Mechanical Design Engineer

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What you’ll be doing

as a Mechanical Design Engineer

Focusing on the mechanical engineering discipline, the role will provide the expertise needed to: 

  • Get the right technical requirements with the project definition briefs.
  • Input and continuously improve technical asset standards.
  • Provide mechanical input into asset surveys and plant condition assessments, feasibility studies, optioneering, whole life costing, and preliminary designs.
  • Support the establishment of a ‘Centre of Excellence’ for engineering.
  • Provide design sign-off to Capital Delivery as the delivery stream dictates.
  • Provide technical assurance during the delivery, commissioning, and handover of assets.
  • Drive the digital advancement of our engineering within the corporate digital strategy.
  • Ensure and deliver the engineering regulatory compliance on relevant assets in the mechanical engineering area.
  • Support the establishment of a cohesive, sustainable engineering structure from graduate to industry experts that leads Thames Water’s engineering requirements into AMP8 and beyond.

    • Location: Hybrid – Clearwater Court, you will be required in the office and on-site 2-3 days a week and as the business requires.

    Working Hours: 36 hours a week, Monday to Friday.

    You must have a driver's licence and access to a vehicle for this role.

    What you should bring to the role

    To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need are:

  • Be educated to a degree level in mechanical engineering or other appropriate technical qualification.
  • Have previous technical design, installation or commissioning experience working for a water utility company.
  • Take a curious, hands-on approach to understanding issues on site and be willing to challenge a brief if required.
  • Understand the UK’s water industry’s regulatory environment to achieve compliance with our engineering regulatory requirements.
  • Be able to communicate with all levels of internal and external stakeholders.

    •  What’s in it for you?

  • Competitive salary from £42,640 to £55,000 per annum depending on experience. 
  • 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays).
  • Performance-related pay plan directly linked to both company and individual performance measures and targets.
  • Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
  • Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
  • Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.
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    Location:
    Reading
    Job Type:
    FullTime

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