Mechanical Engineer – Defence Projects

Arcadis; Leeds; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in sustainable design and engineering is seeking a Mechanical Engineer for Defence Projects in Leeds. This role entails managing technical project aspects, collaborating across designs, and presenting solutions to clients. Ideal candidates will possess relevant experience in consultancy and eligibility for security clearance.

Qualifications

• Previous relevant experience in a consultancy environment.
• Experience working on Nuclear or Defence projects preferable.
• Eligibility for SC security clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Manage technical aspects of projects, ensuring client expectations are met.
• Collaborate with design disciplines for coherent project integration.
• Lead reviews of project deliverables on behalf of the mechanical engineering discipline.

Skills

Teamwork

Technical Solution Presentation

Project Management

Mechanical Building Services Expertise

Education

BSc/BEng or MSc/MEng in Mechanical Engineering

Chartered Engineer (CEng)

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Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role Description

Due to significant growth in the Arcadis Defence sector, we are recruiting for positions working alongside our client organisation and in client-side roles, to deliver a wide range of high-profile projects.

While specific clearances are not required on application, due to the nature of these projects eligibility for SC security clearance is essential.

Role Accountabilities

In this role, you’ll be responsible for managing technical aspects of projects or components of larger projects, meeting financial, quality and timeframe objectives and meeting or exceeding client expectations.

You will work collaboratively with other design disciplines to ensure the integration of the overall design or solution and you’ll participate in the development of technical proposals. You will also present technical solutions to clients.

As a Mechanical Engineer, you will lead reviews of project deliverables on behalf on the mechanical engineering discipline and you’ll be expected to manage project teams, ensuring work is allocated appropriately, resources are fully utilised and that any issues are resolved.

Qualifications & Experience

First and foremost, you share our passion for improving the quality of life. You pride yourself for the part you play in transforming the world around you and understand the importance of teamwork. You come to us with:

• A BSc/BEng or MSc/MEng in Mechanical Engineering or similar
• Chartered Engineer (CEng)
• Previous relevant experience in a consultancy environment
• Previous experience working on Nuclear or Defence projects preferable
• Capability to provide mechanical building services expertise
• Existing SC clearance or the eligibility to achieve SC security clearance is essential
  
  

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

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