Year-Out Placement (Mechanical Engineering)

Doran Consulting; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Doran Consulting invites applications for a Year-Out Placement in Mechanical Engineering within the Water Team, starting summer 2027. You will contribute to energy‑efficient water and wastewater projects, gaining exposure to feasibility, outline and detailed design as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Applicants should be studying BEng or MEng in Mechanical Engineering and plan to return to university after the placement.

Qualifications

• Currently studying towards a BEng or MEng in Mechanical Engineering.
• Anticipated return to university after placement.
• Undergraduate year-out placement in Mechanical Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of energy-efficient, low whole-life-cost projects across project stages (feasibility to detailed design).
• Prepare RFQs for mechanical process equipment and assist with pump calculations.
• Produce P&ID diagrams and input to control philosophies and commissioning plans.
• Review client specifications, draft site layouts and general arrangement drawings.
• Support CDM activities including design risk assessments and HAZOPs.
• Collaborate with Civil and Process Engineers to understand multidisciplinary contributions.

Skills

Pumping duty calculations

P&ID diagrams

Control philosophies

Commissioning plans

Project lifecycle understanding

Education

Pursuing BEng or MEng in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Year-Out Placement (Mechanical Engineering)

We are inviting applications from promising and enthusiastic BEng / MEng Mechanical Engineering undergraduates for a Year Out Placement within our Water Team, commencing summer 2027.

We are inviting applications from promising and enthusiastic BEng / MEng Mechanical Engineering undergraduates for a Year Out Placement within our Water Team, commencing summer 2027.

As a busy and dynamic Civil and Structural Engineering Consultancy, our Water Team is a multidisciplinary team involved in a wide range of water and wastewater infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects across the UK and Ireland.

During your placement, you will have the opportunity to support the delivery of energy-efficient and low whole-life-cost projects at various stages of the project lifecycle, including feasibility, outline design and detailed design.

Placement students will gain practical experience supporting the development of mechanical engineering aspects of projects, with involvement in areas including preparing requests for quotations for mechanical process equipment, carrying out pump duty calculations, producing P&ID diagrams, and providing input to control philosophies and commissioning plans.

As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will also gain exposure to other aspects of Water Engineering. This may include project management and administration activities, reviewing client specifications, drafting site layouts and general arrangement drawings, and supporting CDM activities such as design risk assessments, design management plans and HAZOPs.

You will also have the opportunity to work alongside Civil and Process Engineers, gaining an understanding of how different engineering disciplines contribute to the delivery of water and wastewater projects.

This placement will provide an opportunity to develop your technical and professional skills, gain practical experience within an engineering consultancy and build an understanding of the project lifecycle.

Applicants should be currently studying towards a BEng or MEng in Mechanical Engineering, with an anticipated return to university following completion of the placement.

Doran Consulting is committed to providing equality of opportunity to all persons irrespective of religious belief, political opinion, gender, sexual orientation, having or not having dependents, marital or civil partnership status, disability, race, ethnic origin or age.

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Closing date for applications is 31st January 2027, however, applications will be reviewed on rolling basis, therefore we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close these vacancies early.