Principal Mechanical Engineer - Water & Wastewater AMP8

ARCADIS; Bristol; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ARCADIS in Bristol is hiring for multiple Principal Mechanical Design Engineer roles on AMP8 projects. You will lead design delivery for water and wastewater assets, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across the UK to apply your technical expertise and drive project success.

The role requires a Chartered Engineer with a Mechanical Engineering degree and a proven track record in complex process plant systems.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Chartered Engineer status with relevant institution (IMechE/IET/CIWEM).
• Significant experience delivering process plant system projects in water/wastewater.
• Experience with digital design platforms and design & build delivery.
• Proven team leadership and collaboration capabilities.
• Feasibility to detailed design delivery experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead design delivery and technical leadership for MEICA projects.
• Guide safety, quality, and environmental standards in designs.
• Deliver projects using modern digital design processes.
• Identify innovative technical solutions based on client needs.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams (process, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, ICA).
• Develop client relationships and manage project progress.

Skills

Leadership

Technical design

Water & wastewater

Project management

Mentoring

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Chartered Engineer

Job description

Role description

We're hiring for multiple Principal Mechanical Design Engineer roles on exciting upcoming projects and programmes for AMP8, and be part of a team driving innovation and excellence. You'll play a key role as a leader within our multidisciplinary delivery teams, working on a variety of water and wastewater capital projects where you'll have the opportunity to apply your technical expertise to clients regionally as well as across the UK.

Role accountabilities

• Ability to self-start and work both independently and as a team member carrying out production, checking, review or approval of complex mechanical design deliverables.
• Leading design and advisory services relating to new and existing water and wastewater conveyance and treatment assets.
• Ensuring safety of yourself and others through design leadership and actions.
• Technical delivery of multi-disciplinary projects, in a Design Lead capacity where assigned, using latest digital design processes and resources.
• Identify and develop innovative and optimised technical solutions based on client needs and drivers.
• Lead and co-ordinate work with multi-disciplinary teams (e.g., process, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and ICA)
• Establish and grow relationships with clients and delivery partners on project technical, commercial and progress matters
• Ensuring projects meet required technical, legislative, quality, safety and environmental standards and objectives.
• Mentoring and technical supervising colleagues with their professional development.
• Line management and performance development responsibility for assigned staff.
• Capturing key project and technical knowledge, including innovations.
• Promote MEICA team capability and achievements both internally and externally.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or other directly related degree
• Chartered Engineer status and membership of a relevant professional institution (e.g., IMechE, IET, CIWEM)
• Significant experience and track record in technical delivery of process plant systems on complex engineering projects, preferably related to water and wastewater industry.
• Experience of working on design and construct projects using digital design platforms
• Team leader with collaborative behaviours
• Feasibility to detailed design stage delivery experience

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race.