Group Mechanical Engineering Lead (Energy)

WSP USA; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects, and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A little more about your role…

In this role, you will lead the Energy Transition Mechanical team to develop innovative solutions to complex problems, delivering projects at various stages of maturity. Working as part of a large multidisciplinary engineering group, you will oversee the development of mechanical designs on a wide range of energy projects, including conventional power plants, carbon capture schemes, hydrogen generation and transportation, gas networks, energy from waste plants, and industrial facilities.

This is an ideal role if you have exposure in the delivery of concept, FEED, and detail design work and are familiar with working for an OEM, engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor, or a similar organisation. Your experience of working in operations and maintenance (O&M) and understanding of asset integrity processes and procedures would be advantageous in helping us support our clients with technical advice on their existing facilities and operational plant.

You will work closely with the Energy Transition Group Engineering Manager and other group technical leads to achieve the business goals set out in our strategic plan.

You will head the team to deliver the following:

• Leading the Mechanical engineering team to deliver technically excellent solutions to our clients across a broad portfolio of projects.
• Work on projects in a variety of stages of maturity, including feasibility studies, concept designs, FEED Studies, value engineering and detailed design. There will be opportunities for site work during project development, construction, and commissioning.
• Prepare mechanical calculations, equipment specifications and datasheets for turbines, compressors, pumps, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and pipelines.
• Providing visible technical and team leadership and governance.
• Developing designs and approaches that clearly differentiate WSP from our competitors.
• Promote and lead innovation across the team and the application of engineering principles to first of a kind projects.
• Working collaboratively with other groups within WSP and maximising cross-selling opportunities.
• Support business leadership in the preparation and review of key bids, providing input into pricing strategy.
• Identification of skills gaps and recruitment of technical staff.
• Maintaining and developing processes and procedures to ensure efficient delivery of design.
• Support and ensure the integration of UK wide best practice i.e. BMS, SHEQ.
• Interface with iCRC and promote its effective use within the region.
• Maintain an overview of workload, utilisations and associated resource requirements and work with team leaders as appropriate to ensure resources are fully utilised within technical capability.
• Promote the performance review process and support career development; encourage training and learning in association with the Group Engineering Manager.

Your Team

Our team’s expertise covers all Energy Transition generation and conversion technologies including novel, first of a kind concepts and other low or zero carbon technology. Working together with private developers, power utilities, government bodies, banks, lending agencies, contractors and OEM’s we safely deliver projects whilst meeting and exceeding client expectations.

Our teams are tactically placed in the UK, India, Ireland and wider Europe. We work internationally with our clients and other Energy sector teams in North America, Middle East, Africa, South America, Asia, New Zealand and Australia.

The Energy Transition team provides services to Clients from inception through development, construction, operation, and decommissioning. An approach that sees us support our clients over the entire lifecycle of a project.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Degree qualification in relevant Engineering subject supported with significant post graduate experience in Engineering design and or operation, maintenance and testing.
• Chartered Engineer and a member of relevant Engineering Institute.
• The ability and desire to assume a lead role in the development of the Engineering team skill set and breadth of service.
• Significant experience of managing design and engineering teams.
• Detailed knowledge of design construction and operation of power and energy projects, ideally including low or zero carbon technologies and gasification.
• Ability to establish, build, sustain and share strong, professional relationships with relevant internal and external groups. Driven to exceed client expectation.
• Outstanding Customer focus and a commitment to problem solving.
• Experience and an excellent understanding of the CDM Regulations.
• Excellent commercial awareness and extensive experience of cost estimating and build-up of cost, time and resource plans within the Mechanical engineering discipline.
• Willingness to travel within the UK and overseas.

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

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