Senior Mechanical Design Engineer (Water / Wastewater)

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description:
We are excited to be growing our teams and are currently recruiting for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our Water & Utilities team. We are involved in some of the UK's most complex and stimulating projects that are diverse and technically demanding. We have an enviable reputation in the delivery of such schemes and are working closely with some of the UK's most established and recognisable utilities companies, undertaking a vast array of projects to enhance the UK's utility services.
As a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, you will join our team to work on a variety of projects with our Utilities' and other clients across the UK and Ireland. The role itself is positioned within our Resilience Global Business Area where we work to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations. Around the world, we're feeling the effects climate change, rapid urbanization, loss of biodiversity. The rate at which we're seeing large-scale, unforeseen events such as floods and wildfires, is becoming more frequent. We are here to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations.
Role accountabilities:
Reporting to the Principal Engineer or Associate Technical Director, this is a role that will be responsible for the project design output of their engineering discipline, for managing the technical delivery of project, and client technical oversite to meet budget, time-frame and quality targets, meeting or exceeding client expectations, promoting and marketing all facets of Arcadis' services during interfaces with clients and other sectors and disciplines, contributing towards the achievement of the divisional business plan and building networks within the industry.
Ability to work independently and as a team member carrying out production and checking complex mechanical detailed designs including calculations, specifications, reports, and drawings.
Supporting and / or Leading design and advisory services relating to new and existing water and wastewater process plants, pumping stations and ancillary assets.
Technical delivery of multi-disciplinary projects, in a Design Lead capacity where assigned, using latest digital design techniques.
Identify and develop innovative and optimised technical solutions based on client needs and drivers
Lead and co-ordinate work with multi-disciplinary teams (e.g., process, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and ICA)
Establish and grow relationships with clients and capital alliance partners on project technical, commercial and progress matters
Ensuring projects meet required technical, legislative, quality, safety and environmental standards and objectives.
Line management and performance development responsibility for assigned staff
Qualifications & Experience:
Degree in Mechanical Engineering or other directly related degree
Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status and membership of a professional institution such as IMechE, IET, or CIWEM
Significant experience in technical delivery of process plant systems on complex water industry engineering projects
Experience of working on design and construct projects using digital design
Team leader with collaborative behaviours
Desired: Water and/or wastewater experience
Why Arcadis?
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
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