Lead Mechanical Engineer

Lead Mechanical Engineer - Water Warrington | Permanent Salary up to £75,000 per annum + Company Car/Allowance

Work for one of the UK's leading contractors on multiple million-pound water projects across the North West Region. This is a long-term, stable opportunity within a business known for high-quality delivery, a strong safety culture, and promotion from within.

• Responsible for mechanical package delivery and technical governance, managing the mechanical package delivery strategy for the framework.
• Manage site surveys of existing mechanical equipment.
• Handover to project MEICA delivery engineering team.
• Implement standard procurement requirements related to manufacture, off-site testing, delivery, and installation within mechanical packages.
• Ensure delivery teams implement deployed frameworks.
• Collaborate with design, estimating, civils, and commercial functions to support effective delivery and continuous improvement.

• Input to design solutions at survey and concept stages.
• Produce mechanical enquiry packages based on design documentation.
• Organise decommissioning and relocation of existing mechanical equipment.
• Define standard products and technical solutions for deployment across the programme.
• Guide design teams towards standardisation of solutions across the programme.
• Manage key suppliers and subcontractors to ensure production and delivery timescales.
• Liaise with the client's mechanical lead.
• Review and sign off mechanical elements of condition survey reports.
• Conduct on and off-site inspection and testing, including documentation, procedures, and critical function witness testing (FAT & SAT, string tests, etc.).

Proven experience in water civil engineering projects. Strong background in mechanical engineering.

• Salary of up to £75,000 per annum.
• Company car or car allowance.
• Annual bonus scheme (10%).
• 5% matched pension scheme.
• Long-term framework work with progression onto future projects.

Ganymede is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.