Mechanical Engineer (@one Alliance)

Binnies; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day working fortnight

Competitive pension scheme

33 days annual leave

Paid volunteering day each year

Enhanced parental leave

Private medical cover

Support Of 2 Paid Qualifications

Annual bonus (subject to company and1)

Job summary

Binnies, part of the @one Alliance, is seeking a Mechanical Engineer in Peterborough with hybrid options. You will contribute to design, analysis and optioning across mechanical systems while working with multidisciplinary teams.

You will drive safe, compliant engineering solutions, liaising with suppliers and the design team to deliver integrated outcomes and innovative improvements throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Extensive practical mechanical design experience.
• Proven track record designing hydraulic and mechanical systems.
• Understanding of modular build and construction processes.
• Collaborative and team-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation and analysis of key mechanical options with client and stakeholders.
• Design calculations for mechanical, hydraulic, power and building services equipment.
• Liaise with supply chain to assess latest technologies as part of optioneering.
• Collaborate with design team to develop 3D models and solutions.
• Oversee outputs for P&IDs, data sheets; assist with HAZID/HAZOP and commissioning inputs.
• Support health and safety to deliver safe designs per CDM regulations.
• Identify opportunities to meet digital, sustainability, innovation objectives.

Skills

Mechanical design

Collaboration

Teamwork

Innovation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Binnies an RSK Group company is looking for Mechanical Engineers to join us as part of our @one Alliance.

Job Title: Mechanical Engineer

Location: Peterborough (Hybrid options available)

Benefits

• 9-day working fortnight
• Competitive pension scheme
• 33 days annual leave
• Paid volunteering day each year
• Enhanced parental leave
• Private medical cover
• Support Of 2 Paid Qualifications
• Annual bonus (subject to company and individual performance)

At Anglian Water, we’re Always Exploring - ensuring we remain competitive, attractive, and rewarding for both existing and prospective employees. By Doing The Right Thing, we’re committed to recognising and rewarding our people fairly and transparently, while Building Trust through a culture that prioritises health, safety, and wellbeing.

Your Purpose

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

• 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 76,000km 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.

At Anglian Water's @one Alliance, we believe in being Safer Every Day

Safety is at the heart of everything we do. Being Safer Every Day means making positive choices, moment by moment, to protect ourselves and those around us. We create a culture where health, safety and wellbeing come first.

Together, we will be the change