Principal Mechanical Engineer

Location:

Preferred Northwest of England and Yorkshire. Remote working with frequent office and client site visits.

Contract Type:

Permanent, full time.

What this role requires:

• A general understanding of water and sewage treatment processes and the associated equipment/system requirements.
• Experience in drainage design including Sustainable Drainage Systems (SUDS).
• Knowledge of industry standard drainage networks design.
• Competence in the use of AutoCAD
• Proven track record in coordinating and delivering technically excellent projects on time and to budget.
• First class written and oral communication skills.
• A natural curiosity for developing innovative, sustainable and cost-effective solutions for our clients.
• Experience of team working on multi-disciplinary projects.
• Sound commercial understanding.
• Team builder, developing the technical excellence of our team.
• Able to develop and motivate others.
• Proven record of developing client relationships.
• Attained or working towards relevant professional qualification.

Personal qualities:

The engineering services we offer to our clients require us to be able to deliver in an agile way. The following are therefore examples of the type of skills and qualities we need you to have or be working towards:

• Recognition that satisfying the customer is the key to achieving other objectives, and that customers include everyone receiving benefits from our processes, whether end-users or other departments within the company.
• Ability to work remotely whilst successfully achieving deliverable-based outcomes through a virtual team.
• Ability to prioritise a varied workload and demonstrate good time management to comply with deadlines.
• Organised, structured and professional, with a passion for excellence.
• Encouraging and motivating those around you to work to your own high standards of quality and compliance.
• Desire for continual learning and drive to improve those around you by sharing information, lessons learnt and best practice.
• Being driven to push yourself and work outside of your comfort zone when the need arises with a “can do” attitude, willingness to work through problems and make decisions.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with colleagues and clients.
• Good interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Trustworthy and ethical approach, exercising discretion where required.

Examples of work types

• Site surveys and assessments of the capacity of the plant to meet future demands.
• Feasibility, outline, and detailed mechanical design, including P&IDs, hydraulic design, design risk assessments, control philosophies, commissioning strategies, cost and programme estimations, plant and equipment specifications and carbon calculations.
• Technical report writing at all stages of the project lifecycle.
• Liaison with clients within the UK.
• Production of general arrangement drawings and detail mechanical design drawings.
• Support and/or lead bids, fee proposals or offers of service; development of activity schedules/work plans.
• Understanding of DSEAR, CDM, WIMES, British and European Standards and other statutory, regulatory, and non-regulatory provisions and guidance.
• Participation in Hazard Studies including HAZOP, DSEAR and Access, Lifting and Maintenance.
• Development of standard and bespoke design solutions for the water industry and beyond.
• Check and review calculations and reports prepared by others.
• Considering CAPEX and OPEX implications of design decisions at all stages of a project.
• Secondments to support key clients and business partners.

Desirable Skills/Attributes

• Undertaking Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA).
• Undertaking Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Assessments.
• Undertaking DSEAR assessments.
• HVAC.

What we would like to offer you:

• Competitive salary + discretionary bonus.
• 24 days annual leave + Bank holidays + option to purchase additional leave.
• Pension scheme (6% employer, 4% employee).
• Company mobile phone and laptop provided.
• Training and career progression opportunities.
• Professional Membership fees paid.
• Life Assurance Scheme 4x annual salary.
• Electric car scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme (with access to GP appointments, Physio appointments and Mental Health Support).
• Refer a friend scheme.

Adler and Allan are committed to fostering diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We proudly embrace equal opportunities for all applicants, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. If you require any support with your application, whatever the circumstance, please let us know.