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Principal engineer – mechanical

Exeter
Permanent
Abatec Recruitment
Principal engineer
£70,000 - £75,000 a year
Posted: 18h ago
Offer description

A great new opportunity to join a Water sector specialist who has recently been awarded tier-one framework status with South West Water & Bristol Water.

My client, a national contractor with a company turnover of £200 million, requires a Principal Mechanical Engineer to be involved in Turnkey clean water with values from £20 million to over £100 million.

As Principal Mechanical Engineer you will co-ordinate the design and produce design documents and drawings, taking into account health and safety requirements, specifications and standards pertaining to the contract.

As Principal Mechanical Engineer you will:

* Be responsible for producing cost-effective design layouts to meet specification requirements and which can be constructed and commissioned effectively.

* Ensure that designs take into account all environmental and health & safety requirements.

* Write, monitor and review procedures and processes, ensuring continued development of the department.

* Assist in supervising and developing staff.

* Coordinate designs with all internal and external stakeholders

* Provide estimates and feedback for the Proposals department.

* Maintain files and records throughout the duration of contracts.

Our client requires as Principal Mechanical Engineer with:

* Excellent communication skills.

* HND/Degree in relevant engineering discipline

* A membership of a professional institution (chartered)

* Experience of producing designs of process plant systems, ideally within the Water sector.

* Previous experience with managing a team of staff

* The ability to present technical proposals clearly and with confidence

* A good general knowledge of all aspects of water treatment, e.g. mechanical engineering, process engineering, electrical engineering and project management

Salary and benefits include:

* £70,000 - £75,000 per annum

* Hybrid working

* Attractive benefits package including Car Allowance, Life Assurance, Pension, option to purchase additional annual leave

If you would like more information, or to apply for this vacancy, please contact Lloyd Barham on (phone number removed). The reference for this vacancy is (phone number removed).

We are always looking for candidates for similar positions, so please register your details with us to hear about similar opportunities that you may be interested in.

Abatec Ltd. is working as an employment agency on behalf of a client

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