About The Role
Working Hours: 35 Hours Per Week
Contract Type: Full-Time, Temporary (12 months)
Additional Payments: Casual Car Allowance
Closing Date: 28 July 2025
Closing time: 11.59pm
Interview Method: Face to Face
This role is subject to -
2 References - where possible we require 3 years' history.
Casual Car Documentation- The successful candidate will be a designated Casual Car User which means that car journeys may be necessary on an occasional basis, but are not essential to the role. If you do drive, you must always hold a full valid driving licence and provide your own car for use at work, as well as provide all the appropriate documentation. You will receive an allowance per mile of business use.
Qualification - An engineering degree (CEng/IEng ) or an HNC/D or have completed a recognised engineering apprenticeship and gained 5 - years post qualification experience.
We wish to recruit an experienced mechanical engineer, with proven construction experience, to join a dynamic service that delivers a complex programme of construction projects on behalf of Manchester City Council. This Senior Mechanical Engineer appointment will contribute to the ongoing growth, delivery, and strategic development of the city.
The Capital Programme Division is part of the Directorate of Growth & Development and is responsible for delivering approximately 200m pa of Major and Minor Capital Programmes across the city and strives to continuously improve the effectiveness of its design, project management, and programme delivery procedures. This mechanical engineering appointment is therefore integral to the delivery of an excellent professional mechanical engineering service for the Division and its clients.
About the Candidate
As a suitably qualified Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will work across a diverse portfolio of works taking responsibility for mechanical design, planning, management and delivery of projects and programmes. In previous roles, you will also have worked on a range of projects demonstrating your mechanical design expertise and construction knowledge. Furthermore, you will have a successful track record in delivery within major refurbishment and new build schemes and will be competent in engineering design and project management within construction projects and have knowledge of inspecting and reporting on defects.
You will also have knowledge of new installations, NBS specification software or other similar packages, calculations, and feasibility studies on all types of buildings. Additionally, you will also possess a good working knowledge of building and planning legislation, Health & Safety legislation, CDM Regulations, CAD software systems and relevant commercial and contractual experience.
The successful candidates will either have a relevant accredited engineering degree (CEng/IEng ) or an HNC/D and working towards a degree (CEng/IEng) or have completed a recognised engineering apprenticeship and gained 5 - years post qualification experience.
If you have the above experience and skills and would like to work in a dynamic and interesting environment, we would like to hear from you.
Please note: if a sufficient number of applications are received, the deadline for this vacancy may be brought forward at short notice. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to submit application forms as soon as possible and not wait until the closing date.
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