Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Posted Today by FYBA Talent
£550 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
Manchester, Greater Manchester
Summary: The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer role involves managing the quality and technical aspects of mechanical engineering designs within the UK water industry. The position requires producing design deliverables, directing CAD technicians, and liaising with suppliers while ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards. The role is based in a hybrid working environment near Old Trafford, Manchester, and offers a stable position outside IR35 for contractors. The company emphasizes employee wellbeing and provides a comprehensive benefits package for permanent staff.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide design deliverables that satisfy safety and quality requirements.
- Produce design calculations and drawings for the water industry.
- Direct and develop CAD technicians and more junior designers and graduates.
- Direct, prepare scopes for and check output of subcontract M&E design teams.
- Liaise with equipment suppliers and manufacturers.
- Prepare design investigations, reports and specifications.
- Design in compliance with relevant technical, professional and group standards.
- Ensure project change for design package is fully implemented and recorded.
- Estimate hours required for design packages.
- Present and attend at meetings and design presentations.
Key Skills:
- 5-10 years’ mechanical design experience in the UK water industry.
- Significant experience in hydraulic design.
- Awareness of electrical design and control systems.
- Good level of IT skills.
- Registered with professional body and working towards chartership.
- Chartered engineer (preferred).
- Experience in electrical and/or control engineering (preferred).
- Experience in UMON schemes (preferred).
- Experience in wastewater and clean water, infra and non-infra (preferred).
- Awareness of construction methods and materials (preferred).
- Knowledge of engineering drawing practices (preferred).
Salary (Rate): £550/day
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Engineering
Location Hybrid working from our clients office near Old Trafford, Manchester
Our Client An engineering design consultancy working closely with a wide range of clients, across a number of disciplines within the UK Water, rail, and utilities industries. Wellbeing is one of our company’s core values – we have developed a safe, just and fair workplace, putting the mental and physical wellbeing of our team first. We offer an excellent package for permanent staff, including an employee benefits scheme, workplace pension scheme, and training and development opportunities. For contractors, we offer a stable position outside IR35 in a positive and well-motivated team.
Role Purpose: Manage Quality and Technical Aspects of Mechanical Engineering Designs Role Profile:
- Provide design deliverables that satisfy safety and quality requirements.
- Produce design calculations and drawings for the water industry.
- Direct and develop CAD technicians and more junior designers and graduates.
- Direct, prepare scopes for and check output of subcontract M&E design teams.
- Liaise with equipment suppliers and manufacturers.
- Prepare design investigations, reports and specifications.
- Design in compliance with relevant technical, professional and group standards.
- Ensure project change for design package is fully implemented and recorded.
- Estimate hours required for design packages.
- Present and attend at meetings and design presentations.
What we require from you:
- 5-10 years’ mechanical design experience in the UK water industry
- significant experience in hydraulic design
- Awareness of electrical design and control systems.
- Good level of IT skills
- Registered with professional body and working towards chartership
Preferred Qualifications and Experience:
- Chartered engineer
- Experience in electrical and/or control engineering
- Experience in UMON schemes
- Experience in wastewater and clean water, infra and non-infra
- Awareness of construction methods and materials.
- Knowledge of engineering drawing practices.