Senior Mechanical Engineer – Water/Wastewater (Hybrid)

Matchtech; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Matchtech is recruiting Senior and Principal Mechanical Engineers for the Water sector with hybrid locations in Cambridge, Peterborough, London, or Surrey. You will lead multi-disciplinary design delivery, ensuring high-quality outputs on critical water projects.

The role requires Chartered or Incorporated status, strong leadership, and a track record in coordinating mechanical design within the water/wastewater domain. You will mentor colleagues and contribute to bid support.

Qualifications

• A degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Chartered or Incorporated Mechanical Engineer.
• Water/Wastewater Sector experience.
• Proven experience coordinating or managing a Mechanical engineering design delivery team in a design consultancy.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate or manage a team of Mechanical engineers for delivery of technical design work on complex multi-disciplinary projects following relevant design codes and standards.
• Produce and review technical deliverables such as design reports, drawings, calculations, and scopes of work with defined scope.
• Provide technical input into project design deliverables for Mechanical aspects and manage time and budgets to milestones.
• Collaborate with client, operations, project, or service teams.
• Mentor less experienced colleagues and grow mechanical capabilities.
• Work independently with minimal guidance and provide technical leadership to junior staff.
• Support bid proposals.
• Work with UK and overseas teams to deliver integrated design solutions.
• Adhere to QA standards in design through check/review of own and others' work.

Skills

Team leadership

Mechanical design

Water/wastewater sector

Project coordination

UK design standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Chartered or Incorporated Mechanical Engineer

Job description

Matchtech is recruiting Senior and Principal Mechanical Engineers for the Water sector with hybrid locations in Cambridge, Peterborough, London, or Surrey. You will lead multi-disciplinary design delivery, ensuring high-quality outputs on critical water projects.

The role requires Chartered or Incorporated status, strong leadership, and a track record in coordinating mechanical design within the water/wastewater domain. You will mentor colleagues and contribute to bid support.