We're Hiring: Mechanical Design Engineer / Senior Design Engineer
Location: Manchester | Hybrid (min. 3 days/week in-office)
Start Date: August 2025
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary:

Permanent: £45,000 - £65,000 (DOE) About the Role

We're looking for an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer or Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join the growing team in Manchester. You'll play a key role in delivering high-quality mechanical engineering solutions for a range of projects, particularly in the UK water sector.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on various UMON projects, contributing to technically challenging and meaningful infrastructure design work.

About

The company is a leading engineering design consultancy serving clients across the rail and utilities sectors. Their focus is currently on the water industry, where they maintain a strategic partnerships.

Wellbeing is at the heart of everything they do. They offer a safe, inclusive, and supportive workplace where both mental and physical wellbeing are prioritised.

What They Offer:

Permanent Staff: Competitive salary, employee benefits package, workplace pension, training & development🛠️ Responsibilities

Deliver design outputs that meet safety, quality, and client standards
Produce design calculations and technical drawings (clean/wastewater focus)
Mentor and guide CAD technicians
Define scopes and review output from subcontract M&E teams
Prepare technical specifications and evaluate supplier bids
Carry out design investigations and produce engineering reports
Ensure designs adhere to all relevant standards and regulations
Track design changes and manage scope
Estimate resource requirements for design packages
Attend and present at client and design meetings What they are Looking For

Essential Qualifications & Experience

5+ years' mechanical design experience (UK water industry)
Degree, HND or equivalent experience
Strong IT skills
Professionally registered and working towards chartershipDesirable

Chartered Engineer (CEng)
Experience with UMON schemes
Hydraulic design experience
Clean and wastewater experience (infrastructure and non-infrastructure)
Understanding of construction practices and materials
Strong grasp of engineering drawing standards Key Skills

Excellent communication
Strong technical acumen
Results-oriented
Confident problem solver
Mentorship and development of others
Passion for learning and self-improvementExcellent Salary 45-65k plus

Holidays:

You are entitled to 23 days per year leave plus 8 days public and bank holidays.

Additional holiday will be rewarded for service after 2 years on 31st December at the rate of 1 day per year. This is up to a maximum of 5 days on 31st December after 7 complete years' service (pro rata equivalent for part time staff).

You may also buy up to one working week of holidays (5 days for full time and pro-rated for part time staff). Payment for these holidays will be deducted from your salary between January and December.

Pension:

4% employee contribution (after tax) 1% tax relief on the employee contribution

4% employer contribution by company

Total 9% pension contribution

Benefits:

Fresh fruit in the office

Free Parking

On-site gym free to use in the office building

We sign up to the Lifestyle benefits from Circular Benefits which candidates will have access to