Senior Mechanical/Piping Designer (Utilities)

BGEN Ltd
Warrington
2 weeks ago
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Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.


Where will you be working?

At M Group Water we help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards. We’re problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.


This role will join BGEN - one of the UK's largest multidisciplinary design and build contractors with over 100 years of industry experience. We support clients in the water, power & energy, pharmaceutical, nuclear and food and beverage industries to deliver next generation, value-added engineering solutions.


What will you be doing?

You’ll handle the provision of concept, developed and detailed design deliverables for mechanical pipework installations and associated mechanical services installations (Including 3D Model, piping isometrics, general arrangement drawings, bill of materials, design risk register, steelwork support details, valve/equipment schedules, specifications etc.).


You’ll carry out design in accordance with approved customer design guides, procedures and standards and undertake site surveys and support site installation activities.


What You’ll Bring

  • Hold a HNC or Degree in technical engineering related subject?
  • Proven knowledge and experience working in the Utilities Sector - Clean and wastewater?
  • Knowledge of water sector standards?
  • Experience in using AutoCAD and Plant 3D?

What’s in it for you?

  • Company Pension Scheme
  • Death in Service Benefit
  • Hybrid working is available following initial probationary period.
  • Opportunity to purchase additional holidays per year (up to 5 days for full time employees)
  • My Rewards - offering discounts on high street and online shopping
  • Employee assistance programme

In addition, this role offers

  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Recommend a friend - get rewarded for introducing people to us!

About Us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.


Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.



  • We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
  • We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
  • We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
  • We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.


It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.


Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.


For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.


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