Project Design Engineer – Mechanical

Company: Mott MacDonald Bentley
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Location: Leeds
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will lead the mechanical design and project management for water and wastewater schemes within a multidisciplinary design-and-build team. You will drive design from outline through to handover, coordinating civil, electrical, mechanical and process CAD/BIM designers to meet programme and budget targets. You will work closely with client teams to foster a collaborative, “one-team” approach and help accelerate your chartership. This is a hands-on opportunity to shape projects from concept to commissioning.

Pay / Benefits

  • financial wellbeing
  • pension contributions matched between 4.5% and 7%
  • annual bonus schemes
  • professional institution subscription costs
  • 33 days holiday (plus carry/buy options)
  • private medical insurance / life and critical illness

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design of treatment or infrastructure projects from outline to detailed design and through construction, commissioning and handover
  • Coordinate multi-disciplinary design teams and ensure on-programme delivery within budget and to specifications
  • Undertake design in own discipline and mentor less experienced colleagues
  • Build positive client and technical assurance relationships to promote a one-team approach

Key requirements

  • Accredited Degree in Mechanical Engineering
  • Incorporated Member of Engineering Institution
  • Outline and detailed design experience of water or wastewater projects
  • Knowledge of the Designer or Principal Designer duties under CDM 2015
  • collaboration
  • mentorship
  • stakeholder relationship building
  • Mechanical design for water/wastewater
  • Coordination of multi-disciplinary teams
  • BIM/model coordination awareness

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Posted: September 27th, 2026