Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

RSE Water; Pontyclun; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Private Healthcare

31 days holiday

Company pension

Cycle to work

Gym membership

Professional fees paid

EV/Hybrid car lease

Employee discount platform

Job summary

RSE Water is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join its in-house multidisciplinary design team on a permanent basis. You will lead design activities from scoping through to implementation, ensuring compliance with client specifications and regulatory standards, with a strong focus on low carbon solutions.

The role involves overseeing design across all stages, coordinating with stakeholders, and delivering robust design deliverables.

Qualifications

• Degree/HND/HNC in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience of working in a multidiscipline design team.
• Experience of working at all design stages is highly desirable.
• Design management experience is highly desirable.
• Ability to work on multiple projects consecutively.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design aspects of projects from inception to implementation.
• Ensure compliance with Client specifications and current regulatory standards.
• Develop design deliverables.
• Complete checking and approval processes.
• Arrange procurement of goods and services.
• Prepare work scope estimates/quotations.
• Assemble contract works information documents.
• Consider project health and safety, quality, and environmental matters.
• Liaise with all key stakeholders for the projects.
• Implement project change control and programme requirements.
• Take responsibility as Design Lead on allocated projects.

Skills

Mechanical design

Multidisciplinary team

Design stages experience

Design management (desirable)

Education

Degree/HND/HNC in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

What Are We Looking For?

Owing to continued sustainable growth, our Chemical & Wastewater Solutions team is looking for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join us on a permanent basis, and work as part of our in-house, multidisciplinary design team. You will take on a leading role in aspects of projects from scoping and detailed design right through to implementation, ensuring compliance with Client Specifications and current regulatory standards, with a strong focus on low carbon solutions.

Some of Your Key Duties Include:

• Oversee design aspects of projects from inception to implantation.
• Ensure compliance with Client specification and current regulatory standards.
• Develop design deliverables.
• Complete checking and approval processes.
• Arrange procurement of goods and services.
• Prepare work scope estimates/quotations.
• Assemble contract works information documents.
• Consider project health and safety, quality, and environmental matters.
• Liaise with all key stakeholders for the projects.
• Implement project change control and programme requirements.
• Take responsibility as Design Lead on allocated projects.

What Do You Need?

• Degree/HND/HNC in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience of working in a multidiscipline design team.
• Experience of working at all design stages is highly desirable.
• Design management experience is highly desirable.
• Possess the ability to work on multiple projects consecutively.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Who Are We?

RSE is a trusted clean water technology company, developing market-leading products and solutions for drinking water treatment, wastewater recycling and industrial water processes. Founded in Muir of Ord in 1982, the company has grown into one of the UK’s leading mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation (MEICA) contractors, delivering water treatment technologies and services across the UK and North America.

RSE's commitment to innovation is helping to transform the water sector. Its offsite modular solutions reduce construction time, improve quality, increase cost certainty and deliver environmental benefits. With more than 2,000 employees across 27 locations and extensive manufacturing capability, RSE is scaling to address the industry’s most pressing challenges, including ageing infrastructure, rising demand and climate pressures.

The company offers a fully integrated, in-house service, from project inception through to design, fabrication, installation and commissioning. RSE works with major UK water companies, as well as leading industrial organisations.

With a strong focus on innovation, sustainability and carbon reduction, RSE has achieved company-wide carbon neutrality and continues to expand its global footprint, including through its first North American office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

What RSE Offer

To build successful teams and drive the level of quality that RSE is renowned for, we know we need the best people in the industry. Not only do we require the relevant skillsets, but we also need people with the right attitude and mentality to thrive and grow in an innovative and fast-paced environment. At RSE, you’ll be given every opportunity to set the path of your own career through our Business Streams and work within dynamic teams that will require you to rise to the challenge of working for a market leader.

• Industry-leading salary based on your experience.
• Hybrid Working (where applicable)
• A flexible career development path, with no restrictions on where your career can go.
• Private Healthcare (Personal)
• Holiday Allowance of 31 days per year, rising to 33 days per year after 2 years' service.
• Holiday Buy / Sell Scheme
• Company Pension Scheme
• Cycle to Work
• Discounted National Gym Membership
• Professional Fees Paid
• Employee Discount Platform
• EV/Hybrid Car Lease Scheme
• Access to our network of health professionals including mental health champions and Occupational Health Nurse.

In a flourishing sector where there are vast career opportunities available, we believe by leading transformation in the industry our offering to the market means our people have the space to thrive.