Senior Mechanical Engineer in Bridgend

Energy Jobline ZR; Wales; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy and engineering job platform is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join their water/wastewater design team. The role involves leading the delivery of mechanical design solutions and engaging with clients to ensure projects meet standards. Candidates should have a degree in Mechanical Engineering and relevant experience in the water sector.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level within Mechanical engineering or equivalent.
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status or close to achieving with IMechE.
• Hands-on experience in water/wastewater engineering sector in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of mechanical design solutions in a multidisciplinary team.
• Engage with clients and stakeholders to develop safe designs for projects.
• Ensure designs meet programme, budget, and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Water sector knowledge

Design/Design-Build experience

Interpersonal skills

Technical presentation skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Energy Jobline is the largest and fastest growing global Energy Job Board and Energy Hub. We have an audience reach of over 7 million energy professionals, 400,000+ monthly advertised global energy and engineering jobs, and work with the leading energy companies worldwide.

We focus on the Oil & Gas, Renewables, Engineering, Power, and Nuclear markets as well as emerging technologies in EV, Battery, and Fusion. We are committed to ensuring that we offer the most exciting career opportunities from around the world for our jobseekers.

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced and driven Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our multidisciplinary water/wastewater design team. This role involves leading the delivery of mechanical design solutions within an agile, Design & Build environment. You will guide project teams across global offices, provide expert input into the production and review of technical deliverables, and ensure designs meet programme, budget, and regulatory requirements. With a strong understanding of water and wastewater treatment processes, you will engage with clients, contractors, and stakeholders to develop safe,

Duties & Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary environment across teams Worldwide, including the UK, to ensure successful delivery of projects.
• Lead and contribute to the efficient delivery of projects to meet programme and budget, complying with OCU business management governance.
• Provide expert guidance in the production and review of design deliverables including engineering design calculation, drawings and report writing for projects in accordance with relevant design standard, codes and Purestream design management system.
• Lead and contribute to quality and safe design of technical solutions for projects in accordance with relevant design standards and codes.
• Strong communication skills and be able to deliver technical presentations to clients and other design engineers as well as inputting into collaborative design discussions including technical workshops, and safety reviews including HAZOPs and ALMs.
• Client and construction team engagement (incl. Design & Build) to manage and contribute to discussions on technical water EICA engineering solutions, to technical and non-technical clients - both during project delivery and bidding stages.
• You will understand how water and wastewater treatment processes operate and be experienced in assessing existing site infrastructure to develop and deliver the mechanical design
• Providing support to allow the project team to comply with the duties of Designer under CDM including the production of design risk assessments.

Skills & Requirements

• Educated to degree level within Mechanical engineering or equivalent; Chartered or Incorporated Engineer Status or close to achieving this with the IMechE or equivalent institution.
• Hands on experience of design/design-&-build/project and bid delivery in the water and/or wastewater engineering sector in the UK.
• A strong technical water sector background, incl. knowledge of WIMES, relevant UK codes and asset standards, for water and/or wastewater infrastructure and/or non-infrastructure assets.
• Highly motivated, organised and with a strong desire to lead and contribute to technical excellence within project teams and wider OCU team/practice.
• Experience of working with contractors to deliver the successful implementation of engineering solutions in the Design & Build environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work both collaboratively and independently within a multidisciplinary team including with Clients, Contractors and colleagues alike.
• Flexible approach to work type and locations for project assignments, if required, with visits to sites or client office for meetings.

Company Information

OCU leads the way in end-to-end infrastructure engineering in the utilities, digital, and energy markets, specialising in safely and efficiently delivering complex client requirements. Our breadth of capabilities and depth of operational capacity, paired with our cutting-edge technology, ensure that we are not just part of the market; we are leading it.

Working directly with many of the country's leading power, energy transition, water, telecoms and digital clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.

Division OCU Utilities Locations Bridgend Employment type Full-time Employment Status PAYE/Staff

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