Career Opportunities in the Water Sector - Mechanical Engineer | Expression of Interest

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000

Job description

Join Stantec's Growing Water Sector Team!

At Stantec, we're building on what has been a highly successful period of growth for our water team. We partner with clients across the Midlands and South West on iconic projects, leveraging our local expertise and global presence to help clients achieve their ambitious AMP8 targets and beyond.

Why Stantec?

As we gear up for AMP8, we're offering numerous career development opportunities and exciting roles for those looking to advance their careers across the UK and Ireland. You will be working on award-winning projects and collaborating with industry-renowned colleagues, thus making a real difference in your community.

If improving water quality, mitigating climate change, and ensuring a resilient water supply is important to you, Stantec is the perfect place to join.

About You

This is an expression of interest - we are open to speaking to Mechanical Engineers at all stages of their careers that are interested in joining our offices in Bristol, Cardiff or Exeter in the South West or Birmingham, Derby or Redditch in the Midlands.

You will be involved in the whole project life cycle from feasibility and optioneering through to detailed design and construction support including site surveys and investigations.

You will hold responsibility for working and liaising with project managers, technical leaders, design engineers, clients, supply chain partners, contractors, planners and other stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes for the projects and community.

More senior Engineers will manage and guide the more junior members of the team and help with their development.

Key Requirements:

• Experienced Mechanical Engineer who is ideally Chartered, with experience in mechanical design, ideally within water industry.
• Producing and reviewing technical outputs such as technical specifications, sizing and designing pumping systems and aeration systems, schedules, reports and familiar with collaborative planning reviews and designs of solutions.
• Providing engineering input to design outputs in collaboration with other disciplines, such as General Arrangement Drawings, 3D models and Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams.
• Strong communication skills and be able to deliver technical presentations to clients and other design engineers as well as inputting into collaborative design discussions including technical workshops, safety reviews including HAZOPs and ALMs.
• Provide technical leadership to the Mechanical design team and support the development of junior engineers.
• Understanding of how water and wastewater treatment processes operate and be experienced in assessing existing site infrastructure to develop and deliver the mechanical design.
• Most importantly, you will embody and support our values of client focus, designing with community in mind, collaboration and service excellence.

You'll align with Stantec’s values of 'we put people first, we do what is right, we are better together, and we are driven to achieve'.

Why Join us?

• Our People Culture: We're a close-knit team and very proud of our friendly and collaborative environment.
• Awards: Stantec were awarded the International Consulting Firm of the Year and Best place to work - Large Consulting Firms at the 2024 NCE awards as well as being consistently recognised in the top 10 Corporate Knights most sustainable companies in the world.
• Great Benefits: Competitive salary, pension plan, holidays, free private medical insurance, discounted gym membership and lots more.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Great Projects in all of our sectors across the UK&I.
• Industry-leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions.

To hear what some of our employees say about life at Stantec, please click on My Stantec Stories.

About Stantec

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.

Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit 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&[e-mail] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

ReqID: 7032