Mechanical Design Engineer

2 months ago

Reading, United Kingdom Thames Water Full time
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’s in it for you?
  • Competitive salary from £42,000 to £50,000 per annum. 
  • 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
  • Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
  • Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
  • Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.

Who are we?

At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear - to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive.

Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it for us all.

But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?

Working at Thames Water

At Thames Water, we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life's essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.

We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, backgrounds, and differences that each individual brings.

Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.

Find out more about working at Thames Water.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

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