Principal Mechanical Engineer

Are you an experienced Mechanical Engineer with a passion for creating sustainable solutions? Join Stantec and help us tackle our communities' urgent climate, environmental, and efficiency challenges!

We are seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to join us in our office in Leeds or Cambridge. With hybrid working allowing for a combination of in-office and home working, this role would suit an experienced Mechanical Engineer who wants to take their next step in their career within an industry-leading consultancy by working on exciting projects in the water sector.

Across Stantec, we are building on a highly successful period of growth. We enable the delivery of sustainable development and infrastructure projects that adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change. We are also responding to the current ecological crisis in the UK by designing infrastructure that conforms to the Eel Regulations 2009.

Most importantly, you will embody and support our values of client focus, designing with community in mind, collaboration and service excellence.

• Be involved in the whole project life cycle from feasibility and optioneering through to detailed design and construction support including site surveys and investigations.
• Work and liaise with project managers, technical leaders, design engineers, clients, supply chain partners, contractors, planners, and other stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes for projects and the community.
• Manage and guide junior team members and contribute to their development.
• Provide engineering input to design outputs in collaboration with other disciplines, such as General Arrangement Drawings, 3D models, Control Philosophies, and Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams.
• Produce and review technical outputs such as technical specifications and reports, sizing and designing pumping systems and water systems, and schedules.
• Deliver construction and commissioning services and participate in collaborative design reviews, including technical workshops and safety reviews (HAZOPs and ALMs).
• Lead technical leadership for the Flood and Coastal Mechanical team and support the development of junior engineers.
• Assess existing site infrastructure to develop and deliver mechanical designs for lowland drainage pumping stations; understand implications of the Eel Regulations 2009.

• Experienced Mechanical Engineer, ideally chartered with the IMechE, with experience in mechanical design and ideally with pump station optioneering, design, construction management, and commissioning.
• Experience producing and reviewing technical outputs, such as specifications and reports, and designing pumping and water systems.
• Familiar with collaborative planning reviews and design of solutions; able to provide construction and commissioning services.
• Strong communication skills with ability to deliver technical presentations to clients and design engineers; able to contribute to collaborative design discussions and workshops.
• Ability to provide technical leadership and development support to junior engineers.
• Understanding of how lowland drainage pumping stations operate and experience assessing existing site infrastructure to deliver mechanical design; awareness of Eel Regulations 2009.
• Interest in the energy, infrastructure & water sectors within a mechanical engineering capacity.

The Stantec community unites more than 31,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.

Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent is a crucial key to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn't exactly align, we encourage you to apply.

At Stantec we want you to perform your best at every stage of the recruitment process and are committed to ensuring it is accessible to all. If you need any support or require adjustments to be made then please contact careers.UK& and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

ReqID: 7600