Overview

We\'re Hiring: Mechanical Design Engineer / Senior Design Engineer

Location: Manchester | Hybrid (min. 3 days/week in-office)
Start Date: August 2025
Employment Type: Permanent

Salary: Permanent: £45,000 - £65,000 (DOE)

About the Role

We\'re looking for an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer or Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join the growing team in Manchester. You\'ll play a key role in delivering high-quality mechanical engineering solutions for a range of projects, particularly in the UK water sector. This is an exciting opportunity to work on various UMON projects, contributing to technically challenging and meaningful infrastructure design work.

Company and Culture

The company is a leading engineering design consultancy serving clients across the rail and utilities sectors. Their focus is currently on the water industry, where they maintain strategic partnerships. Wellbeing is at the heart of everything they do. They offer a safe, inclusive, and supportive workplace where both mental and physical wellbeing are prioritised.

What They Offer

• Permanent Staff: Competitive salary, employee benefits package, workplace pension, training & development

Responsibilities

• Deliver design outputs that meet safety, quality, and client standards
• Produce design calculations and technical drawings (clean/wastewater focus)
• Mentor and guide CAD technicians
• Define scopes and review output from subcontract M&E teams
• Prepare technical specifications and evaluate supplier bids
• Carry out design investigations and produce engineering reports
• Ensure designs adhere to all relevant standards and regulations
• Track design changes and manage scope
• Estimate resource requirements for design packages
• Attend and present at client and design meetings

What They Are Looking For

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• 5+ years\' mechanical design experience (UK water industry)
• Degree, HND or equivalent experience
• Strong IT skills
• Professionally registered and working towards chartership

Desirable

• Chartered Engineer (CEng)
• Experience with UMON schemes
• Hydraulic design experience
• Clean and wastewater experience (infrastructure and non-infrastructure)
• Understanding of construction practices and materials
• Strong grasp of engineering drawing standards

Key Skills

• Excellent communication
• Strong technical acumen
• Results-oriented
• Confident problem solver
• Mentorship and development of others
• Passion for learning and self-improvement

Salary notes

Excellent salary 45-65k plus

Holidays

You are entitled to 23 days per year leave plus 8 days public and bank holidays. Additional holiday will be rewarded for service after 2 years on 31st December at the rate of 1 day per year. This is up to a maximum of 5 days on 31st December after 7 complete years\' service (pro rata equivalent for part time staff). You may also buy up to one working week of holidays (5 days for full time and pro-rated for part time staff). Payment for these holidays will be deducted from your salary between January and December.

Pension

4% employee contribution (after tax) 1% tax relief on the employee contribution
4% employer contribution by company
Total 9% pension contribution

Benefits

• Fresh fruit in the office
• Free Parking
• On-site gym free to use in the office building
• We sign up to the Lifestyle benefits from Circular Benefits which candidates will have access to