Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

The opportunity

Due to the company’s continuing growth, we require a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer to strengthen the existing Design team.

  • location
    Location Blackburn and Central London
  • salary
    Salary Competitive (dependent upon experience)

About the role

You will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of design work for high-profile projects, including operational responsibility for a section of the Design team to ensure requirements and timelines are met and submissions are produced to the highest standard. In addition to this, you will be leading, coaching and developing the Design Engineers under you with a ‘hands on’ approach and inputting into the overall day-to-day management of the department by undertaking assigned duties such as CAD section management, quality assurance, software management etc.

Key responsibilities

  • Managing the delivery of design work for projects, including operational responsibility for the delivery of such designs to meet client and business needs
  • Overseeing live projects designated to your respective team, including project submissions and business development activities
  • Looking after day-to-day quality management of systems and documentation to comply with internal and external standards
  • Taking a lead when required for feasibility studies
  • Proactively ensuring CDM compliance within design system
  • Leading and ensuring design HAZOP reviews on projects are properly completed and recorded
  • Dealing effectively with design problems to ensure efficient and profitable design, consistent with maintaining a high standard of quality
  • Mentoring, training and developing engineering staff within your respective team

What you will need

Benefits

  • salary
    Competitive (dependent upon experience)
  • Car Fleet
    Vehicle or Travel Allowance 
  • pension
    Contributory Company Pension Scheme
  • insurance
    Non-contributory death-in-service insurance
  • holiday
    33 Days Holiday including BH
  • Employee Assistance Programme
    Employee Assistance Programme
  • Awarded Holidays
    Additional holidays awarded in line with length of service
  • Holidays
    Option to purchase or sell additional holidays
  • Gym Mebership
    Onsite gym/wellbeing centre at our Blackburn Head Office
  • Discount (1)
    Discounted gym membership across the UK
  • Working Hours
    Flexible working patterns
  • EV Charging
    EV charging points where possible
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