General information
City/town: Peterborough Job field: Construction External closing date: Monday, January 26, 2026 Type of contract: Permanent ID: 5636
Description and requirements
Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.
As a Lead Mechanical Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in providing technical direction to our mechanical engineering team, focusing on water or water recycling non-infrastructure projects. Your expertise will ensure that designs are not only compliant with legislation and standards but also optimised for efficiency and sustainability.
What you'll do:
1. Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet quality standards.
2. Champion innovative approaches and digital technologies to enhance project outcomes.
3. Lead and mentor junior engineers, fostering their development within the mechanical team.
4. Report regularly to the Principal Engineer and collaborate closely with project stakeholders.
5. Review design deliverables for quality, safety, and compliance with standards, providing guidance to junior team members.
6. Contribute to construction design management and commissioning strategies.
7. Drive sustainability initiatives and explore modular construction solutions.
What you'll bring to the role:
8. You will need to hold a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related and have proven experience in mechanical engineering,
9. You have strong leadership skills with a track record of mentoring and developing junior engineers and have in-depth knowledge of industry standards, regulations, and best practices.
10. Proficiency in CAD software and other relevant engineering tools is essential as is excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Equalopportunities
We thrivethrough embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity,disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientationand any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a richpotential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful andhigh-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.
Flexibleworking
We welcomeyou to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we willexplore what is possible for the role.
Reasonableadjustments
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Closingdate
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