Overview

Mechanical Design Engineer is required for a leading infrastructure design and engineering firm specialising in rail electrification, civil works, and water sector solutions, delivering projects from concept through detailed design. They provide excellence in both design & build, working in operational networks and constrained environments.

Required Skills or Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' mechanical design experience within the UK water industry.
• Professional registration (or working towards chartership), with Chartered Engineer status desirable.
• Strong technical knowledge, including hydraulic design, UMON schemes, wastewater and clean water (infrastructure and non-infrastructure).
• Solid understanding of IT, engineering drawing practices.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, high-quality design solutions, including calculations, drawings, reports.
• Lead and support design teams by guiding CAD technicians.
• Review subcontractor outputs, and manage project design changes.
• Review tenders, and conduct design investigations.
• Contribute to project planning by estimating design hours, presenting at meetings, and delivering design presentations.

Note: This role offers contract (up to £350 per day outside IR35) or permanent (up to £55K per annum) options in Manchester with hybrid working (3 days on-site).

P. S: Company cannot provide visa sponsorship, so only candidates residing in UK with the existing right to work will be considered for the role.

Employment type

• Full-time

Location

Manchester - Hybrid (3 days in a week on-site)