scheme

Bike to Work scheme

Training and development opportunities

Employee referral scheme - £1,000

Employee recognition schemes

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay

Job summary

Bridges is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to join our Chemical and Process Design Team in the water and wastewater sector. You’ll design package plant water and wastewater treatment systems, oversee projects from concept to construction, and coordinate across disciplines with a focus on sustainable infrastructure.

You’ll work in a hybrid model with 3 days in the office and 2 days at home, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team of 40+ engineers across Bath or Maidstone offices.

Qualifications

• Experience in mechanical design role.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in mechanical systems design, site general arrangement design (2D/3D), design project coordination, chemical dosing, water quality monitoring.
• Autodesk 3D CAD packages.
• Microsoft Office.
• Water industry design experience.
• Ability to work from the allocated office for a minimum of 3 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Mechanical design and specification of package plant water and wastewater treatment systems, pumping stations, and associated infrastructure.
• Oversee design project delivery from concept through to detailed design and construction support.
• Develop detailed specifications for survey requirements, equipment, systems, and interfaces between disciplines, ensuring they meet client requirements and industry standards.
• Produce mechanical designs using project specifications, standard requirements, outline scopes of work, and/or site investigations.
• Innovate, challenge, and consider continuous improvement across projects and designs.
• Support the addressing of challenges encountered across our teams, bringing your unique experience to assist in defining solutions.
• Assisting less technical team members with the specification of technical plant and machinery.
• Liaison with project managers and commercial teams.
• Attending site, both during and after projects.
• Producing and carrying out technical presentations during client visits and meetings.

Skills

Mechanical design experience

Autodesk 3D CAD

Microsoft Office

Site GA design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

HNC or HND in engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Autodesk CAD software

Job description

Bridges is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to join our Chemical and Process Design Team in the water and wastewater sector. You’ll design package plant water and wastewater treatment systems, oversee projects from concept to construction, and coordinate across disciplines with a focus on sustainable infrastructure.

You’ll work in a hybrid model with 3 days in the office and 2 days at home, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team of 40+ engineers across Bath or Maidstone offices.