Together with your team of engineers and designers you are responsible for the Mechanical and Piping (M&P) design within multi-discipline engineering, EPCM or EPC projects
You will be capable of acting as the technical authority for the M&P discipline in Bilfinger, supporting the Engineering Manager in achieving business targets
Project predominantly reside in the UK, but you will be expected to carry out projects for Europe and potentially wider areas of the Bilfinger business areas
These projects will range across the full lifecycle from concept to commissioning, in both green and brownfield applications
The projects will vary in complexity and size, delivered for all the major sectors (Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Energy, Utilities, Chemicals, Petrochemicals and Food)
You are responsible to manage and complete the M&P engineering and design within budget and planning. This includes change control and consistency of the M&P engineering and design with the other disciplines
You shall be able to be client facing and manage the expectations of the client in relation to the project scope
You are responsible for the quality of the M&P engineering and design
You will participate in internal and external design reviews and you are responsible for the design acceptance by the client
Depending on size and complexity you may be Lead Engineer M&P for one project, or for a portfolio of projects
Make independent decisions on issues, providing expert technical support within M&P Engineering
You shall be able to lead projects in a multi-discipline environment and be capable or coordinating all M&P engineering and design, with the other disciplines, EC&I, Civil and Structural, Process and Automation
You shall be able to effectively carry out, check and approve Engineering and Design estimates, control and report all costs on allocated projects in terms of progress, scope change and man hour

More than 5 years of experience as Lead Engineer M&P, in multi-discipline projects, in an Engineering / EPCM / EPC company, in one of the above mentioned sectors
Experience of acting as a technical authority or line manager for an engineering organisation
Deep knowledge of M&P engineering and design, but you also have a sound knowledge of the other disciplines (Automation, Civil, Structural, EC&I and Process)
MEng / BEng in Mechanical Engineering
Chartered or Incorporated Engineer (Preferred)
Experienced with the production of mechanical specifications, scopes of work, calculations, drawings and schedules
Experience with the application of piping design codes to ASME and BS EN standards
You are able to develop piping systems complying with PED requirements
Result oriented. You are only satisfied after your design is accepted by the client, you delivered top quality and the client is very satisfied with the performance of you and your team
You plan and organise your activities before you allow your team to start spending hours. You understand the dependencies of the engineering activities within the M&P discipline, but also the dependencies between M&P and the other disciplines. You have a 'one time right' mentality
Have an appreciation with the main M&P design packages including, AutoCAD, Plant3D, E3D, Caesar II
You are capable of identifying growth within the company with support to sales, business management, company procedures and strategies
You delegate to your team, but at the same time you know exactly what is going on in your M&P discipline, and intervene if required
You implement a solid change control procedure for your team, and you can convince the client of the budget and planning consequences of changes
You can lead and motivate your team so that they achieve the targets, also in case of setbacks
You are able to chair design review meetings
You have pleasure in teaching and coaching the young generation M&P engineers and designers

Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical & petrochemical, nuclear, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals & biopharma, power & energy, utilities, renewables and food & beverage markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs.