Mechanical/Senior/Principal Mechanical Engineer

Matchtech; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to enhance their engineering team in the water sector. This role involves producing high-quality engineering designs, coordinating with various disciplines, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. The ideal candidate will have experience in water treatment projects, strong technical delivery skills, and the ability to manage design processes effectively. This position offers a hybrid working model, allowing for flexibility while contributing to impactful projects that prioritize customer satisfaction and environmental considerations. Join a forward-thinking company and make a difference in the water industry!

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering process plant systems for water industry projects.
• Strong understanding of water and sewage treatment principles.

Responsibilities

• Produce cost-effective design layouts and ensure compliance with specifications.
• Coordinate designs with all disciplines for contract benefits.
• Assist in developing procedures and maintaining customer satisfaction.

Skills

Engineering Design

Project Management

Technical Delivery

Water Treatment Knowledge

Team Management

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Education

Relevant Discipline Engineering Degree

Membership of a Professional Institution

Tools

Digital Design Tools

Computer Literacy

Job description

My Client is recruiting for Mechanical/Senior/Principal Mechanical Engineer in the Water Sector.

My Client is looking to strengthen their engineering team with a Mechanical, Senior and/or Principal Mechanical Engineer based at their Bristol offices with hybrid working available.

You will report directly to the Regional Discipline Lead and your role will be to provide superior quality Engineering Design services to allow the company to minimise risks and maximise profits on turnkey and engineering services contracts. In order to ensure the above, the individual must coordinate the design and produce design documents and drawings taking due account of health and safety requirements, specifications and standards pertaining to the contract.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Produce design layouts which are cost effective, meet the requirements of the specification and which can be constructed and commissioned effectively. The term 'cost' is to embrace all costs associated with the design and the subsequent construction of the design.
2. Ensure that standard practices are utilised wherever possible.
3. Maintain competitiveness.
4. Provide estimates and feedback for the Proposals department.
5. Work to procedures and processes to ensure the continuing development of the department.
6. Assist in developing procedures and processes.
7. Monitor and review the procedures and processes.
8. Write, update and monitor efficient procedures to aid the smooth running of the department.
9. Ensure coordination of designs with all other disciplines internal and external to the Company to ensure that the design processes carried out on the contract are coordinated for the benefit of the contract as a whole.
10. Maintain files and records throughout the duration of contracts.
11. Assure customer satisfaction.
12. Work within a culture where satisfying the customer is recognised as the key to achieving other objectives.
13. Maintain a personal development plan.
14. Assist in supervising and developing staff.
15. Assist in ensuring a safe working environment for all staff.
16. Reduce waste to a minimum from all departmental activities.
17. Ensure designs take account of environmental issues.
18. Ensure that design takes full regard of all health and safety requirements.

Experience and Qualifications:

1. Experience in technical delivery of process plant systems on complex water industry engineering projects.
2. Strong understanding of the principles of water and sewage treatment.
3. Experience of managing members of staff in designing relevant discipline aspects of water and sewage treatment plants.
4. Membership of a professional institution / chartered.
5. Relevant discipline Engineering degree.
6. Ability to rationalise designs and produce economic plant layouts.
7. Good general knowledge of all aspects of water treatment, e.g. mechanical engineering, process engineering, electrical engineering and project management.
8. A flexible mind, with the ability to assimilate large amounts of different data at one time.
9. Ability to present technical proposals clearly, confidently and convincingly.
10. Experience of working on design and construct projects using digital design.
11. Computer literacy.
12. Driving license.