Senior/Principal Mechanical Engineer - #1751496
Lanesra Technical Recruitment
Date: 6 hours ago
City: Bristol
Contract type: Full time
Work schedule: Full day

Position: Senior or Principal Mechanical Engineer
Location: Exeter or Bristol with hybrid working available
Rate Guide: £60-75k (Neg DOE) plus car allowance, bonus and excellent benefits package
Our Client: Is an integrated design and build provider working in the water sector. With over 1,000 staff working across eight regional centres, supporting six long-term water sector frameworks and two recently won frameworks, operating both as a sole contractor but also in joint ventures and alliances
The Role: Our client is looking to strengthen their Engineering team with a Senior or Principal Mechanical Engineer. You will report directly to the Regional Discipline Lead or Regional Engineering Lead. Your role will be to provide superior quality Engineering Design services to allow the company to minimise risks and maximise profits on turnkey and engineering services contracts. To ensure the above the individual must co-ordinate the design and produce design documents and drawings taking due account of health and safety requirements, specifications and standards pertaining to the contract
Key responsibilities: Produce design layouts which are cost effective, meet the requirements of the specification and which can be constructed and commissioned effectively. The term cost is to embrace all costs associated with the design and the subsequent construction of the design. To be cost effective the whole out turn cost of the design solution must be considered including design time costs, material costs, erection costs and any impact that the design solution might have on other disciplines
Ensure that standard practices are utilised where-ever possible
Maintain competitiveness
Provide estimates and feedback for Proposals department
Work to procedures and processes to ensure the continuing development of the department
Assist in developing procedures and processes
Monitor and review the procedures and processes
Write, update and monitor efficient procedures to aid the smooth running of the department
Ensure co-ordination of designs with all other disciplines internal and external to ensure that the design processes carried out on the contract are co-ordinated for the benefit of the contract as a whole
Maintain files and records throughout the duration of contracts
Assure customer satisfaction
Assist in supervising and developing staff
Assist in ensuring a safe working environment for all staff
Ensure designs take account of environmental issues
Ensure that design takes full regard of all health and safety requirements
Experience: Extensive design experience of complex process systems
Strong understanding of the principles of water treatment
Experience of managing members of staff in designing relevant discipline aspects of water and sewage treatment plants
Membership of a professional institution / chartered
Relevant discipline Engineering degree or equivalent experience and training
Ability to rationalise designs and produce economic plant layouts
Good general knowledge of all aspects of water treatment, e.g. mechanical engineering, process engineering, electrical engineering and project management
A flexible mind, with the ability to assimilate large amounts of different data at one time
Ability to present technical proposals clearly, confidently and convincingly
Computer literacy
Driving license
Package includes: A competitive salary
Car/car allowance (subject to role and level of position)
25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)
Contribution Pension scheme
Life Assurance, Health Insurance, Private medical Insurance
And many more benefits including - cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, kids pass etc
Design
Design Engineer
Senior Design Engineer
Principal Design Engineer
Engineering Design
Design Management
Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Design
Mechanical Designer
Strategic Design
Technical Design
Water Industry
Water Sector
Water Treatment
Clean Water
Wastewater
Sewage
Infrastructure
Utilities
Power Generation
Power Sector
Energy Sector
Nuclear
Chemical
Petrochemical
Oil
Gas
AMP7
AMP8
South West Water
Wessex Water
Bristol Water
Welsh Water
Location: Exeter or Bristol with hybrid working available
Rate Guide: £60-75k (Neg DOE) plus car allowance, bonus and excellent benefits package
Our Client: Is an integrated design and build provider working in the water sector. With over 1,000 staff working across eight regional centres, supporting six long-term water sector frameworks and two recently won frameworks, operating both as a sole contractor but also in joint ventures and alliances
The Role: Our client is looking to strengthen their Engineering team with a Senior or Principal Mechanical Engineer. You will report directly to the Regional Discipline Lead or Regional Engineering Lead. Your role will be to provide superior quality Engineering Design services to allow the company to minimise risks and maximise profits on turnkey and engineering services contracts. To ensure the above the individual must co-ordinate the design and produce design documents and drawings taking due account of health and safety requirements, specifications and standards pertaining to the contract
Key responsibilities: Produce design layouts which are cost effective, meet the requirements of the specification and which can be constructed and commissioned effectively. The term cost is to embrace all costs associated with the design and the subsequent construction of the design. To be cost effective the whole out turn cost of the design solution must be considered including design time costs, material costs, erection costs and any impact that the design solution might have on other disciplines
Ensure that standard practices are utilised where-ever possible
Maintain competitiveness
Provide estimates and feedback for Proposals department
Work to procedures and processes to ensure the continuing development of the department
Assist in developing procedures and processes
Monitor and review the procedures and processes
Write, update and monitor efficient procedures to aid the smooth running of the department
Ensure co-ordination of designs with all other disciplines internal and external to ensure that the design processes carried out on the contract are co-ordinated for the benefit of the contract as a whole
Maintain files and records throughout the duration of contracts
Assure customer satisfaction
Assist in supervising and developing staff
Assist in ensuring a safe working environment for all staff
Ensure designs take account of environmental issues
Ensure that design takes full regard of all health and safety requirements
Experience: Extensive design experience of complex process systems
Strong understanding of the principles of water treatment
Experience of managing members of staff in designing relevant discipline aspects of water and sewage treatment plants
Membership of a professional institution / chartered
Relevant discipline Engineering degree or equivalent experience and training
Ability to rationalise designs and produce economic plant layouts
Good general knowledge of all aspects of water treatment, e.g. mechanical engineering, process engineering, electrical engineering and project management
A flexible mind, with the ability to assimilate large amounts of different data at one time
Ability to present technical proposals clearly, confidently and convincingly
Computer literacy
Driving license
Package includes: A competitive salary
Car/car allowance (subject to role and level of position)
25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)
Contribution Pension scheme
Life Assurance, Health Insurance, Private medical Insurance
And many more benefits including - cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, kids pass etc
Design
Design Engineer
Senior Design Engineer
Principal Design Engineer
Engineering Design
Design Management
Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Design
Mechanical Designer
Strategic Design
Technical Design
Water Industry
Water Sector
Water Treatment
Clean Water
Wastewater
Sewage
Infrastructure
Utilities
Power Generation
Power Sector
Energy Sector
Nuclear
Chemical
Petrochemical
Oil
Gas
AMP7
AMP8
South West Water
Wessex Water
Bristol Water
Welsh Water
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