Principal Mechanical Engineer

Aqua Consultants Ltd; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Aqua Consultants Ltd is seeking an experienced engineer to design and deliver water and sewage treatment projects, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams and ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery.

The role requires strong AutoCAD skills, client relationship development, and leadership to drive technical excellence while mentoring colleagues. Remote work with office visits and client sites is expected.

Qualifications

• Understanding of water and sewage treatment processes.
• Knowledge of industry standard drainage networks design.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and related drafting software.
• Track record delivering technically excellent projects on time and to budget.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Curiosity for developing innovative, sustainable solutions.
• Experience of team working on multi-disciplinary projects.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver projects to clients on time and within budget.
• Lead and develop technical excellence within the team.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Mentor and motivate colleagues to maintain high standards of quality and compliance.

Skills

Water treatment knowledge

Drainage networks design

Project coordination

Team leadership

Client relationship management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelors in Civil/Environmental Engineering

Professional qualification in engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Preferred Northwest of England or Yorkshire. Remote working with frequent office and client sites visits.

What this role requires:

• A general understanding of water and sewage treatment processes and the associated equipment/system requirements.
• Knowledge of industry standard drainage networks design.
• Competence in the use of AutoCAD
• Proven track record in coordinating and delivering technically excellent projects on time and to budget.
• First class written and oral communication skills.
• A natural curiosity for developing innovative, sustainable and cost-effective solutions for our clients.
• Experience of team working on multi-disciplinary projects.
• Team builder, developing the technical excellence of our team.
• Able to develop and motivate others.
• Proven record of developing client relationships.
• Attained or working towards relevant professional qualification.

Qualifications

The engineering services we offer to our clients require us to be able to deliver in an agile way. The following are therefore examples of the type of skills and qualities we need you to have or be working towards:

• Recognition that satisfying the customer is the key to achieving other objectives, and that customers include everyone receiving benefits from our processes, whether end-users or other departments within the company.
• Ability to work remotely whilst successfully achieving deliverable-based outcomes through a virtual team.
• Ability to prioritise a varied workload and demonstrate good time management to comply with deadlines.
• Organised, structured and professional, with a passion for excellence.
• Encouraging and motivating those around you to work to your own high standards of quality and compliance.
• Desire for continual learning and drive to improve those around you by sharing information, lessons learnt and best practice.
• Being driven to push yourself and work outside of your comfort zone when the need arises with a “can do” attitude, willingness to work through problems and make decisions.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with colleagues and clients.
• Good interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Trustworthy and ethical approach, exercising discretion where required.
• Undertaking Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA).
• Undertaking Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Assessments.