Junior Mechanical Design Engineer - Water Industry

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

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Manchester is seeking a Junior Mechanical Design Engineer to join their Water Consultancy team. You will work on water industry projects, balancing workloads and supporting project delivery with a focus on quality and innovation. Ideal candidates will have a degree in mechanical engineering and relevant industry experience. This role offers extensive career development opportunities in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Personal development plan

Transparent career pathway

Innovative work environment

Qualifications

• A good technical understanding of mechanical engineering principles.
• Experience in pump selection and design of pumping systems.
• Willingness to travel to operational sites as required.

Responsibilities

• Balance workload across various projects.
• Work closely with other engineers for project delivery.
• Prepare mechanical design deliverables including calculations and specifications.

Skills

Technical understanding of mechanical engineering principles

Water industry experience

Pump selection and design experience

Experience using P&IDs

Experience in producing specifications and technical documentation

Knowledge of design tools such as AutoCAD

Education

Degree in mechanical engineering or related subject

Tools

AutoCAD

Inventor

Job description

Overview

Join to apply for the Junior Mechanical Design Engineer - Water Industry role at RPS. We are recruiting a Junior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our Water Consultancy team operating across the UK. You’ll work on AMP8 and AMP9 projects, ensuring exceptional water services in a collaborative environment. RPS, Tetra Tech are actively engaged in long-term wastewater programmes across the UK water industry, addressing pollution and flooding challenges. Our wastewater consulting team undertakes projects including urban drainage and water quality modelling studies; WINEP, SOAF, DWMPs and catchment investment planning; and the development of engineering solutions from feasibility through to outline and detailed design.

About The Team

As part of Tetra Tech, RPS Water Consulting is a team of engineers, designers, modellers, and data analysts providing asset management and operational strategy development to our water industry clients to support business planning and delivery. This is an evolving industry, requiring innovation, dedication and teamwork.

Your Responsibilities

• Balance your workload across a wide variety of projects from major long-term frameworks with water companies and contractors across the UK.
• Seek to achieve positive outcomes for projects and the community.
• Work closely with other junior and senior engineers and other stakeholders to support project delivery.
• Interpret and understand technical drawings and help develop 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 CDM duties, including the production of design risk assessments.
• Ensure quality assurance systems and procedures are followed, maintaining high standards.

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.
• Experience using P&IDs to create equipment, valve, and pipe schedules.
• Experience 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.
• Willingness to travel to operational and construction sites as required, to work safely, survey, inspect, and witness testing of mechanical equipment and installations.
• Knowledge of design tools such as AutoCAD or similar is advantageous but not essential.

Qualifications

• A degree-level qualification in mechanical engineering or a closely related 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 and value different ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking. We need a mix of experiences and skills to develop the most innovative ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. You’ll be joining a diverse community and a company that puts its people first and prioritises their wellbeing. A career here is far from ordinary. Here you’re not a number, you are part of the solution.

Why RPS?

We’re a connected community, working together to achieve exceptional outcomes. We understand the need to work flexibly, empowering our people to create a work-life balance that’s right for them. We also understand the importance of collaboration and social connection in the office environment. With agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we work with you to find the right balance to meet client needs.

RPS, A Tetra Tech Company

Representing an exciting new chapter in our business, RPS became a Tetra Tech company. As a Tetra Tech company, RPS offers market-leading development and project opportunities to solve complex problems.

Mutual Dignity And Respect

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