Mechanical Design Engineer

at  Thames Water Utilites

As a Mechanical Design Engineer, you will be stepping into an exciting opportunity within a fast-growing and dynamic mechanical engineering team dedicated to becoming a leader in the industry. Your contributions will be instrumental in transforming Thames Water into an intelligent client, a crucial aspect of our ambitious turnaround plan. This role not only focuses on mechanical engineering but also empowers you to play a pivotal role in the future of the water and wastewater industry. Here’s how you will make an impact.

What you’ll be doing as a Mechanical Design Engineer

• Design Excellence—You will complete the design of innovative and complex engineering processes, ensuring that every solution meets the highest quality and compliance standards.
• Problem Solver - Your expertise in developing practical solutions for operational challenges will drive adherence to stringent design codes, making a tangible difference in our plants.
• Root Cause Analysis—Conduct critical investigations into equipment failures to uncover the underlying issues, helping us minimise future disruptions and enhance operational efficiency.
• Clear Project Vision - Collaborate closely with teams to establish precise technical requirements, ensuring clarity and focus from the outset of any project.
• Continuous Improvement - Challenge the status quo and lead initiatives to enhance technical asset standards, paving the way for innovative practices that set us apart.
• Holistic Input - Provide valuable mechanical insight into asset surveys, condition assessments, and feasibility studies, influencing decisions that drive our success.
• Centre of Excellence—Join our vision to establish a ‘Centre of Excellence’ for engineering that nurtures talent and fosters innovation.
• Technical Assurance—We safeguard the quality and compliance of our operations during the project delivery, commissioning, and handover phases.
• Digital Innovation - Leads in advancing our engineering practices through digital initiatives that align with our corporate strategy.
• Regulatory Compliance—We must Ensure that we meet and exceed engineering regulatory standards, safeguarding our assets and our commitment to excellence.
• Technology Advancement - Join us in testing and developing cutting-edge technologies that will shape future research projects.
• Project Accountability- Be the technical authority, ensuring we meet project specifications from delivery to handover.
• Tool Development - Innovate by creating new tools—software, programs, or apps—that enhance our engineering capabilities and efficiency.

Hybrid – Clearwater Court, you will be required in the office and on-site 2-3 days a week and as the business requires
36 hours a week, Monday to Friday
You must have a driver’s licence and access to a vehicle for this role.

WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING TO THE ROLE

• Be educated to a degree level in mechanical engineering or other appropriate technical qualification.
• Have previous technical design, installation or commissioning experience working for a water utility company.
• Take a curious, hands-on approach to understanding issues on site and be willing to challenge a brief if required.
• Understand the UK’s water industry’s regulatory environment to achieve compliance with our engineering regulatory requirements.
• Be able to communicate with all levels of internal and external stakeholders.

What you’ll be doing as a Mechanical Design Engineer

• Design Excellence—You will complete the design of innovative and complex engineering processes, ensuring that every solution meets the highest quality and compliance standards.
• Problem Solver - Your expertise in developing practical solutions for operational challenges will drive adherence to stringent design codes, making a tangible difference in our plants.
• Root Cause Analysis—Conduct critical investigations into equipment failures to uncover the underlying issues, helping us minimise future disruptions and enhance operational efficiency.
• Clear Project Vision - Collaborate closely with teams to establish precise technical requirements, ensuring clarity and focus from the outset of any project.
• Continuous Improvement - Challenge the status quo and lead initiatives to enhance technical asset standards, paving the way for innovative practices that set us apart.
• Holistic Input - Provide valuable mechanical insight into asset surveys, condition assessments, and feasibility studies, influencing decisions that drive our success.
• Centre of Excellence—Join our vision to establish a ‘Centre of Excellence’ for engineering that nurtures talent and fosters innovation.
• Technical Assurance—We safeguard the quality and compliance of our operations during the project delivery, commissioning, and handover phases.
• Digital Innovation - Leads in advancing our engineering practices through digital initiatives that align with our corporate strategy.
• Regulatory Compliance—We must Ensure that we meet and exceed engineering regulatory standards, safeguarding our assets and our commitment to excellence.
• Technology Advancement - Join us in testing and developing cutting-edge technologies that will shape future research projects.
• Project Accountability- Be the technical authority, ensuring we meet project specifications from delivery to handover.
• Tool Development - Innovate by creating new tools—software, programs, or apps—that enhance our engineering capabilities and efficiency