Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Envirogen Group UK Limited; Alfreton CP; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative engineering company is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to design and develop mechanical components for water treatment solutions. Key responsibilities include creating detailed designs, collaborating with teams, and managing partners for project accuracy. Candidates should have technical qualifications in mechanical or chemical engineering and experience in water treatment technologies. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills are essential.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Opportunity for development and career progression

Purchase extra annual leave

Qualifications

• Experience in the industrial water treatment industry.
• Significant experience developing costed technical engineering proposals.
• Experience with ion exchange, reverse osmosis, and key process equipment.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop mechanical components and systems.
• Create detailed mechanical designs and conduct analyses.
• Manage external partners and produce technical documentation.

Skills

Excellent and proactive communication skills

Strong analytical and problem solving skills

Innovative and resourceful

Education

Technical qualification in mechanical or chemical engineering

Tools

Autocad

MS Office

Plant 3D

Job description

Envirogen Group UK Limited is seeking a talented Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our innovative engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and developing mechanical components and systems, for cutting-edge water and wastewater treatment solutions that contribute to environmental sustainability. You will also be responsible for writing technical proposals to support the sales team.

Your primary duties will involve creating detailed mechanical designs, conducting analyses and simulations, and ensuring that all designs meet industry standards and specifications. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including electrical, civil, and software engineers, to integrate mechanical systems seamlessly into our projects. You will analyse drawings, specifications and other documentation, liaising with stakeholders to construct and formulate estimates and resolve issues and support the sales team on site visits ahead of proposal submission.

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will manage external partners to ensure accuracy of execution costings as well as being responsible for producing technical documentation, conducting feasibility studies, and attending project meetings to discuss progress and provide technical insights. Your work will directly impact the efficiency and performance of our water treatment systems, making a difference in communities and ecosystems.

Qualifications:

• Technical qualification in mechanical or chemical engineering

Experience and knowledge:

• Experience in industrial water treatment industry
• Significant experience of developing costed technical engineering proposals to clients within a water industry environment (regulated or industrial)
• Ion exchange and reverse osmosis
• Experience with key process equipment, pumps, vessels, tanks etc
• Experience with MS office applications
• Excellent communication skills
• Industrial project experience within a team
• Experience with Autocad/ Plant 3D
• Experience with specification and technical alignment of process equipment
• Experience of delivering design risk assessments
• Water treatment technology and process knowledge
• Proven ability of plant take-offs, preparing procurement schedules and expediting
• Technical knowledge, including but not limited to: hydraulic design, process calculations, PFD, P&ID and mass balance

Skills and attributes:

• Excellent and proactive communication skills.
• Dependable and accountable-commits to doing the best job.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills. A 'self starter' who will actively seek information and work effectively with all stakeholders.
• Innovative and meets challenges with resourcefulness.

• Supportive and collaborative culture

• Opportunity for development and career progression

• Private healthcare

• Purchase extra annual leave