Principal Mechanical Engineer (Water)

Job Description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

To find out more about our Water business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: Water Resilience for a Sustainable Tomorrow WSP

A little more about your role

As the demand for our expertise continues to grow, an opportunity has arisen for a Principal Mechanical Engineer to join our Water Engineering teams located in Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle or Glasgow.

The Principal Mechanical Engineer will be an integral member of the Water Engineering team and work independently and within a team environment to design, review and deliver technical solutions for various types of facilities and capital projects. This role will support the engineering and design delivery on a wide range of projects primarily producing and/or checking detailed mechanical engineering deliverables. These deliverables will support the project design from feasibility and optioneering through to the production of detailed designs for procurement and construction and review of supplier proposals for a range of varied and high-profile clients.

Key responsibilities include:

• Mechanical engineering technical design and delivery, and its leadership
• Participation in proposals, scoping of work, identifying key tasks, packages and developing resourcing/time estimates
• Preparation, as an individual or lead engineer responsible for a team, of mechanical design deliverables including calculations, reports, specifications, datasheets, drawings, schedules and procurement documentation.
• Technical assurance - preview, review and checking of technical deliverables produced by others.
• Providing technical guidance, coaching and technical supervision of junior staff including IMechE MPDS mentor role.
• Working collaboratively with other disciplines on multi-disciplinary projects delivering work to time, cost and quality expectations.
• Proactively ensuring HSSE and Quality Assurance systems and procedures are followed.
• Encouraging and actively promoting skills and innovation within the team, externally to clients and industry contacts
• Supporting efforts to develop the digital transformation methodology in the delivery and management of projects
• Management of mechanical elements to meet time, cost and quality criteria on larger multi-disciplinary design projects or work packages that include a degree of programming and resource planning

Your Team

You will join an established UK team of experienced mechanical engineers comprising grades from technician to Associate Director.

Whatever level of experience you bring, we are here to support and motivate you to deliver high quality designs for our clients and, in doing so, develop you to your potential.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate

Qualifications

• An IMechE accredited degree
• Professional registration as CEng or IEng

Skills and Experience

• Significant experience in delivering, and leading the delivery of mechanical engineering design aspects of infrastructure projects (preferably within the water industry).
• Scoping of work, identifying key tasks, packages and developing resourcing/time estimates to support the development of proposals.
• Leading, and delivering, the preparation and/or review of mechanical design package deliverables such as technical specifications, calculations, reports, datasheets, schedules, and procurement documentation.
• Good technical understanding of mechanical principles and familiarity with the design of waste water and water treatment processes equipment and pumping systems
• Good understanding of 'technical excellence', and of providing effective technical leadership and review of the work of others.
• Experience in coaching and mentoring junior team members and supporting the development of technical skills.
• The ability to work accurately and flexibly, integrating your work with other discipline areas whilst managing your own /your team's work to tight programme and budget constraints.
• The ability to communicate clearly; both verbally and in the production of high-quality written documentation using MS Office applications.
• A confident Client-facing manner. Adopting a diligent, confident, collaborative and highly motivated approach when working as part of a Client's team, together with WSP colleagues, or independently.
• Be able to travel and visit operational works and construction sites as required, to act in a safe manner, and to asset survey, inspect, and witness test mechanical equipment and installations.
• A commitment to team goals, embrace collaboration at all levels in the business and embrace safety as a non-negotiable priority.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

With us, you can. Apply today.



About Us

We are one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 69,300 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

Work-life balance

At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It's important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community.

Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Diversity

We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote a culture of inclusivity.

Health & Wellbeing

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.

Med24 offers you and your family unlimited telephone access to an NHS doctor, available 24/7, with options for face-to-face video consultations. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.

Flex your time

To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the "WSP My Hour," allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day.

We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development

We understand the importance of development and training to you. That's why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.



Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.