Senior Project Engineer (Mechanical, Piped Services)
About us
Morgan Sindall Infrastructure delivers some of the UK’s most complex and critical infrastructure across six core sectors. From working on projects and long-term frameworks, we believe in connecting people, places and communities through responsible infrastructure. Our people are our business. We leverage their expertise to design and deliver safe, resilient infrastructure through innovative solutions. Morgan Sindall Infrastructure is part of Morgan Sindall Group plc, a leading UK construction and regeneration group with revenue of over £3 billion.
Job description
We are seeking a Senior Project Engineer (Mechanical) to join our team at the Concept Design stage of a key nuclear infrastructure project. This role offers the opportunity to shape critical engineering solutions for the replacement and upgrade of mechanical piped services within a Nuclear Safety Implicated facility. You will play a pivotal role in coordinating and delivering the technical scope across the project lifecycle, collaborating closely with internal teams, supply chain partners, and external stakeholders. As the project progresses, you may also lead a small team of MEICA engineers, ensuring high-quality outputs and alignment with project, safety, and legislative standards. This is a vital role within a multi-disciplinary team, supporting successful project delivery from design through to completion.
What you'll be doing
- Joining the project at Concept Design stage, you will be required to influence the development of engineering solutions for the replacement and upgrade of mechanical piped services within a Nuclear Safety Implicated facility. You will collaborate with a multi-functional project delivery team and interface with external stakeholders including end-user client representatives, partner designer, sub-designers / consultants as well as our own supply chain to influence the development of design solutions which optimally balance time, cost, quality and safety.
- Throughout the project lifecycle, as a Senior Project Engineer you will be responsible for the planning and coordination of project technical scope elements, coordinating inputs with functional SME’s and supply chain partners, to ensure the proper implementation of the scope for successful delivery of the overall project.
- As the project progresses, you may be responsible for growing and leading a small team of MEICA engineers and holding accountability for the outputs from your team.
- You will be responsible for all aspects of the Mechanical scope, supporting the Project Manager in project engineering and contractor management activities.
- You will be aligned to the Engineering Function (MEICA), mobilised as part of a project delivery team with responsibility to support a discipline or scope of work within a multidisciplinary construction project on behalf of the operations/project lead.
- You will be responsible for delivering the assigned scope through agreed phases of the project life cycle to reach successful completion, deliver work that meets legislative and project requirements in accordance with Morgan Sindall standards all whilst meeting customer satisfaction criteria.
Qualifications and experience
- Level 6 Bachelor of Engineering degree, class 2:1 or above in a mechanical engineering related course, ideally accredited by a professional engineering institution such as IMechE, IET, IChemE, CIBSE or similar.
- An alternative Level 4, mechanical or electrical engineering related qualification with relevant experience and CPD training will also be considered.
- Specific training and experience in your primary engineering discipline (Mechanical) but with wider multi-discipline understanding and appreciation required to participate in and manage a multi-disciplined team.
- Experience in project life-cycle inputs through gated processes with a construction and commissioning focus from Concept Design to Setting to Work and Handover to client operations teams.
- Experience of influencing engineering solutions from Concept / Early Design stage.
- Contract / Sub-contract management experience, ideally in accordance with NEC form of contract.
- You must be a UK sole national, with ability to obtain SC level Security Clearance, in compliance with our client’s security policy.
- Technical experience in the following areas is essential:
- Application of DSEAR in the successful delivery of projects.
- Application of PSSR in the successful delivery of projects.
- Overseeing the development and implementation of Safe Systems of Work in relation to pipe services scope.
- Having undertaken a technical lead role in the delivery of piped services project/s.
- Highly developed appreciation of, and ability to influence, the design for safe and efficient operations and maintenance of piped services and associated mechanical plant and equipment.
- Experience in the following areas would be highly desirable:
- HP/LP Air Systems
- Diesel Fuel Oil and/or other Petrochemical storage and distribution systems.
- Water storage, distribution and pumping systems
- Nitrogen distribution
- Seismic Designed elements
- Ability to develop commissioning strategies
- Appreciation of Nuclear Safety Case principles.
- Quality Assurance methods.
You will need the ability to
- Apply innovation and be open to collaborative approaches whilst ensuring performance integrates with needs of the business.
- Assimilate large amounts of complex data whilst assessing risks and gains against set criteria to generate sound recommendations.
- Get across to others major and complex issues, make the complicated understandable.
- Perform rigorous reviews of new events/situations and propose change to focus and recommend improvements.
- Understand how teams work and how to lead one, cutting across horizontal and other boundaries, taking a corporate perspective to remain effective when the situation is unclear, complicated or pressurised.
- Create a resource plan for an unfamiliar or potentially complex project, calling upon and managing diverse skills and methods to deliver results, implementing effective planning, problem-solving and decision making.
- Collect and collate information on the reality of the situation and options open to you, knowing where you stand and how to create a position to build a winnable case whilst anticipate the needs and concerns of others.
- Understand strengths and weaknesses of team members and work with them to good effect, understanding ambitions and managing expectations to grow a team that is aligned with the business objectives use of a wide range of development tools.
- Coach and mentor on the benefits of collaborative relationships.
What’s in it for you?
- Generous, incremental holiday entitlement with the option to buy five days
- Family friendly policies and work/life approach
- Mentoring programmes and continuous learning support
- Contributory pension scheme
- Annual bonus scheme
- Recognition scheme and long service awards
- Car scheme and Private Medical Insurance
We offer a share-save scheme, discounts like cycle-to-work and gym memberships, plus support services for colleagues and their families.
The application process
Click "Apply" to upload your CV, provide contact details, and answer a few role-specific questions. Once your application is reviewed, our Talent team will notify you of the outcome. If selected, you’ll be invited to either an in-person or virtual interview via Teams.
At Morgan Sindall, we are an equal opportunities employer and Investors in People company, committed to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace.
Morgan Sindall employs only those with the legal right to work in the UK. Proof of eligibility is required during the recruitment process.
Morgan Sindall Infrastructure has a commitment to sourcing candidates directly and as such we do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. Please note that any CVs submitted will be deemed as gifted to Morgan Sindall and any agency terms & conditions associated with the use of such CVs will be null and void.
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