Lead Mechanical Engineer - Place Based Thinking

About the @one Alliance The Anglian Water @one Alliance is a totally collaborative organisation made up of nine partner companies (Anglian Water, SWECO, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, and Skanska) and an extended supply chain, delivering over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme. We are gearing up for our most exciting and challenging Asset Management Period yet, known as AMP8, this will see us deliver a programme of work larger than we’ve ever delivered before. We’ll be embarking on a new kind of project delivery focusing on nature-based solutions like wetlands and urban drainage schemes. We are driving change, empowering us to set global benchmarks and build a better environment, with the opportunity to offer enhanced growth and development to our workforce. We’re looking to build on our existing teams with an environment built for career progression. With such an exciting portfolio of projects planned for AMP8 to keep the water flowing across the region, our ability to manage our work and outperform against our customer’s expectations will come under greater scrutiny. We need aspiring driven talent to help us achieve our ambitious targets, are you ready to join us as we prepare to deliver the most creative and innovative AMP we have ever seen? About Sweco Transforming society together, we\’re planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future. Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable. We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality. Our ambition is to be our clients’ most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future. To ensure we support our objectives of collaboration across the business whilst providing our workforce with the agility to achieve a healthy work/ life balance, we are asking our employees to have office or site presence on an average of three days a week. We are committed to innovation, sustainability, and excellence in engineering and are seeking a Lead Mechanical Engineer to support help us deliver the most exciting and innovative AMP we have ever seen. What will you be doing as our new Lead Mechanical Engineer? As a Lead Mechanical Engineer in our Place Based Thinking (large projects) team, you will play a pivotal role in providing technical direction to our mechanical engineering team, focusing on large water recycling projects across the region. Your expertise will ensure that designs are not only compliant with legislation and standards but also optimized for efficiency and sustainability. Key Responsibilities: Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet quality standards. Champion innovative approaches and digital technologies to enhance project outcomes. Cultivate professional networks internally and externally within the @one Alliance. Lead and mentor junior engineers, fostering their development within the mechanical team. Role Accountabilities: Engineering Leadership: Report regularly to the Principal Engineer and collaborate closely with project stakeholders. Review design deliverables for quality, safety, and compliance with standards, providing guidance to junior team members. Contribute to construction design management and commissioning strategies. Drive sustainability initiatives and explore modular construction solutions. Health & Safety: Ensure designs adhere to statutory and industry standards, including health and safety regulations. Offer alternative solutions to enhance health and safety compliance and minimize whole-life costs. Manage knowledge sharing and contribute to lessons learned initiatives. Transformation: Embrace digital technologies to enhance project efficiency and accuracy. Support efforts to reduce carbon footprint and promote sustainable construction practices. Mentor team members and provide technical guidance to foster continuous improvement. Delivery Give guidance and direction to ensure the project designs are affordable, delivered on time, are sustainable and meet Anglian Waters\’ project obligations. A little bit about your skills, experience and behaviours…. You will need to hold a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field to be successful in this role, and have proven experience in mechanical engineering, preferably within the water sector, and on large scale projects. You have strong leadership skills with a track record of mentoring and developing junior engineers and have in-depth knowledge of industry standards, regulations, and best practices. Proficiency in CAD software and other relevant engineering tools is essential as is excellent communication and collaboration skills. You’ll be comfortable making decisions based on sound judgement and be able to assess the impacts – seeking views of others in a collaborative fashion. You’ll conduct your work with integrity – respecting others and delivering on time. If you are looking for a career opportunity, working in an innovative forward-thinking environment please apply today! Equality, Diversity & Inclusion It’s important to us that all our colleagues thrive at work – we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects the contribution individuals can bring to Sweco. We aim to promote equality, inclusivity and diversity for everyone. Here at Sweco we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer, and will interview applicants covered by the Equality Act 2010 that opt into the guaranteed interview scheme on the application form and meet the minimum criteria for the role. Please note: we reserve the right to close vacancies before the advertised closing date. #J-18808-Ljbffr