Mechanical Engineer

Medirest Signature; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure firm in Peterborough is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to lead the design and analysis of mechanical options. You will work on innovative projects in the water infrastructure sector, collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams to ensure safe and sustainable solutions. The ideal candidate holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and has extensive experience in mechanical design. This role offers opportunities for professional growth and contribution to impactful projects.

Qualifications

• Extensive practical mechanical design experience in a similar environment.
• Proven track record of designing hydraulic and mechanical systems and products.
• Possess a good understanding of modular build and construction processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation and analysis of mechanical options for client review.
• Design calculations for mechanical and hydraulic systems.
• Liaise with supply chain to assess latest technologies.

Skills

Mechanical design experience

Collaboration and teamwork

Understanding of modular build processes

Courage to innovate

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

As a Mechanical Engineer within one of our four business units, you will bolster our mechanical engineering capabilities in our alliance team and provide fresh ideas and perspective on our ways of working.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead the preparation and analysis of key mechanical options, for review and agreement with the client and key project stakeholders ensuring risks and gaps are mitigated whilst always upholding the Project Basis of Design

• Design calculations facilitating the sizing of mechanical, hydraulic, power generating and building services equipment

• Liaise with the supply chain to ensure the latest technologies are assessed and understood as part of the optioneering process

• Collaborate with the design team to develop 3D models and solutions

• Oversee the outputs for a number of processes including P&IDs and Data sheets. HAZID and HAZOP studies and mechanical input into commissioning plans, including proposed performance tests

• Support the team in the drive towards excellence in Health & Safety, demonstrating applied knowledge and skills to produce safe designs to discharge your obligation according to CDM Regulations and standards

• Identify and promote opportunities to meet the project digital, sustainability, innovation and people objectives

About You

You will ideally have:

• A degree in Mechanical Engineering

• Extensive practical mechanical design experience in a similar environment

• Proven track record of designing hydraulic and mechanical systems and products

• Possess a good understanding of modular build and construction processes and procedures

• Collaboration and team work

• Courage to try new things and work differently to safely deliver

Depending on your skills, experience, and interests, you could be aligned to one of our four business units:

Place Based Thinking

The Place Based Thinking team delivers some of the largest and most complex projects across the @one Alliance. Made up of six Senior Project Manager teams, we oversee 19 catchments, covering key sites such as Whitlingham, Flag Fen, Great Billing, Cotton Valley, Bedford, Colchester, and Ipswich Cliff Quays. These projects involve managing all parts of the network from rising and gravity mains, pumping stations, high spilling overflows, and water recycling centres.

Water

The Water Business Unit provides strategic support across the clean water network, covering both system performance and infrastructure planning. We assess the future hydraulic state of the network in response to population growth and increased demand, support the design and delivery of capital and infrastructure schemes to ensure hydraulic resilience, and work with optimisation teams to enhance overall network efficiency.

Water Recycling (East and West)

Our Water Recycling Business Unit, split into East and West regions, is responsible for the collection, conveyance, and treatment of wastewater across an extensive network. We operate over 76,000 km of sewerage infrastructure and 1,163 treatment centres, ensuring safe and sustainable discharge to the environment while driving innovation and environmental performance.

Why Join Us?

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with one of the UK’s most successful capital delivery alliances. You’ll have the chance to contribute to cutting‑edge projects that shape the future of water infrastructure, working alongside a team of experts across various disciplines. We offer a culture that values innovation, continuous learning, and professional growth, with a focus on delivering sustainable solutions that make a positive environmental impact.

If you believe you have the skill set required, are keen to join a business with genuine opportunities for career progression, then we’d love to hear from you.

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