Construction - Mechanical Design Engineer - (Anaerobic Digestion)
Job Description
Main Purpose of the job: To act as Mechanical Designer and Project Engineer for anaerobic digestion projects, ensuring workable mechanical designs are produced in 3D and 2D CAD for a range of projects.
- Provide initial conceptual arrangement drawings for proposals and develop them into 3D models and 2D general arrangement drawings.
- Provide mechanical design input to ensure design outputs are achieved on time, meet requirements and maintain quality.
- Integrate and coordinate the design with process, civil and electrical engineers.
- Review specifications and incorporate feedback to ensure the mechanical design meets all requirements.
- Identify technical improvements and cost savings for work packages.
- Act as project engineer when managing and coordinating work packages, including design, procurement and site liaison.
- Support design throughout the project: feasibility, outline, detailed design, construction and commissioning.
- Develop best‑value, robust design solutions that can withstand external challenges.
- Communicate mechanical design risks and assumptions, and help the team manage this risk.
- Record risks and assumptions as the project progresses.
- Lead design review meetings and assessments, ensuring risks and hazards are designed out or minimised.
- Share best‑practice and lessons learned with designers and relevant staff.
- Provide technical guidance during the installation phase to ensure safe and compliant mechanical installation.
- Maintain excellent working relationships with client representatives, sites, office staff, suppliers and key subcontractors.
- Document good and bad experiences and share knowledge with the design team and other relevant stakeholders.
- Perform any other duties consistent with the role or any ad‑hoc projects.
Qualifications & Experience
- Minimum BTEC or HNC in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
- Experience using Autodesk 3D and 2D CAD packages.
- Ability to develop conceptual arrangement drawings and high‑level design.
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