Principal Mechanical Engineer - Water Sector
AECOM
Plymouth, England, United Kingdom
Company Description At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us. Job Description We re looking for a Principal Mechanical Engineer to join our growing Water Solutions team in Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, or Plymouth . In this role, you ll play a key part in delivering South West Water's and Wessex Water's £8 billion capital programmes. These projects span from small rural sites to multi-million-pound schemes and cover both water and wastewater (Infrastructure and Non-Infrastructure). The frameworks are long-term, extending through AMP8 and AMP9 . You ll contribute to two major frameworks as part of this investment: South West Water : Framework for Engineering Consultancy Services - Lot 3 - Multi-Discipline Engineering Design. Wessex Water : Capital Delivery Partner Framework Agreement - Lot 2 - Design Consultants. As part of a growing multi-disciplinary team with a long-standing presence in the region, you ll be joining a group recognised for excellence, having won the IChemE Global Water Award 2023 . You ll have opportunities to develop your technical career not only through involvement in local projects but also by contributing to flagship initiatives across the UK&I and globally. With flexible working from our South West & Wales locations, you ll collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions. As part of AECOM, you ll engage in impactful projects from inception through to delivery, enhancing the environment and supporting communities. Here's what you'll do: Develop feasibility studies, outline and detailed designs, and provide construction support. Create design drawings, select mechanical plant, and prepare technical specifications. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including civil, electrical, process, and mechanical engineers. Ensure high technical quality, contribute to bids, and maintain client relationships. Manage project budgets, schedules, and deliverables to meet agreed targets. Design mechanical installations for water and wastewater systems, including pumps, screens, valves, and odour control. Conduct site surveys and liaise with clients, contractors, and suppliers. Produce layouts, technical specifications, datasheets, and P&IDs for system designs. As well as providing innovative and industry leading MEICA solutions to Clients, the team also collaborates with a wide variety of disciplines from other offices in delivering projects, including a close working relationship with our Enterprise Capabilities centres in India, South Africa and Romania. AECOM s digital strategy is driving the adoption of global digital solutions internally in our design process, to improve quality and consistency and streamline activities. You will help shape these digital offerings and use them on projects, including BIM, Projectwise, intelligent P&ID s and AECOM s own tools developed in-house, such as our pumping station generator. Come grow with us. Become part of our dynamic Water business, which boasts around 700 experts across the UK & Ireland, including 170 specialists across our England & Wales Water Solutions team. Collaborate with top-tier civil, mechanical, electrical, and process engineers to deliver a variety of captivating projects, from small initiatives to large-scale ventures, all the way from concept to completion. Here, you ll thrive in an inclusive and forward-thinking environment where your contributions are valued. Enjoy the Perks. At AECOM you'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days. Qualifications Here s what we re looking for: Degree in mechanical engineering with Chartered Engineer status (or working towards it) in a relevant institution like IMechE. Extensive experience in water and wastewater projects, covering feasibility, design, and construction support. Proven ability to produce, check, and approve engineering reports, designs, drawings, and specifications. Skilled in client and stakeholder engagement, team leadership, mentoring, and line management. We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at ReasonableAdjustments@aecom.com. At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you! Additional Information Interested in the role or curious about life at AECOM? Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to explore our AECOM voices, employee stories, latest projects, and much more! For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn - Jay Hewitt About AECOM AECOM is the world s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of 14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM. Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients. AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We re the world s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we re in this together your growth and success are ours too. Join us, and you ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person s potential, and we ll help you reach yours. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. ReqID: J10121772 Business Line: Water Business Group: DCS Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India Career Area: Engineering Work Location Model: Hybrid Legal Entity: AECOM Limited #J-18808-Ljbffr