Principal Mechanical Engineer (Water Utilities)

Application deadline 24 January 2025

Recruitment type Full-Time, Regular

Country United Kingdom

Locations Bristol, Derby, Glasgow, London, York

Office/Home Hybrid Working

Do you want to be a part of a growing M&E team? Can you collaborate with colleagues across UK and International projects? Are you experienced in Mechanical Infrastructure Design? Then, this could be the next adventure in your career.

Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow To further our mechanical capability on Infrastructure projects, we are looking for a Principal Mechanical Engineer with a Water Utilities background to join us. Your primary task will be to deliver engineering work related to the design of elements including water supply and wastewater infrastructure and non-infrastructure equipment. This includes pressurised mains, pumping stations, treatment works apparatus and other relevant equipment.

Your role will be focused on the design environment, which, while based in the UK, will involve interacting day-to-day with colleagues across our global hubs. There may also be opportunities to broaden your contribution to other areas within the MEP discipline as well as client-side or site-based roles in a variety of major infrastructure settings.

Your key responsibilities will be:

Contributing towards the design of projects for a wide range of clients
Planning design work and deliverables together with wider MEP team
Development and technical assurance of design including use of relevant software
Ensuring compliance with both local and international standards
Coordination of multi-disciplinary aspects of projects
Mentoring junior team members in design
Contributing to the building of relationships with clients and other stakeholders

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve. On top of that, you’ll have:

A degree in mechanical engineering or similar
Achieved Chartered Engineer status (or equivalent)
Relevant experience within mechanical systems design
The ability to provide technically sound solutions alone and where required, acting as a discipline lead
A solid mechanical understanding of water-based systems such as pressurised water supply mains, pumping stations and treatment works apparatus
Experience with hydraulic modelling of pipe networks, steady state and transient analysis calculations
Knowledge on pipe support and stress calculations
Exposure to other mechanical equipment such as lifting equipment, actuated hydraulic gates and building services would be an advantage
Experience with 3D and BIM design
Knowledge of relevant Water Industry Specifications (WIMES)
Experience of applying CDM2015 regulations to design tasks
Experience of design and build projects would be beneficial which may include designer's representation on site

A place to work and so much more.

At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. That is why we say no to fossil-based projects and aspire to have 100 per cent of our revenue come from activities that move our customers towards sustainability. We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home. With offices primarily located in Scandinavia, the UK, North America, and India, we are currently 7,300 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy, and environment into play.

What we also offer: To us, a fair reward is more than a competitive salary. We want to take care of our people professionally and personally as well. 

Some of our benefits include: 

28 days' holiday plus all UK bank and public holidays
Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities
Private health care, for you and your immediate dependents
Flexible and hybrid working conditions
Annual subscription fees paid for your membership of two Professional Institutions
Group personal pension scheme – salary exchange
Life assurance
Cycle-to-work scheme
Corporate gym membership

As part of our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, we partner with the wisecampaign.org.uk to recruit for a better gender balance in our teams.

Got more questions?

If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition Specialist, Laura Dobson at LADN@COWI.COM. Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

Equal opportunity employer. COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.