Mechanical Design Engineer
19 days ago
Manchester
💧 Mechanical Design Engineer – Water Industry (Permanent or Outside IR35) My client is a well-established engineering design consultancy supporting major programmes within the UK regulated water sector. Due to continued growth and a strong AMP workload, they are seeking an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to support the delivery of high-quality mechanical design packages across clean and wastewater projects. This opportunity is open to both permanent candidates and Outside IR35 contractors. The Role / Assignment • Produce mechanical design calculations and drawings for water industry schemes, • Deliver design outputs that meet safety, quality, and regulatory requirements, • Coordinate and support CAD technicians, • Prepare scopes and review outputs from subcontract M&E design teams, • Liaise with equipment suppliers and manufacturers, including technical review of tenders, • Prepare design investigations, reports, and technical specifications, • Ensure compliance with relevant technical, professional, and water company standards, • Implement and record design changes in line with project controls, • Estimate design hours and support project planning, • Attend and present at design and project meetings About You • 5+ years’ mechanical design experience in the UK water industry, • Experience across wastewater and clean water, infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects, • Strong hydraulic design capability, • Understanding of construction methods, materials, and buildability, • Knowledge of engineering drawing standards, • Degree, HND, or equivalent experience from technician level, • Chartered Engineer or working towards chartership, • Confident IT user with relevant design software experience What’s on Offer • Permanent role or long-term Outside IR35 contract, • Secure workload within AMP programmes, • Flexible / hybrid working arrangements (role dependent), • Opportunity to work on complex, technically interesting water projects 📩 Apply via LinkedIn or contact us directly for a confidential discussion.