Principal Mechanical Engineer (Water)

Costain Group PLC; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company seeks a Principal Mechanical Engineer to deliver Mechanical Design services for water sector projects. This role involves working closely with clients through all project phases, ensuring high-quality outputs and compliance with regulatory standards. The successful candidate will bring significant experience in mechanical engineering, particularly within water treatment and related areas.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in mechanical design and engineering.
• Experience in the water sector with design and delivery of relevant projects.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary projects and support junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Mechanical Design & Engineering Services to water sector projects.
• Ensure compliance with company and client policies.
• Manage design tasks and ensure timely delivery of work packs.

Skills

Mechanical Design

Project Management

Water Sector Knowledge

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

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Job Description

As our Principal Mechanical Engineer, you will deliver Mechanical Design & Engineering Services to water sector projects.

Job Description

As our Principal Mechanical Engineer, you will deliver Mechanical Design & Engineering Services to water sector projects.

We work with customers as a primary provider of engineering support through ECI and FEED phases to take their project through to detailed design and construction.

Work will be located at Costain Offices at Aviator Way, Manchester, with a blended approach to flexible and home working to support wellbeing. We welcome applicants from candidates with experience of working in the water sector to support interdisciplinary learning and on-site delivery.

This is a great opportunity to establish or develop a career in a technically challenging and highly rewarding growing sector which will support the UK’s water sector.

Responsibilities

• To ensure compliance with Company & Client Policy with respect to water sector requirements.
• To complete specific design tasks as delegated by the Project Discipline Engineer or Engineering Manager as appropriate.
• To ensure work packs are delivered in timely and cost effective manner and in line with Company & Clients Project requirements and applicable Company & Client Codes and Standards. Where task forces are mobilised the team members are to be selected through the SQEP process and be familiar in the appropriate field of work.
• To ensure well maintained Quality Assurance, auditable records, and technical files in line with CDM requirements.To ensure smooth and efficient liaison with Other Associated Partners and disciplines as required
  
  

Qualifications

Essential;

• Specific knowledge and experience within their specialist field and discipline. (i.e.SQEP’d – Suitably Qualified Experienced Person)
• Capable of carrying out Lead Mechanical Engineers roles on a project or group of water projects and may support the career development of fellow engineers.
• Significant and proven experience in Mechanical discipline or a closely related one.
• Proficiency in the delivery of engineering design across a number of work categories.
• An appropriate Degree, HNC, HND or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
  
  

Experience in one or more of the following specialist mechanical engineering fields:

• Water treatment
• Waste water treatment
• Biosolids/sludge treatment
• Pumping systems
• Chemical storage and dosing
• Asset condition surveys and reports
  
  

Desirable;

Experience with the following mechanical engineering and design deliverables and activities:

• Process Flow Diagrams
• Plant Layout
• Equipment Specifications and Datasheets
• Pumping system calculations
• Chartered Mechanical Engineer
  
  

About Us

Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

Costain appreciate the time and effort taken when applying for one of our positions but, due to the high volume of responses, we are unable to provide individual feedback on candidates at application phase.

We do share individual feedback following an interview .

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Civil Engineering

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