Mechanical Engineer - London, United Kingdom - COSTAIN GROUP PLC

COSTAIN GROUP PLC

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are recruiting for a
Mechanical Engineer to join our Thames Tideway project in Southeast London

The role will report to the senior mechanical engineer as part of the mechanical delivery team and include the procurement, subcontractor management and supervision, engineering support, installation, and testing mechanical plant on multiple Worksites

About the Project

Thames Tideway Tunnel Main Works East is a £650m Costain-Vinci-Bachy joint venture ("CVB") which aims to achieve the ambitious target of "Reconnecting London with the River Thames" by tackling the issue of frequent untreated sewage spills into the river from London's sewer network.

This major project will provide a new sewage storage and transfer tunnel from Chambers Wharf to Abbey Mills. It includes the main tunnel, a connection tunnel to Greenwich Pumping Station, various shaft constructions, a connection to the newly constructed Lee Tunnel project, and minor works at the Beckton Sewage Treatment Plant

About the Role
The role is for a mechanical engineer to be part of the team that delivers the MEICA permanent works for CVB in the East section of the Tideway Tunnel
The project offices and worksites are in East London.

Although much of the work is site based, there is some flexibility with respect to working from home for this role when site works do not require attendance.

Attendance to UK manufacturing facilities for factory inspection and acceptance testing of electrical equipment will at times be necessary

Key Responsibilities
Reviewing final designs and managing change control for mechanical scopes of works, inclusive of mechanical isolation plant, hydraulic power unit systems, pumping and ventilation and odour control plant
Procurement and supply chain management with respect to mechanical scope on the project
Planning, coordinating, and attending factory acceptance tests
Managing and coordinating on-site mechanical works to achieve a safe and high standard of installation to programme and budget
Scheduling and coordinating Worksite inspections, testing and pre-commissioning, inclusive of client acceptance and testing
Carrying out a safety role as a mechanical Authorised Persons providing mechanical isolation and associated permitting

About You
A mechanical engineer with experience of working on Water Industry construction projects, preferably with experience of large and complex deliveries
A proactive person who can operate effectively as part of a large project delivery team, while being collaborative in interfacing with multiple stakeholders and disciplines, and across multiple worksites
Someone who is comfortable engaging with clients and end users and has good communication and collaboration skills
Someone with a commitment to Right first time in terms of quality and who is able to work within a high governance environment
Experience of working within, and administering works to, the framework of an NEC 3 contract would be of value
A person with a good grounding in engineering and technical skills who can support other discipline interfaces and provide effective fault finding and lessons learnt

About Costain

Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets.

We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency.

Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company.

We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements.

We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets:
future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

We welcome all applicants regardless of age, race, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, socioeconomic background and physical or neurological disabilities.

We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need for dynamic working. Such as, working part-time, remote working, or compressed hours. In return, we will explore what is possible.

To find out more about our Inclusion strategy, please visit our ED&I page:

Right to Work & Security Checks
Understandably given the nature of our business, everyone who is employed at Costain must undergo thorough referencing checks. We will need different information depending on the job we have offered you.

For all roles, we'll carry out a criminal record check and we'll ask to see evidence that you have the legal right to work in the UK.

For some of our roles, you may be required to obtain and maintain security clearance of at least Security Check level (or SC clearance).

To satisfy the requirements, you will need to have been a legal UK resident for a minimum of 5 years and have successfully complete all stages of the vetting process.

Closing date

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer.

It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

For more details please go to the Disability Confident website:
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