Mechanical Engineer

at  Avove

Who we are
We design, build and maintain the UK’s utilities infrastructure to help transform local communities for the better. We provide cutting-edge and sustainable engineering solutions and play a critical role in helping to keep the water running, the lights on and people connected.
Avove has secured a 12-year framework agreement with Northumbrian Water, as a fully integrated enterprise partner specialising in design, build, and commissioning services within the clean and wastewater infrastructure sector. This has opened up career opportunities throughout the Northeast across a range of disciplines including design, operations, commercial, and commissioning.
Our primary focus will be providing Clean and Wastewater infrastructure services, encompassing a wide range of projects, from high-volume capital works to strategic initiatives of significant value, complexity, and interest. Additionally, we will have opportunities to provide services in the non-infrastructure design and build sector throughout the framework term.
This is an exciting opportunity for individuals focused on their careers to join Avove’s expanding team and play a crucial role in our growth strategy. We are actively building a dedicated team of professionals who are motivated to optimise capital programmes and demonstrate robust engineering, design, and construction skills whilst delivering great customer outcomes and sustainable solutions. At Avove, we provide an environment where candidates can develop their careers and become part of a substantial venture within our Water Capital Division.
We are eager to welcome your experience, expertise, and proficiency as we assemble a distinct team that will bring diverse skills to the region.
Advance your career

Working here isn’t just a job. You can advance your career at Avove, and we’ll reward you with a range of benefits that recognise great work. We provide full training and continuous development to help you reach your potential. You can also get involved in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.

• We offer a competitive salary that is based on proven skills and experience. Hard work is celebrated and rewarded. We recognise that one size doesn’t fit all so everyone has access
• to a variety of flexible benefits that work for you.
• Min. 24 days holiday plus statutory holidays (option to buy more)
• Company car or car allowance
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• A selection of lifestyle benefit options
• Financial wellbeing programme
• Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues
• We love to give back so we offer you volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from candidates of all races, genders, disabilities, religions, ages and sexual orientations. We know that having a diverse.
The Role
 The senior mechanical engineer role will deliver the mechanical design content of water industry projects, working on a remote / office hybrid basis from our Durham office, as part of our MEICA Design department. Working with our Water Utility Clients including Severn Trent Water, United Utilities, Northumbrian Water, Scottish Water, etc, and working closely with our Project Managers and Construction Team
This will include the delivery of the mechanical design for water industry projects at all stages, from feasibility and optioneering through to detailed designs for construction.
The senior mechanical engineer will be responsible to produce mechanical design packages for handover to our Construction team, including writing the works information documentation, site reports, pump calculations, equipment specifications, installation specifications, lifting strategies, AutoCAD drawings such as P&ID’s, pump and pipework arrangements, etc.

Responsibilities

• Develop effective concept design solutions that are consistent with the project brief.
• Undertake a wide range of design work on all aspects of the functions design and maintenance.
• Implement effective, value for money and innovative design solutions to meet technical and project requirements.
• Maintain high technical standards, consistent with the project brief.
• Process projects through preliminary and detailed design with particular emphasis on client requirements and innovation.
• Liaise with clients and ensure their requirements are effectively communicated to the team.
• Prepare and check engineering designs, calculations, and oversee drawing production.
• Prepare and check contract documents and scheme cost estimates.
• Prepare and check technical documents and reports and assist in the preparation of expressions of interest and tenders
• Ensure compliance with relevant health, safety and environmental legislation, particularly the CDM regulations.
• Supervise team members including all engineers, senior technicians and assistant and graduate engineers.
• Respond to queries from and liaise with the developers and their consultants, Officers of the Company, county, District, Parish councillors, members of the public and other stakeholder groups.
• Maintain a strong focused client relationship.
• Assist with contract preparation together with project planning and programming.
• Project administration reporting to the Project Manager including monitoring programme delivery, resources and budgets.
• Inspection work, feasibility studies, cost estimating works and fees
• Effective management and response of project related correspondence.
• Undertake site supervision duties of contractors when required.
• Checks to ensure compliance with the integrated management system and assist in its development.
• Support Consulting in the preparation of bids and delivery of services on other contracts
• Complete performance appraisals and provide development opportunities.

Experience

• Acting as a lead engineer on projects. Able to take on significant elements of the design, working on their own initiative, with minimal supervision.
• Working within a team to obtain and analyse information, and report on findings.
• Production of engineering drawings and reports. Site surveys. Use of engineering related packages such as AutoCAD, Xylect, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access)

Skills

• Ability to produce mechanical design drawings using AutoCAD 2D.
• Familiar with the use of Pump Calculation software for pump selection.
• A good working knowledge of sewage and clean water processes.
• Knowledge of wet well pumping stations, screening packages, compactors, etc
• The ability to undertake site surveys and develop good practical engineering solutions.
• The ability to think outside of what has been considered to give Avove the edge in providing solutions.
• A basic knowledge of civil works would be beneficial (plinths, trenches, duct chambers)
• Production of Design Hazard Risk Assessments and Pre-construction Information (part of the Health and Safety), using Microsoft word and excel.
• Be able to estimate working hours required at the beginning of a job to build a cost plan.
• To be able to run with numerous projects simultaneously.
• A team player and communicator who can take a design from start to finish including site support to our project managers and construction team whilst working on his or her own initiative.
• Willing to travel with occasional overnight stays.
• Must have a driving license.

We encourage you to apply for this role as soon as you can. We recognise talent waits for no one, so we progress candidates independently through all stages of recruitment process

• Develop effective concept design solutions that are consistent with the project brief.
• Undertake a wide range of design work on all aspects of the functions design and maintenance.
• Implement effective, value for money and innovative design solutions to meet technical and project requirements.
• Maintain high technical standards, consistent with the project brief.
• Process projects through preliminary and detailed design with particular emphasis on client requirements and innovation.
• Liaise with clients and ensure their requirements are effectively communicated to the team.
• Prepare and check engineering designs, calculations, and oversee drawing production.
• Prepare and check contract documents and scheme cost estimates.
• Prepare and check technical documents and reports and assist in the preparation of expressions of interest and tenders
• Ensure compliance with relevant health, safety and environmental legislation, particularly the CDM regulations.
• Supervise team members including all engineers, senior technicians and assistant and graduate engineers.
• Respond to queries from and liaise with the developers and their consultants, Officers of the Company, county, District, Parish councillors, members of the public and other stakeholder groups.
• Maintain a strong focused client relationship.
• Assist with contract preparation together with project planning and programming.
• Project administration reporting to the Project Manager including monitoring programme delivery, resources and budgets.
• Inspection work, feasibility studies, cost estimating works and fees
• Effective management and response of project related correspondence.
• Undertake site supervision duties of contractors when required.
• Checks to ensure compliance with the integrated management system and assist in its development.
• Support Consulting in the preparation of bids and delivery of services on other contracts
• Complete performance appraisals and provide development opportunities