Junior Mechanical Design Engineer - Water Industry

RPS; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A consultancy firm in the UK seeks a Junior Mechanical Design Engineer to join their Water Consultancy team. The role entails working on various water industry projects, supporting from feasibility to detailed design. The candidate should possess a degree in mechanical engineering, with knowledge of mechanical engineering principles and experience in the water sector being an advantage. This position offers a pathway for career development within a diverse and flexible working environment.

Benefits

Personal development plan

Flexible working environment

Qualifications

• Good technical understanding of mechanical engineering principles.
• Experience in the water industry is highly desirable.
• Able to travel to operate construction sites for inspections.

Responsibilities

• Balance workload across a variety of projects.
• Interpret technical drawings and assist in their production.
• Prepare mechanical design deliverables including specifications and reports.

Skills

Technical understanding of mechanical engineering principles

Water industry experience

Pump selection and design of pumping systems

Using P&IDs to create schedules

Producing specifications and technical documentation

CDM Regulations compliance

Managing work to time, cost, and quality

Ability to travel to sites

Knowledge of AutoCAD or similar

Education

Degree in mechanical engineering or closely allied subject

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Overview

Junior Mechanical Design Engineer to join the Water Consultancy team operating across the UK, working on exciting AMP8 and AMP9 projects to ensure high-quality water services in a collaborative environment. The role involves contributing to wastewater programmes across the UK water industry, supporting projects from feasibility through to outline and detailed design.

Responsibilities

• Balance your workload across a wide variety of projects from major long-term frameworks with water companies and contractors across the UK.
• Work with other junior and senior engineers and stakeholders to support project delivery.
• Interpret and understand technical drawings and help develop their production, ideally through AutoCAD and/or Inventor experience.
• Undertake asset condition surveys and prepare reports and recommendations.
• Contribute to the production of process and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs).
• Prepare mechanical design deliverables including calculations, reports, specifications, datasheets, drawings, schedules, and procurement documentation.
• Provide support to ensure the project team complies with the duties of Designer under CDM, including through the production of design risk assessments.
• Ensure quality assurance systems and procedures are followed and high standards are maintained.

Skills, Knowledge, And Experience

• A good technical understanding of mechanical engineering principles.
• Water industry experience.
• Experience in:
• Pump selection and the design of pumping systems.
• Using P&IDs to create equipment, valve, and pipe schedules.
• Producing specifications, reports and technical documentation.
• Complying with the Construction, Design & Management (CDM) Regulations and designing for safety.
• Managing work to time, cost, and quality criteria.
• The ability to travel to operate and construction sites as required, to survey, inspect, and witness test mechanical equipment and installations.
• Knowledge of design tools and software such as AutoCAD or similar is advantageous but not essential.

Qualifications

• A degree-level qualification in mechanical engineering or a closely allied subject, ideally IMechE-accredited.

What’s in it for you?

A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you’ll be supported as far as you want to go. We encourage diverse ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking, and value the contribution of everyone. You’ll join a diverse community and a company that prioritises wellbeing.

Why RPS?

We’re a connected community that understands flexible working, collaboration, and social connection in the office environment. With agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we work to find the right balance to meet client needs.

RPS is a Tetra Tech company, offering market-leading development and project opportunities as part of a global consulting and engineering services group.

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