Job Description

Summary:

Do you have extensive experience in delivering mechanical projects within the water infrastructure sector?




Are you passionate about driving technical excellence and ensuring project compliance?




Do you want to act as a technical authority within a client-side engineering department?




The Lead Mechanical Engineer leads a team, ensures compliance, and delivers mechanical engineering projects, providing technical authority, mentorship, and collaboration across the Engineering Department.




Although this role offers flexible/hybrid working, you will be expected to travel to any location or site within South East Water's supply areas, as required, as part of the project(s) you or your team are working on e.g. pre-construction and construction phase elements such as scoping or Contractor progress/design review meetings, defect reviews etc.

Main responsibilities:

Team Leadership and Management:

Lead, manage, and mentor a team of mechanical engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment. Set clear objectives, monitor performance, and provide regular feedback and development opportunities for team members.

Technical Authority and Expertise:

Serve as the technical lead for all mechanical engineering matters within the Engineering Department. Provide expert technical advice and guidance on the design, specification, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of mechanical equipment and systems related to water infrastructure (e.g., pumps, valves, pipework, rotating equipment, HVAC).

Project Delivery:

Oversee the mechanical engineering input into capital projects from feasibility through to commissioning and handover. Review and approve mechanical designs, calculations, specifications, and drawings prepared by internal teams or external consultants.

Operational Support:

Provide technical support to operational teams for the maintenance, repair, and upgrade of existing mechanical assets. Investigate and resolve complex mechanical engineering issues and provide recommendations for solutions.

Stakeholder Management:

Liaise effectively with internal stakeholders across different departments (e.g., operations, asset management, procurement). Manage relationships with external consultants, contractors, and suppliers on mechanical engineering matters.

Quality Assurance and Compliance:

Develop, maintain and audit adherence to the companies mechanical safety and process technical memorandum, maintain the information within it and act as an authorising engineer for its use across the business. Ensure that all mechanical engineering work adheres to the company's quality systems. Participate in audits and contribute to the development and improvement of engineering standards and procedures.

Budget and Resource Management:

Contribute to the development of budgets for mechanical engineering projects and activities. Manage the allocation of mechanical engineering resources effectively.

Health, Safety, and Environment:

Ensure that all mechanical designs and activities comply with the company's health, safety, and environmental policies and procedures. Participate in safety reviews and risk assessments.

You'll need:

Skills / Qualifications / Experience

A degree in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent training and substantial experience in the relevant area). Chartered Engineer status (CEng) with a relevant professional institution (e.g.,IMechE), or substantial industry experience with reputation for technical excellence. Competent IT skills, conversant with the Microsoft Office suite. Knowledge of asset management principles and practices. Effective communicator and collaborator. Excellent technical acumen and problem-solving abilities. Extensive knowledge and practical application of Water Industry Mechanical and Electrical Specifications (WIMES).

It will be a bonus if you have:

Skills / Qualifications / Experienc

Master's degree in a relevant engineering discipline. Experience with BIM (Building Information Modelling) methodologies. Project management experience/awareness. Knowledge of using Google Workspace (Sheets, Docs, Slides etc).
Employees are required to be flexible and to be prepared to perform duties and other tasks within their capabilities. The nature of our business is such that the contents of any job profile are subject to change from time to time.

We want to be the water company people want to be supplied by and want to work for.

We know the communities we serve are diverse. We recognise creativity comes from diversity not similarity. That's why we are enthusiastic about creating inclusion across age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion and identity. You will experience our dedication to equal opportunities and fair treatment for all: through your recruitment, employment and career progression with South East Water.

Benefits package:

Excellent Stakeholder pension scheme, up to 10% employer contribution. 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays per annum, increasing to 6 weeks with length of service. Flexible annual leave policy to buy or sell holiday leave. Paid volunteering days. Cycle to work scheme. Health cash plan. Life assurance. Wellbeing related benefits.

What can you expect from your recruitment?

To apply for this position, please submit your CV on our career's website. It is necessary for you to have the legal right to work in the UK when you begin employment with South East Water. Additionally, as part of the employment offer, you will need to pass background, identity, and employment referencing checks.

If this sounds like the opportunity you've been looking for, apply now!

South East Water kindly asks that recruitment agencies refrain from submitting CVs to our employees or associates without explicit invitation from our HR Resourcing team. CVs sent on a speculative basis will not be acknowledged and will not assume any responsibility for fees or commissions in the event that we hire a candidate who applied directly or subsequently introduced by an instructed agency.

Compensation package:

From 68,000