Principal Mechanical Engineer

Principal Mechanical Engineer

Kier Group are looking for a principal mechanical engineer to join our growing team based in Manchester.

Kier Professional Services (KPS) are the engineering consultancy division of Kier Group, providing design solutions, technical advice, and engineering support to all other Kier business units.

Our vision is to ensure that Kier is technically equipped to achieve its vision and to enhance the Group's competitive position and reputation.

Location: Manchester - remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required

Business Area: Kier Transportation, Kier Professional Services (KPS)

Contract: Full Time, Permanent - flexible and part-time hours available if desired, just let us know

What will your responsibilities be?

As a principal mechanical engineer, you'll be working within the Kier Professional Services (KPS) team, supporting them in with the delivery of a broad range of mechanical projects predominately within the water sector and working on large pumping stations . You will also contribute to the delivery of more complex services by providing solutions

What will your day to day duties will include?:

• Production of pumping system hydraulic calculations and selection of suitable pumps
• Production of pumping systems and pumping station designs including pipework and valving arrangements.
• Production of equipment specification/datasheets from a process requirement specifications & P&ID's for the selection of equipment associated water, waste water and other treatment systems e.g. Sludge treatment, Chemical dosing, pumping.
• Review and input to P&ID's
• Input to and attendance at HAZOP meetings

What are we looking for?

• You are a Chartered member of a relevant professional institution (e.g., CEng MICE)
• You have several years of postgraduate experience
• you have experience within the water sector working on pumping stations

What can we offer you?

• First class mentoring to gain professional qualifications.
• Agile working.
• The opportunity to work on varied and interesting projects across several sectors.

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefitsWe're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusionMaking Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

We look forward to seeing your application to join the

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