Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Overview of the role:

Due to continued success and growth across the Water division we are looking for an enthusiastic and hardworking individual to join our Design Team as a Senior Design Engineer. The successful candidate will work on a wide scope of Water and Wastewater Treatment projects across the Island of Ireland.

This is an exciting role where you will have the opportunity to enhance your skills by joining the world leader in innovative Water and Wastewater solutions. As part of this role you will form an integral part of the engineering design and project delivery team providing technical leadership design oversight and engineering expertise to support our mechanical design engineers in delivering complex water treatment solutions.

Day to day of the role:

• Developing innovative design solutions to for water and wastewater treatment infrastructure including mechanical equipment selection and specifications hydraulic design process optimisation plant layouts and P&IDs

• Leading technical design reviews and providing approval of detailed engineering designs calculations for construction drawings and equipment specifications

• Acting as the technical authority on mechanical and hydraulic design matters throughout project lifecycles

• Performing and validating engineering calculations for equipment sizing hydraulic analysis and system performance

• Leading the technical relationship with clients from initial concept and feasibility through detailed design implementation and final delivery

• Representing the company at client meetings design workshops and technical presentations

• Providing technical input and support to tender and proposal development

• Providing technical guidance support and expertise to mechanical design engineers 

• Conducting technical reviews of design work produced by design engineers and providing constructive feedback to support their professional development

• Sharing knowledge and best practices to enhance team capability and design quality

• Coordinating design activities across the mechanical engineering team to ensure timely delivery of design information and technical documentation

• Utilising design templates engineering software and calculation tools to complete technical analysis and support the equipment selection process

• Liaising with suppliers and production of procurement specifications for mechanical equipment

• Liaise between Process Draughting Electrical and Civil & Structural Designers

• Ensuring all engineering design documentation complies with project Quality Plans technical standards and project-specific requirements

• Contributing to the development and improvement of design standards templates and technical procedures

Qualifications :

• Level 8/9 qualification in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent discipline

• Minimum 7 years experience in a mechanical design engineering role with demonstrable progression to senior technical level

• Substantial experience in the Water/Wastewater Treatment Industry including treatment plant design pumping systems and process equipment

• Proven expertise in mechanical equipment selection and specification for water treatment applications (pumps valves mixers aerators screens etc.)

• Strong hydraulic design capabilities including pipe sizing head loss calculations pump selection and system analysis

• Experience with engineering design software and calculation tools (e.g. hydraulic modeling software pump selection software engineering calculation packages)

• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams without direct line management responsibility

• Proven ability to work autonomously manage own workload and coordinate design activities across multi-disciplinary teams

• Excellent technical communication skills both written and verbal with ability to explain complex technical concepts to clients and non-technical stakeholders

• Strong understanding of relevant design standards codes and regulations (Irish Water NI Water EPA guidelines etc.)

Additional Information :

As an inclusive company Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications without discrimination.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time