Mechanical (MEICA) Engineer

Kier Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group, through Kier Design, is seeking a Mechanical Engineer (MEICA) to support delivering integrated designs for water and wastewater systems across the UK. The role offers 40 hours per week with some flexibility and a starting salary of £39,000 per year.

You will join the MEICA team, delivering pumping systems and mechanical equipment that are correctly specified, installed, and commissioned on capital and operational projects with water companies nationwide.

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer or close to chartership with membership of IET or IMechE.
• Experience in water, wastewater or process industries, including hydraulic design and pumping systems.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making with knowledge of Safety, Health & Environment requirements.
• Able to understand data to identify patterns and make effective decisions.

Responsibilities

• Producing mechanical designs for pumping stations, treatment works, and network assets for potable water and wastewater.
• Developing mechanical design requirements from client briefs and challenging where necessary.
• Providing support for feasibility studies, outline design and concept evaluation focused on buildability and innovation.
• Ensuring designs comply with UK water standards (WIMES), British Standards, Water Regulations, CDM 2015 and client specs.
• Collaborating with civil, electrical and process engineers for integrated asset design.

Skills

Chartered Engineer

Problem solving

Safety, Health & Environment knowledge

Data interpretation

Education

Membership of IET or IMechE

Job description

We're looking for a Mechanical Engineer (MEICA) to join our Kier Design team based in Nationwide within the water sector. Kier Design, a 750 plus strongdesign consultancy team, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor.

Location: Nationwide
Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
Salary: starting from £39,000 per year

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role

Are you...

• A Chartered Engineer or close to obtaining chartership with membership of appropriate Professional Body (IET or IMechE)
• Fully competent with experience within the water, wastewater or process related industries, including hydraulic design and pumping systems
• Experienced in problem solving and decision making with detailed knowledge of Safety, Health & Environment requirements
• Able to understand information and data, patterns, trends and relationships in order to make effective decisions
• Able to pass the BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) requirements

What will you be responsible for?

As a Mechanical Engineer (MEICA), you'll be working within the MEICA team, supporting them in delivering integrated design solutions for water and wastewater treatment systems. Working on capital and operational projects with water companies across the UK, you'll provide mechanical engineering expertise, ensuring pumping systems and associated mechanical equipment are correctly specified, designed, installed, and commissioned. This role offers the chance to work within a fully integrated design and build delivery model, supporting some of the most significant water infrastructure projects while helping to shape the future of Kier's water sector presence.

Your day to day will include:

• Producing detailed mechanical designs for pumping stations, treatment works, and network assets for both potable water and wastewater applications
• Preparing mechanical design requirements from client briefs, ensuring full understanding and challenging where necessary
• Providing support for mechanical design including feasibility studies, outline design, and evaluation of concepts focused on buildability and innovation
• Ensuring designs comply with UK water industry standards (WIMES), British Standards, Water Regulations, CDM 2015 and client specifications
• Working collaboratively with civil, electrical and process engineers to ensure integrated, efficient asset design

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

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