Principal Mechanical Engineer

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm seeks an experienced Principal Mechanical Engineer in Cardiff. This role involves overseeing projects in the water sector, providing technical guidance, and leading junior engineers. Ideal candidates should be chartered with IMechE and have a strong background in mechanical design and pump stations. Hybrid working options available, promoting work-life balance.

Benefits

Hybrid working model

Professional development opportunities

Inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Experienced in mechanical design and pump station commissioning.
• Able to produce and review technical outputs.
• Strong leadership skills to guide junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Involve in whole project life cycle from feasibility to design.
• Collaborate with project managers and clients for outcomes.
• Deliver technical presentations and lead technical discussions.

Skills

Mechanical design

Pump station optioneering

Technical leadership

Communication skills

Education

Chartered Engineer with IMechE

Tools

3D modeling software

Technical specification software

Job description

Overview

Are you an experienced Mechanical Engineer with a passion for creating sustainable solutions? Join Stantec and help us tackle our communities' urgent climate, environmental, and efficiency challenges!

We are seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to join us in our office in Leeds or Cambridge. With hybrid working allowing for a combination of in-office and home working, this role would suit an experienced Mechanical Engineer who wants to take their next step in their career within an industry-leading consultancy by working on exciting projects in the water sector.

Across Stantec, we are building on a highly successful period of growth. We enable the delivery of sustainable development and infrastructure projects that adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change. We are also responding to the current ecological crisis in the UK by designing infrastructure that conforms to the Eel Regulations 2009.

Responsibilities

• Involve yourself in the whole project life cycle from feasibility and optioneering through to detailed design and construction support including site surveys and investigations.
• Collaborate with project managers, technical leaders, design engineers, clients, supply chain partners, contractors, planners and other stakeholders to achieve positive project and community outcomes.
• Manage and guide junior team members and support their development.
• Produce and review technical outputs such as technical specifications, reports, and pumping/water system sizing and design.
• Provide engineering input to design outputs in collaboration with other disciplines (e.g., General Arrangement Drawings, 3D models, Control Philosophies, Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams).
• Deliver technical presentations to clients and design engineers and participate in collaborative design discussions, workshops, safety reviews (including HAZOPs and ALMs).
• Provide technical leadership to the Flood and Coastal Mechanical team and support the development of junior engineers.
• Assess existing site infrastructure to develop and deliver mechanical design for lowland drainage pumping stations; understand Eel Regulations 2009 and their implications for flood and coastal pumping stations.

About You

The successful candidate will be an experienced Mechanical Engineer who is ideally chartered with the IMechE, has experience in mechanical design, and is ideally experienced with pump station optioneering, design, construction management, and commissioning.

You will be experienced in producing and reviewing technical outputs such as technical specifications and reports, sizing and designing pumping systems and water systems, schedules, and be familiar with collaborative planning reviews and designs of solutions, and providing construction and commissioning services.

You will be able to provide engineering input to design outputs in collaboration with other disciplines, such as General Arrangement Drawings, 3D models, Control Philosophies, and Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams. To be successful in this role, you will have strong communication skills and be able to deliver technical presentations to clients and other design engineers, as well as input into collaborative design discussions, including technical workshops and safety reviews (HAZOPs and ALMs). You will also be able to provide technical leadership to the Flood and Coastal Mechanical team and support the development of junior engineers.

You will understand how lowland drainage pumping stations operate and gain experience in assessing existing site infrastructure to develop and deliver the mechanical design. You will also have an awareness of the Eel Regulations 2009 and their implications on flood and coastal pumping stations. We would also be interested in speaking with candidates who have experience within the energy, infrastructure & water sectors in a mechanical engineering capacity.

About Stantec

The Stantec community unites more than 31,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.

Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.

EEO and Accessibility

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.

Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent is a crucial key to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply.

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