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Mechanical Engineer - Waste & Generation (Energy)

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.
Redditch
1 month ago
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Overview

The Energy Transition is the fundamental shift underway in how we, as a global community, produce, distribute, and consume energy, with the overarching goal of transitioning to a lower carbon future.

Will you be part of the solution? If you are passionate about making a difference in the sector, then join Stantec's industry leading Energy team in driving the change!

As a result of recent successes and the development of new projects and clients, Stantec are looking to recruit a Mechanical Engineer into our Energy & Resources team. This role can be based in any of our UK offices but will ideally be reachable from the Midlands/Bristol.

Working as part of our Waste and Generation Team, you will have an opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects including conventional EfW plants, district heating, gasification projects, hydrogen generation schemes and multiple biogas production projects.

In this role you will be involved in the whole project life cycle, from optioneering through to detailed design and installation. You will be involved with feasibility studies, site surveys and investigations. You will work collaboratively with clients, partners and other team members to develop designs and project-wide solutions across a wide variety of projects across Stantec’s Energy and Resources sector.

As Designers in the construction/energy/waste sectors it is incumbent on us to take our responsibility for HSE matters seriously and we foster a culture of open scrutiny and continuous improvement in these areas.

More information on Stantec’s Energy & Resources team can be found here: Stantec Energy Transition - UK

About You

You will have experience within Mechanical Engineering or a related field ideally with experience with the energy/power sector or related process plant sector, ideally Chartered or on the road to Chartership.

Our team are routinely engaged in producing technical specifications across a wide range of technologies (e.g. Steam, piping, hydrogen, biomass, EfW plants etc), schedules and reports. We support collaborative design outputs, such as General Arrangement Drawings, 3D models and Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams. You should have a good understanding of a number of these activities and be happy to communicate technical updates to clients and team members.

Our team will be expected to create specifications and scoping documents for award of construction packages and assess vendor designs and progress.Ideally you would demonstrate some experience in these areas.

Most importantly, you will embody and support our values of client focus, designing with community in mind, collaboration and service excellence.

Why Join Us
  • Our People Culture: We\'re a close knit team and very proud of our friendly and collaborative environment
  • Awards: International Consulting Firm of the Year and Best place to work - Large Consulting Firms; Corporate Knights most sustainable companies in the world
  • Great Benefits: Competitive salary, pension plan, holidays, private medical insurance, discounted gym membership and lots more
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Great Projects in all of our sectors across the UK&I
  • Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions


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