Project Mechanical Engineer

There has never been a better time to join United Living Infrastructure Services as we build a team to deliver major infrastructure construction projects across the UK supporting the governments Net Zero transition targets.

A subsidiary of United Living Group, United Living Infrastructure Services provide design, construction, commissioning and maintenance services for the UK's critical energy and water infrastructure.

Working in partnership with our clients, which are the UK’s largest network owners and operators, we work on highly complex projects to deliver resilient infrastructure, meeting the needs of local communities as well as national interests.

One of our key strengths lies in our ability to deliver projects nationally, but also ensuring that within each programme of work, we engage with local communities.

We do this through employing people who are representative of the local communities we work in, training and developing them to take pride in the work they do, and to be responsible for delivering leading levels of performance across our projects.

United Living are recruiting for a Mechanical Engineer to join our growing Major Projects team to provide engineering support for major infrastructure projects. This is a project role, based at our head office at Warrington and requiring travel to work at site and from our designers office in London.

All of the projects being developed are Nationally Significant Infrastructure projects across the UK, the first being a Carbon Capture Pipeline in the North West commencing from January 2025.

Duties & Responsibilities:

🔖 Design and Development:

• Lead the design and development of process, pipelines, piping and other mechanical elements.
• Ensure designs meet industry standards, safety regulations, and client specifications.
• Utilize CAD software to create detailed mechanical drawings and specifications.

👩‍💼 Project Management:

• Manage multiple elements of the project from conception to completion, ensuring timely delivery within budget.
• Develop project plans, schedules, and budgets, and monitor progress against these plans.
• Coordinate with clients, vendors, and internal teams to ensure project requirements are met.

🛠️ System Functionality:

• Conduct system functionality assessments to ensure optimal performance of the designed systems.
• Identify and resolve issues related to system integration, performance, and reliability.
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance system efficiency and effectiveness.

👩‍💼 Technical Expertise:

• Provide technical guidance and support to junior engineers and other team members.
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices.
• Conduct feasibility studies and risk assessments for new projects and technologies.

📑 Documentation and Reporting:

• Prepare and maintain detailed project documentation, including design specifications, test plans, and progress reports.
• Present project updates and technical findings to stakeholders and senior management.

Skills & Experience:

⚡ Proven experience in pipeline design or piping design for high pressure systems. We particularly seek candidates with experience and understanding of cross country pipelines in the UK.
⚡ Project management skills, including the ability to prioritize tasks, manage competing deadlines, and coordinate activities across multiple projects.
⚡ Strong understanding of either planning regulations, environmental legislation, or land rights and regulatory frameworks relevant to infrastructure projects.
⚡ Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to contribute and work well with a team.
⚡ Evidence of success in forming and maintaining working relationships in a multi-disciplinary environment.
⚡ Good negotiation/collaboration skills to ensure full support within the framework.
⚡ Leadership. Ability to work as part of a team, leading all matters relevant to the relevant discipline.
⚡ Up to date with the latest developments in Professional Competence.

Behavioural Qualities:

🚀 Ability to see things differently – prepared to question standard approaches in order to manage consenting risks and programme deadlines.
🚀 Support and develop – create a local leadership team by delegation, coaching, and mentoring.
🚀 Decisiveness – makes day-to-day business choices that have commercial implications, knowing when to inform others or ask for support.

Qualifications:

🎓 Relevant degree that provide a solid foundation such as Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering, or closely related field or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.

Additional Information:

• Must be highly computer literate including Microsoft Office and confident in managing and working with data
• Must be a good time keeper. This job is a full-time role, 8am-5pm Monday to Friday
• This is an office based role working with the management team at the head office at Lingley Mere, Warrington and on site with projects as required.