Overview
Fichtner is a global engineering consultancy established in 1922 with over 2000 employees over 170 countries. Within the UK and Ireland our engineers and consultants are involved in some of the most innovative energy projects across the UK providing design, intellectual, and engineering services to developers, investors, owners, and operators. Projects in development, construction, or operation in the UK and Ireland, include more than 60 major thermal power plants across the waste, biomass, and conventional power sectors, 10 GWh of battery storage, 5 GW of solar, 7 GW of on-shore and off-shore wind, 5 GWh of pumped storage hydro projects, and 20 carbon capture projects aiming to capture and permanently sequestrate more than 5 million tonnes of CO2 per annum. We have over 175 employees that we are proud to have represent us, operating from our offices in Manchester, Belfast, Dublin, and Glasgow and from sites spread across the UK and Ireland.
Role
We are now looking to recruit an experienced Senior Engineer who has a mechanical engineering degree coupled with experience in the detailed design and/or manufacturing of process equipment to support our ongoing support to industrial decarbonisation projects.
Responsibilities / What you will do
* Provide detailed design and/or manufacturing input for process equipment
* Apply knowledge of heat exchangers, piping systems, and pressure parts for use in gas refining, industrial gas production and use, gaseous chemical production, CO2 capture and storage, and process and mechanical systems in power stations
* Prepare and review mechanical designs for process plants, including heat & mass balances, basis of design documents, process calculations, material selection, functional descriptions, equipment data sheets, technical specifications, and cause/effect charts
* Understand and apply principles of process plant layout, pipework routing and arrangement
* Demonstrate knowledge of process safety principles and quality control systems applicable to process plant design and manufacturing
* Apply knowledge of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, material science, and strength of materials and structures
* Collaborate with project teams in the UK and, occasionally, overseas
* Ensure compliance with applicable standards for the design of industrial process components, in particular for areas such as packed columns, gas compressors, pumps/fans/blowers for large utility facilities, heat exchangers, and pressure safety systems for steam, hydrogen, and CO2
* Travel as required within the UK and occasionally overseas
Qualifications
* A good degree in Mechanical Engineering
* Ideally a Chartered Engineer
* Good practical experience in the detailed design and/or manufacturing of process equipment, heat exchangers or piping system/pressure parts
* Experience in one or more of the following areas: gas refining; industrial gas production and use; gaseous chemical production; CO2 capture and storage; process and mechanical systems in power stations
* Full right to work in the UK
Benefits
* Salary to be discussed on application with discretionary bonus scheme of up to 20% of salary
* Significant training, development, and career growth opportunities
* Company electrical vehicle car leasing scheme
* Private medical & life assurance
* Cycle to work scheme
* Team and company social events
* Milestone scheme celebrating years spent as part of the Fichtner team
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