Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
- Plymouth
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 22 Jun 2021
- Closes
- 19 Jul 2021
- Sectors
- Engineering, Mechanical
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
nmcn work in partnership and collaboration with our customers, to deliver major built environment and critical national infrastructure projects across the UK. Our specialist engineering and construction teams bring multi-sector innovation and technical skill - from building and highways, to large-scale water networks and treatment plants.
Through our unique offering, providing services from feasibility and design, to construction and handover, our Water business provides 'Full Asset Lifecycle Thinking' across our projects, in both the clean and wastewater environments. Always ensuring we are supporting our customers with innovative outcome-based solutions and an exceptional experience. We currently deliver infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects for 10 of the largest national water sector companies.
We have an opportunity for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer based from our Plymouth office.
Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team headed by a Design Manager, you will be responsible for the production of outline and detailed civil design deliverables on a wide range of AMP7 infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects.
What you'll be doing day to day
Ascertaining Clients requirements either through reference to their specification documents or more likely through visiting sites with their nominated personnel. A key requirement is the ability to determine the actual operational requirement and propose appropriate solutions.
Working alongside the Design Manager/senior designer (team lead) and where applicable the Project Manager to ensure scheme designs are value engineered and adhere to client specifications whilst retaining appropriate levels of operational security and full compliance with all relevant Health, Safety and Environmental legislation.
To promote innovation and challenge parties involved to ensure cost effectiveness in all design activities.
To provide outline and detailed engineering from inception to completion of schemes utilising our design partners, individual knowledge, site installation and construction personnel.
To closely coordinate design production between nmcn's in house design teams, external design companies, our suppliers and subcontractors and where applicable our clients designers.
To ensure all design work is completed to agreed programmes, financial budgets and KPI's.
Liaison with client's engineering staff or where applicable their design consultants to ensure designs are approved In accordance with the timescales stipulated within the contract.
Attend internal and external design reviews and where applicable progress meetings. The experience we're looking for in a candidate
An industry applicable ONC/HNC/B.Eng or NVQ equivalent
Experience and understanding of water and sewage treatment processes
Commercial and contractual awareness
Working knowledge of Microsoft packages
Self motivation
Be able to organise yourself and others workload
Be proactive in your approach
An excellent communicator
A high level of diplomacy and customer focused
Experience with AutoCAD software would be an advantage
Conversant with hydraulic calculations including but not limited to pipelines, pump duties What we can offer you
Competitive Salary
Company car / Car allowance
25 days holiday + bank holidays
Holiday trading scheme
Private Medical Insurance
Perks at work scheme (discount from high street retailers)
Free eye test vouchers
Employee share scheme
3x life assurance
Free Parking
Flexible Working
5% enhanced pension contribution Please note - we may have to close applications to this role sooner than anticipated based on the number of applications received
Through our unique offering, providing services from feasibility and design, to construction and handover, our Water business provides 'Full Asset Lifecycle Thinking' across our projects, in both the clean and wastewater environments. Always ensuring we are supporting our customers with innovative outcome-based solutions and an exceptional experience. We currently deliver infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects for 10 of the largest national water sector companies.
We have an opportunity for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer based from our Plymouth office.
Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team headed by a Design Manager, you will be responsible for the production of outline and detailed civil design deliverables on a wide range of AMP7 infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects.
What you'll be doing day to day
Ascertaining Clients requirements either through reference to their specification documents or more likely through visiting sites with their nominated personnel. A key requirement is the ability to determine the actual operational requirement and propose appropriate solutions.
Working alongside the Design Manager/senior designer (team lead) and where applicable the Project Manager to ensure scheme designs are value engineered and adhere to client specifications whilst retaining appropriate levels of operational security and full compliance with all relevant Health, Safety and Environmental legislation.
To promote innovation and challenge parties involved to ensure cost effectiveness in all design activities.
To provide outline and detailed engineering from inception to completion of schemes utilising our design partners, individual knowledge, site installation and construction personnel.
To closely coordinate design production between nmcn's in house design teams, external design companies, our suppliers and subcontractors and where applicable our clients designers.
To ensure all design work is completed to agreed programmes, financial budgets and KPI's.
Liaison with client's engineering staff or where applicable their design consultants to ensure designs are approved In accordance with the timescales stipulated within the contract.
Attend internal and external design reviews and where applicable progress meetings. The experience we're looking for in a candidate
An industry applicable ONC/HNC/B.Eng or NVQ equivalent
Experience and understanding of water and sewage treatment processes
Commercial and contractual awareness
Working knowledge of Microsoft packages
Self motivation
Be able to organise yourself and others workload
Be proactive in your approach
An excellent communicator
A high level of diplomacy and customer focused
Experience with AutoCAD software would be an advantage
Conversant with hydraulic calculations including but not limited to pipelines, pump duties What we can offer you
Competitive Salary
Company car / Car allowance
25 days holiday + bank holidays
Holiday trading scheme
Private Medical Insurance
Perks at work scheme (discount from high street retailers)
Free eye test vouchers
Employee share scheme
3x life assurance
Free Parking
Flexible Working
5% enhanced pension contribution Please note - we may have to close applications to this role sooner than anticipated based on the number of applications received