Mechanical Design Engineer

Veolia | Ireland; Kilkenny; Hybrid; EUR 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Veolia Ireland is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to join the Water division's design team in Kilkenny. You will develop mechanical equipment selection, hydraulic design, and P&ID planning for water and wastewater projects across the island of Ireland.

Working in a hybrid environment, you will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, perform design calculations, produce technical specifications, and translate concepts into drawings, ensuring quality and compliance with project

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in Mechanical Engineering (Level 7/8/9 or equivalent).
• Strong fundamentals in fluid mechanics and hydraulics.
• Experience with pumping systems, pipe networks and hydraulic calculations.
• Desirable Water industry experience; other engineering sectors ok.
• Ability to work on own initiative and coordinate design.
• Practical site experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop mechanical design solutions for water and wastewater projects.
• Produce hydraulic design, equipment selections, plant layouts and P&IDs.
• Support end-to-end design projects with the design team.
• Liaise with clients from concept to delivery.
• Produce procurement specifications and detailed construction drawings.
• Coordinate with Process, Draughting, Electrical and Civil/Structural designers.
• Ensure documentation adheres to the Project Quality Plan.
• Act as a point of contact for technical issues throughout projects.

Skills

Mechanical design

Fluid mechanics

Hydraulics

Pumping systems

Water industry knowledge

Site coordination

Project collaboration

Education

Bachelor/Master's in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Mechanical Design Engineer

Location: Kilkenny

Onsite/Hybrid: Hybrid

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Mon-Friday 8.30am-5.30pm

Overview of the role

Due to continued success and growth across the Water division, we are looking for an enthusiastic and hardworking individual to join our Design Team as a Mechanical Design Engineer. The successful candidate will work on a wide scope of Water and Wastewater Treatment projects across the Island of Ireland.

This is an exciting role where you will have the opportunity to develop your engineering design skills by joining the world leader in innovative Water and Wastewater solutions. As part of this role you will form an integral part of the design and project delivery team with particular focus on mechanical equipment selection, hydraulic system design, engineering calculations, and technical specifications. You will collaborate with our drawing team to translate your design concepts into technical drawings.

Day to day of the role

• Developing innovative design solutions for water and wastewater treatment infrastructure, including mechanical equipment selection and specifications, hydraulic design, plant layouts and P&IDs
  
• Responsible for assisting in all aspects of Mechanical design from site surveys of existing assets, optioneering, feasibility studies, detailed design and tender pricing.
  
• Collaborating with the Senior Design Engineer to support end to end design projects with the support of the wider Design team
  
• Liaising with clients from initial concept, feasibility, detailed design, implementation to final delivery
  
• Maintaining a high standard of work ensuring that you are compliant with all specifications and engineering practices
  
• Act as a point of contact to deal with any technical issues throughout projects
  
• Linking with a variety of Project Managers, Design Leads and Sub Consultants throughout each stage of the project
  
• Conduct detailed design calculations and equipment selections
  
• Working alongside our highly experienced drawing team to develop P&IDs and design drawings
  
• Production of procurement specifications for mechanical equipment and production of detailed design construction drawings.
  
• Liaise between Process, Draughting, Electrical and Civil & Structural Designers
  
• Ensuring that all Project Documentation is managed according to the requirements of the Project Quality Plan and project specific requirements
  

Required skills for this role

• Level 7/8/9 in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
  
• Strong mechanical engineering design fundamentals including fluid mechanics and hydraulics
  
• Experience with engineering design calculations for pumping systems, pipework networks, and hydraulic systems
  
• Experience in the Water Industry (Desirable)
  
• Previous experience in industries such as Water, Pumping/Piping, Fluid Handling Systems, Oil/Gas (Desirable)
  
• Ability to work on own initiative and effectively manage & coordinate design
  
• Practical site experience (Desirable)
  

Here at Veolia, we're proud to be known as an equal opportunities employer. We know how important it is to be fully committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive place to work for every one of our colleagues.

If you are an EU/EEA national, you will be asked to show proof of right to work in Ireland.

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