Following continued project wins and new client partnerships, we are expanding our Waste & Generation team and are looking to recruit a Senior Mechanical Engineer. You’ll be based across our Redditch or Newcastle upon Tyne offices, working on some of the most exciting and technically diverse projects in the sector.
The Role
As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will contribute to a wide portfolio of energy projects, including Energy‑from‑Waste (EfW) facilities, District Heating networks, Gasification and Hydrogen schemes, and Biogas/Anaerobic Digestion plants. You’ll work across the full project lifecycle—from early optioneering and feasibility through to detailed design and installation.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Conducting site surveys and technical investigations
- Developing mechanical designs, specifications and project‑wide engineering solutions
- Supporting the production of drawings, 3D models, P&IDs, schedules and reports
- Preparing specifications and scoping documents for construction packages
- Reviewing vendor designs and monitoring progress throughout delivery
Your Impact
You will play a key role in shaping project outcomes, ensuring that mechanical designs are technically sound, constructible and future‑ready. Your expertise will support safer, more efficient facilities and contribute to the long‑term resilience of the UK’s energy infrastructure.
Most importantly, your leadership and technical insight will help drive the energy transition forward—project by project, community by community.
About You
- Experience delivering mechanical design across complex engineering projects
- Strong technical capability in mechanical systems and process‑related technologies
- Ideally, Chartered Engineer status—or active progress toward chartership
- Confidence working across the full project lifecycle, from feasibility to installation
- We put people first: We're proud of our friendly, inclusive and collaborative environment where everyone feels valued and driven to succeed.
- We are driven to achieve: Named in the top 50 companies to work by Glassdoor 2025. Recognised by Corporate Knights as one of the world's top 10 most sustainable companies 2025. Named ‘Best Place to Work’ and ‘International Consulting Firm of the Year’ at the NCE Awards 2024.
- We do what is right: Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions. A professional progression plan, supporting you to become chartered.
- We are better together: A supportive and collaborative team environment and wider ERG network (see more on our ERGs here: Stantec Employee Resource Groups)
- Growth: We're on an exciting growth journey across the UK - we want you to be part of it!
- Great Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus schemes, enhanced pension plan, annual leave with the option to buy/sell additional days, private medical insurance, group income protection & life assurance included as standard as well as discounted gym membership and lots more.
- Hybrid / Flexible working: Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with our hybrid approach to flexible working.
About Stantec
The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.
Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.
Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.
Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent is a crucial key to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply.
At Stantec we want you to perform your best at every stage of the recruitment process and are committed to ensuring it is accessible to all. If you need any support or require adjustments to be made then please contact [email protected] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.
