Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Manchester (hybrid with occasional travel)

£60,000 - £62,000 + car allowance + bonus + benefits

Please note that due to the nature of some projects candidates will need to be eligible to obtain SC level security clearance

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer needed for a leading construction and infrastructure organisation who are looking for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join them on a permanent basis in their M&E business function to predominantly take a lead on Modularisation from strategy, design, risk assessment, inspection and sign off.

What the role entails:

As a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Taking a lead on modularisation
• Providing solutions and strategies, also producing detailed designs with input from other engineering discipline leads.
• Ensuring that modularisation solution for a project meets spatial and logistics requirement and advising on installation methodology.
• Ensure Inspection and signoff of manufactured modules to ensure modules are built to high standards with all testing and procedures followed
• Utilise BIM, where appropriate, and the supporting digital tool set to drive optimisation, safety and performance improvement throughout the entire project lifecycle
• Regular liaison with the wider project team, specialist lifting and manufacturing to ensure one-time delivery and safe installation.
• Consider design risks and prepare design risk assessments.
• Provide strong technical support by identifying innovative and robust solutions

Experience required for the Senior Mechanical Design Engineer position

• 3-D modelling skills with a package such as Solidworks, Inventor or Revit.
• Ability to produce drawings to BS:8888 standard for parts and assemblies with bills of materials.
• Ability to produce hand calculations for mechanical structures and components from scratch using mathematical calculation software packages such as Mathcad.
• Ability to use Finite Element Analysis to analyse stress states in parts and structures.
• Previous experience in modularisation engineering, logistics, transport, and installation methods.
• Strong planning and organisation skills.
• Focus on collaboration and building relationships with other engineers and wider project teams.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels and write clearly
• Detailed knowledge of codes of practice and other regulatory material.
• Previous experience in heavy industries such as petrochemical, power plant or nuclear.

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to get involved with a prestigious, industry leading organisation.

Please note that the Senior Mechanical Design Engineer position requires candidates to have full Right to Work in the UK and eligibility to obtain SC level Security Clearance.

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