Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Overview

Are you a Senior Mechanical Engineer with a passion for innovation and problem-solving? Join Thames Water's team to support the creation of the 'Intelligent Client' driving Thames Water's AMP8 ambitions and beyond. Your role will involve leading complex design processes in the water and wastewater industry, collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams, and ensuring compliance with stringent design codes.

As a critical team member, you will conduct root cause analysis investigations, provide technical input into project briefs, and oversee the development of new technologies for research projects. Additionally, you will be crucial in establishing a 'Centre of Excellence' for engineering and nurturing a sustainable engineering structure from graduate to industry experts.

What you’ll be doing as a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer:

• Complete the design of complex engineering processes in the water and wastewater industry.
• Support multidisciplinary teams in developing solutions to engineering challenges for operational plants to ensure adherence to stringent design codes.
• Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams for mechanically biased projects.
• Undertake equipment failure root cause analysis investigations to establish failure methods and reduce the impact and future occurrence.
• Provide technical input into project definition briefs.
• Provide mechanical input into asset surveys and plant condition assessments, feasibility studies, optioneering, whole-life costing, and preliminary designs.
• Provide the technical sign-off and assurance during technical delivery, including handover.
• Ensure compliance with engineering-based regulatory requirements in their area.
• Support testing and development of new technologies for implementation in research projects.
• Develop new tools (software, programs, Apps, etc.) to enhance the Engineering team's capabilities.

What you should bring to the role:

• Be a recognised senior engineer (Chartered or close to achieving Chartered Status) in Mechanical Engineering with considerable experience in the water industry or a closely related equivalent sector.
• Be degree qualified or equivalent in mechanical engineering with chartership through a relevant awarding body/working towards chartership.
• Have design engineer knowledge at a detailed design level.
• Provide background on supporting quantity surveyors/cost estimating teams in the scope development for cost modelling and budgetary proposals.
• Understand the regulatory environment to achieve compliance with Thames Water's engineering regulatory requirements.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary from £49,000 to £60,000 per annum.
• 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% - 2x employee contribution.
• Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
• Wider benefits scheme including Thames Water's benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.