Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Description:

Morson are currently recruiting for Senior Mechanical Design Engineers within the water industry for a long term contract based in Coventry.

Role Objective:

• Working as a Senior Design Engineer within the Capital Plug and Play Programme
• You will be part of a team creating innovative plug and play designs for either mechanical design & specifications from the concept and optioneering stage through to the outline and detailed design stage co-ordinating multi-discipline design input to support where necessary.
• The role will involve engaging and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, the Environment Agency (EA), local authorities and other interested bodies to ensure successful design (and validation of solutions designed by Severn Trent Team and external partners) of solutions ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements including DWI and OFWAT
• It will also be integral that you will promote the BIM culture and understanding across the business and act as a Principal designer with regards to CDM regs.
Key Accountabilities:
In order to succeed in this role it is expected that you will be able to:
• Engage with multiple stakeholders (internal / external) to understand the root cause of the business problem that the standard design is aiming to address
• Agree product design assessment and design completion milestones with Project Manager
• High level appraisal and feasibility of conceptual designs to create innovative and efficient plug and play solutions which resolve the business problem (liaising with appropriate internal and external experts, ensuring design standards and assurance processes are followed)
• Undertake the role of Principal Designer (discharge duties as a client in accordance with CDM regs)
• Act as EA liaison throughout feasibility and feedback any key learning points to the team and into future designs
• Understand and review potential delivery and operational risks e.g. H&S, environmental, commissioning
• Contribute to the early development of commissioning plans
• Determine the appropriate product solution (and costing, liaising with commercial), providing input to relevant papers, governance forums and Community of Practices
• Ensuring that appropriate expert mechanical advice is provided to the project team so that the standard solution has an effective handshake between Severn Trent Product Team and Site Design Teams to enable proper installation of products on site
• Ensure the standard plug and play solution is reviewed, benefit appraised, risks and learnings are captured and the design is continually improved
• Coach and develop the team to build capability

Experience:

In order to succeed in this role it is expected that you will have:
• Water or Waste Water sector experience or similar (Petrochem / Pharmaceutical / Food / Aerospace / Power / Automotive)
• Experience of mechanical design
• Experience of undertaking the role of Principal Designer
• Extensive experience of providing designs and specifications for commercial negotiations
• Proven innovation of design to assist with the development of innovative solutions in the delivery of projects.
• Experience of using CAD and digital tools
• Experience of managing a product life cycle
• Evidence of coaching skills and building capability within the Design team
• Extensive experience of implementing CDM regulations in design process
• Extensive experience of working closely with supply chain in delivering projects (with emphasis on adherence to CDM design specification, H&S, outputs, and quality).
• Demonstrated experience of the considerations given to risk management in construction and operational design.
• Evidence of influencing key stakeholders to achieve pragmatic solutions

Qualifications:

In order to succeed in this role it is expected that you will have:
• Degree qualified or equivalent in a mechanical engineering discipline
• Full UK Driving License

Please send through CVs to (url removed)