Lead Mechanical Engineer in Cheshire, Knutsford

Location: Knutsford

Salary: Competitive

Stopford are recruiting for a Lead Mechanical Engineer to join the team to work with highly skilled professionals who are constantly striving to deliver excellence and best practice. Stopford’s business activities are at the forefront of the energy transition and together with our clients and partners, we are playing our part in tackling the biggest challenges of our time: Energy Security; Environmental Sustainability and Energy Affordability.

You will be based at our office in Knutsford with the opportunity for hybrid working. There may be occasional travel required to other offices and client offices/sites. This is a full-time permanent position.

The Role

Reporting to the Project Group Engineering Manager, the Lead Mechanical Engineer shall be responsible for all aspects of Mechanical design and engineering delivered by the Projects Group. Working for a wide range of clients on projects across the Waste, Renewables, Chemicals, Nuclear and Petrochemical Sectors.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Building, managing and developing a team of Mechanical engineers and designers.
• Preparing, checking and approving design and engineering deliverables including: Basis of Design, Datasheets, Specifications, RFQ’s.
• Preparing, checking and approving specifications and Scopes of Work for installation contractors and equipment suppliers and completing Technical Bid Evaluations (TBE’s).
• Direct input or oversight of onsite construction and commissioning support, depending on the project.
• Ensuring the Mechanical deliverables produced by the Projects Group are to the correct quality, standard and budget.
• Participation in Project Design Reviews and Risk Assessments (3D Model, Constructability, HAZOP etc).
• Reviewing and developing strategic planning and proposing new business opportunities.
• Supporting preparation of proposals including deliverable lists and Cost, Time & Resource budget estimates.
• Proactively engage with customers internally and externally, developing and maintaining strong, positive business relationships.
• Some travel to Supplier FAT’s, construction sites and Client Site Visits will be required.

About you

• Ideally educated to a degree level, in Mechanical Engineering.
• Ideally chartered engineering or prepared to work towards.
• Have experience in the Petrochemicals, Nuclear, Chemicals, Waste or renewable energy industries.
• Have experience of managing in a design and engineering environment.
• Experience producing and checking Mechanical Deliverables, Scopes of Work, and reviewing similar Vendor Documents.
• Experience managing 3 Party design consultants and suppliers.
• Knowledge of working with PED, PER and PSSR and CE/UKCA compliance routes.
• Knowledge of DSEAR/ATEX, hazardous area classification equipment/design.
• Knowledge of Nuclear Design Review and Safety Cases.
• Able to complete proposal and CapEx design hour and equipment cost estimates.
• An ability to think strategically and understanding the implication of changes to contract scope.
• An ability to work collaboratively with all engineering design and construction disciplines.
• Understanding of Designer and Principal Designer Roles under CDM.
• Working knowledge of Office 365 including One Drive and Sharepoint with proficient use of Word and Excel.

Eligible to live and work in the UK (with no restrictions). Full UK/EEC driving licence. Security Clearance: The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain security clearance of at least Security Check level (SC clearance) for this role.

The Company

Stopford is an international energy and environmental engineering company, our professional services span Technology and Innovation, Consultancy and Project Delivery. We are an industry leader with a portfolio spanning research and development through to design and commissioning of process, power, and renewables technology. With a worldwide clientele in emerging and existing industries, we provide a full range of project management and engineering services.

Employment at Stopford brings many benefits including:

• Competitive salary
• Profit related bonus payment (10%)
• Pension (5% employer and 5% employee)
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Additional day off to celebrate your Birthday
• Private medical insurance
• Employee assistance programme
• Free on-site parking
• Reimbursement of professional membership fees
• Long service awards

Please note that we do not accept applications from agencies, and you must be eligible to live and work in the UK (with no restrictions).

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Stopford, please do not hesitate to apply. Stopford reserves the right to bring forward the closing date if we receive a suitable number of quality applications from which to make a shortlist. Therefore, we would recommend that you apply as soon as possible. Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unfortunately not able to respond to each applicant. If you have not been called for interview within 4 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.