Mechanical Engineer (Inspector)

Yorkshire Water; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent water utility provider in the UK is looking for a Mechanical Engineer (Inspector) to ensure mechanical installations meet design specifications. This permanent role requires significant engineering experience and a valid UK driving license. The successful candidate will conduct site inspections, provide technical support, and collaborate across teams. A competitive salary of £48,250 - £60,313 is offered, along with various company benefits like a company car, bonuses, and a generous pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company car benefit

Annual incentive related bonus

Attractive pension scheme

Life assurance cover

25 days annual leave

Health cash plan scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in the construction and installation of assets in regulated environments.
• Familiarity with CDM Regulations and Control of Work policies.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical inspection services for assets.
• Produce Outstanding Work Lists for Site Activities.
• Verify Human Factor Engineering requirements.
• Feedback into design teams for improvements.

Skills

Technical qualification or equivalent experience

Previous engineering experience

Excellent communication skills

Ability to influence across teams

Driving licence

Job description

Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:

Benefits

• We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience, (4a), £48,250 - £60,313
• A company car benefit
• Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum Bonus Opportunity for the Performance Year)
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays - plus an extra wellness day!
• A great benefits package - choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.
• Retail savings scheme
• Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!

Location: Buttershaw, Bradford, hybrid working - 2 days a week in office. As part of the role, you will be required to travel to different Yorkshire Water locations, therefore a full valid UK driving licence is essential for the role with no more than 6 points.

Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday

We have an exciting opportunity for a Mechanical Engineer (Inspector) to join the Asset Management Team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?

What we do

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it's so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire's water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region's health, wellbeing, and prosperity.

New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. The Capital Delivery team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Engineer Commissioning who will be accountable to the Construction Assurance Manager and will be working across Asset Management – Programme Delivery.

This role is for the Capital Programme for Yorkshire Water and the successful candidate will carry out roving Mechanical Engineering Site Inspections. The role will also be responsible for ensuring that Mechanical Installations are in line with the schemes accepted design, the contract, Yorkshire Water’s Engineering Specification and relevant legislation. The role will be responsible for technical engineering support and feedback to ensure lessons learnt are fed back into the Engineering Design Team and Project Management teams

Where you fit in

As a Mechanical Engineer (Inspector), you will:

• Provide technical inspection services for assets ensuring that the Mechanical Installation is in line with the Design, Yorkshire Water Engineering Specification, and statutory documents. including Pipe Pressure witness testing, Welding records and Installation Check lists
• Produce and promote the use of an Outstanding Work List for Site Activities
• Verify Human Factor Engineering (HFE) requirement (accessibility of valve, field run piping) based on best engineering practise.
• Ensuring the Contract partners organisations have a robust 'as built' drawing process for all assets.
• Feedback into the design team of both good and bad examples of Design for Maintenance.
• Progressively review Supplier's and Contractor's quality records.
• Contribute to YW's Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) strategy.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to team members to support the transfer of specialist knowledge and succession planning within Yorkshire Water.
• Attends necessary meetings with wider engineering team functions, programme delivery and partners to ensure alignment of goals, priorities and achievement of success.
• Supports the wider engineering function in developing and implementing best practice techniques.
• Liaises with suppliers, technical planning and procurement personnel on workmanship, quality and specification of equipment and construction activities.
• Drive excellent standards and performance in health and safety, risk management and control of work and ensure compliance with the YW Safety Policy.

What skills & qualifications you will need

• Technically based qualification or equivalent experience.
• Significant previous industry relevant engineering experience on construction and installation of assets within medium to large scale industrial processes operating in regulated environment.
• Familiarity with operating projects in accordance with the CDM Regulations and internal business Control of Work policies and procedures. This includes for example confined space entry, hot work and Work at heights.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex technical concepts into more readily understood information suitable for a wider business audience, able to influence people across multifunctional teams throughout the business.
• Experience of working with and liaising with external contractors and supply chain.
• Develops and maintains effective internal and external relationships.
• Clearly demonstrates the Yorkshire Water company values and behaviours.
• Current full, clean driving licence and flexibility to travel across the Yorkshire region.

You will also benefit from having

• Asset management experience within a large-scale engineering or process related industry.
• Previous experience gained within the water or wastewater sectors or within the broader utilities, process or manufacturing industry sectors

We embrace a flexible working model, where our hybrid setup typically requires an average of 2 days in the office per week. This could be slightly more when collaborative efforts, training or meeting deadlines demand it. For those who prefer to work on-site, our office is open Monday-Friday during working hours.

Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, it's important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling childcare responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isn't always easy!

Do we sound like your cup of tea?

If you've got experience as a Mechanical Engineer (Inspector) and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you.?

Accessibility

We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process, please include this information in your application. We will then discuss any reasonable adjustments required.

Just a heads-up!

We might start interviewing and close the position earlier based on the response. To make sure you’re considered, please send in your application as soon as you can.

If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance.

All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.