Principal Mechanical Engineer

Stantec; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in the UK is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to join their team. This role offers a hybrid working model, allowing for a combination of in-office and remote work. The successful candidate will manage projects related to water systems and provide engineering leadership to junior team members. Ideal applicants will have a degree in Mechanical Engineering and charter status with the IMechE, along with strong communication skills and experience in mechanical design.

Benefits

Hybrid working model

Qualifications

• Experience in producing and reviewing technical outputs such as specifications and reports.
• Ability to provide engineering input in collaboration with other disciplines.
• Awareness of the Eel Regulations 2009.

Responsibilities

• Manage and guide junior team members and help with their development.
• Deliver technical presentations to clients and design engineers.
• Assess existing site infrastructure to develop mechanical design.

Skills

Mechanical design

Pump station optioneering

Construction management

Strong communication skills

Education

Chartered engineer

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

3D modeling software

Technical report writing

Job description

Job overview

We are seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to join us in our office in Leeds or Cambridge. With hybrid working allowing for a combination of in-office and home working, this role would suit an experienced Mechanical Engineer who wants to take their next step in their career within an industry-leading consultancy by working on exciting projects in the water sector. Across Stantec, we are building on a highly successful period of growth. We enable the delivery of sustainable development and infrastructure projects that adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change. We are also responding to the current ecological crisis in the UK by designing infrastructure that conforms to the Eel Regulations 2009. As part of this role, you will be involved in the whole project life cycle from feasibility and optioneering through to detailed design and construction support including site surveys and investigations. You also be responsible for working and liaising with project managers, technical leaders, design engineers, clients, supply chain partners, contractors, planners, and other stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes for the projects and community. You will also manage and guide the more junior team members and help with their development.

Are you an experienced Mechanical Engineer with a passion for creating sustainable solutions?

Responsibilities

• Join Stantec and help us tackle our communities' urgent climate, environmental, and efficiency challenges!
• The successful candidate will be an experienced Mechanical Engineer who is ideally chartered with the IMechE, has experience in mechanical design, and is ideally experienced with pump station optioneering, design, construction management, and commissioning.
• You will be experienced in producing and reviewing technical outputs such as technical specifications and reports, sizing and designing pumping systems and water systems, schedules, be familiar with collaborative planning reviews and designs of solutions, and providing construction and commissioning services.
• You will be able to provide engineering input to design outputs in collaboration with other disciplines, such as General Arrangement Drawings, 3D models, Control Philosophies, and Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams.
• To be successful in this role, you will have strong communication skills and be able to deliver technical presentations to clients and other design engineers, as well as input into collaborative design discussions, including technical workshops, safety reviews, including HAZOPs and ALMs.
• You will also be able to provide technical leadership to the Flood and Coastal Mechanical team and support the development of junior engineers.
• You will understand how lowland drainage pumping stations operate and gain experience in assessing existing site infrastructure to develop and deliver the mechanical design.
• You will also have an awareness of the Eel Regulations 2009, and their implications on flood and coastal pumping stations.
• We would also be interested in speaking with candidates who have experience within the energy, infrastructure & water sectors in a mechanical engineering capacity.
• Most importantly, you will embody and support our values of client focus, designing with community in mind, collaboration and service excellence.

Company Overview

The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities. Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients' vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today's challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent is a crucial key to our success.

If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn't exactly align, we encourage you to apply.