Mechanical Engineer, Water

Job Description

Job Title: Senior/Principal Mechanical Engineer, Water/Wastewater. Location: Cork, IRL. In this role, you'll be involved in all aspects of water utility projects, encompassing both wastewater and potable water schemes, primarily under key client long-term frameworks. You'll support our clients by optimizing existing mechanical assets to deliver efficient solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Produce feasibility studies, outline design, detailed design, and provide construction support.
• Liaise and collaborate with our water and other discipline teams, including civil, electrical, process, and mechanical engineers nationwide.
• Deliver high-quality technical outputs, contribute to bids, and interface with clients and collaborators in design and planning.
• Ensure projects meet agreed budgets, timelines, and quality standards, and assist in preparing project budgets and schedules.
• Design mechanical installations, typically including municipal water and wastewater pumping stations, screens, grit removal plants, penstocks, valves, odor control systems, and pipework.
• Conduct site visits to perform surveys and support liaisons with clients, contractors, and suppliers.
• Produce plant layouts, technical specifications, Wimes datasheets, valve schedules, equipment schedules, lifting strategies, and P&IDs.
• Create pumping station designs, headloss calculations, and pumping system analysis/pump selection.

Qualifications:

• A degree or equivalent in mechanical engineering.
• Chartered Engineer Status (or approaching chartered status) with a relevant professional institution, such as IET.
• Proven ability to produce, check, and approve engineering reports, designs, drawings, technical specifications, and calculations.
• Experience in leading and mentoring a team of engineers and technicians, including line management responsibilities.
• Extensive experience in water and wastewater projects across feasibility, outline design, detailed design, and construction support.