Principal Mechanical Engineer

Location(s):Glasgow, GB Bristol, GB Reading, GB Altrincham, GB

Country: United Kingdom

Position Location: Bristol, UK / Altrincham, UK / Glasgow, UK / Tadle

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time

Market: Energy

Discipline: Mechanical

Job Ref: 6290

Recruiter Contact: Erinda Hazizi

• Working on a diverse portfolio which includes nuclear decommissioning, defence, and other exciting energy and infrastructure projects.
• The role is technically focussed and includes all stages of front end engineering from feasibility to detailed design.
• You’ll be involved in multi-discipline projects and be responsible for liaising with clients to develop the best solutions to meet their needs.
• You’ll produce a range of design and technical documentation, visit client sites as necessary, and pursue and promote further opportunities with the client.

• You’ll be responsible for providing quality assurance of others work by surveillance and checking and therefore chartered status is preferred, although demonstration of progress and equivalent experience will be considered.
• Chartered status with the IMech E or other relevant professional body
• Lead mechanical engineering aspects of multi-discipline design projects
• Possess a broad knowledge of industry standards and legislation
• Be able to present and defend solutions to complex problems to clients
• Ensures safety is an integral part of mechanical engineering design
• Demonstrable experience in mechanical engineering design
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to adapt and work on multiple projects
• Client-facing experience as well as a commercial awareness of FEED projects
• Able to actively seek input from other engineers, specialists, facility and project team members to improve understanding and deliver fit for purpose solutions.
• Due to the sensitivity of some of our projects, candidates will be required to apply for and obtain UK Security Clearance.

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.