Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

We are looking to strengthen our engineering team with a Principal Mechanical Engineer based in a central location, with hybrid working available.
You will report directly to the Regional Design Lead, and your role will be to provide high-quality Engineering Design services to help the company minimize risks and maximize profits on turnkey and engineering services contracts. In order to ensure this, the individual must coordinate the design and produce design documents and drawings while adhering to health and safety requirements, specifications, and standards related to the contract.
Key responsibilities will include:
Produce design layouts that are cost-effective, meet the requirements of the specification, and can be constructed and commissioned effectively. "Cost" should encompass all costs associated with the design and subsequent construction. The total outturn cost of the design solution must be considered, including design time costs, material costs, erection costs, and any impact that the design might have on other disciplines.
Ensure that standard practices are utilized wherever possible.
Maintain competitiveness.
Provide estimates and feedback for the Proposals department.
Work to established procedures and processes to ensure the continuous development of the department.
Assist in developing, monitoring, and reviewing procedures and processes.
Write, update, and monitor efficient procedures to aid the smooth running of the department.
Ensure coordination of designs with all other internal and external disciplines to ensure that the design processes on the contract are coordinated for the benefit of the project as a whole.
Maintain files and records throughout the duration of contracts.
Ensure customer satisfaction by recognizing that meeting customer needs is central to achieving other objectives, where customers include everyone benefiting from our processes, whether end users or other departments within the company.
Maintain a personal development plan.
Assist in supervising and developing staff.
Assist in ensuring a safe working environment for all staff.
Reduce waste to a minimum in all departmental activities.
Ensure designs take environmental considerations into account.
Ensure that designs comply with all health and safety requirements.
Candidate requirements:
Strong understanding of water and sewage treatment principles.
Experience managing staff involved in designing relevant discipline aspects of water and sewage treatment facilities.
Membership of a professional institution or Chartered status.
Relevant engineering degree in the relevant discipline.
Ability to rationalize designs and produce cost-effective plant layouts.
Broad knowledge of all aspects of water treatment, including mechanical engineering, process engineering, electrical engineering, and project management.
A flexible mindset, with the ability to assimilate large amounts of varied data.
Ability to present technical proposals clearly, confidently, and persuasively.
Computer literacy.
A valid driving license