Fingleton White provide multidiscipline engineering services for the energy industry. We provide a full range of design, construction and commissioning services and are active across many sectors including Renewables, Gas Networks, Water, Energy & Utilities, and Asset Management. The company is responsible for planning and development of some of the most significant projects in the energy sector throughout UK and Ireland. We have 7 offices across England, Northern Ireland and Ireland with over 200 staff.
Who We Are….
We have a proven track record of delivering lasting solutions which we design based on a first principles approach. Our priority is to get the engineering fundamentals right.
Fingleton White is a company that has been built on sustainability. Our very first project was a hydroelectric power station. Over our 40-year history, we have developed our own projects which have delivered CO emissions savings of well over 2 million tonnes. We are focussed on reducing our carbon footprint and having a positive impact on our environment and communities through our biodiversity initiatives, our energy efficiency programmes and implementing sustainable development targets.
Our Projects….
Achieving zero carbon will require a diverse range of solutions and approaches. Our clients require individualised pathways to ensure they can achieve CO reductions in a cost-effective manner that reflects their specific business needs and goals. Fingleton White is a key solution provider in this complex journey. We are delivering renewables projects, carbon reduction projects, energy efficiency upgrades and improvements for our clients.
We understand that natural gas, biomethane and hydrogen all have a key role in transitioning to low carbon and achieving zero carbon. Greening of gas networks will be fundamental for supporting intermittent renewable energy sources. Our Gas Networks design team are delivering projects in areas such as Biogas from Anaerobic Digestion, Carbon Capture, Hydrogen and Biomethane for grid injection and transport. Expertise in these areas will be key for the future as they provide unique and complex challenges that requires highly technical and specialised engineering solutions.
Our People….
Our people are our only asset and are our USP. Our people are key to everything we do.
Business and client requirements are constantly changing, it is essential that we provide the tools to allow our team to develop their skills and expertise to match these demands. We challenge our engineers to develop and progress within the organisation. Our Development and Progression Framework details how people can develop within their roles and progress their career within the organisation.
Fingleton White is an Engineers Ireland's CPD Accredited Employer, and we have systems in place to provide employees with targeted training and experience relevant to their grade. Chartership is supported and encouraged through CPD and mentoring and is a requirement for senior engineering roles in the organisation.
We will provide you with all the training you need, exposure to projects, responsibility, and real engineering experience to maximise your talents as an engineer.
Position:
The Role….
Principal Design Engineer (Mechanical) – REF: 2447
We are looking to recruit a Principal Design Engineer (Mechanical) to join our Water design team. The successful candidate will join a growing team, with opportunity to shape the direction of an expanding business to meet the challenges of the AMP8 programme, as well as strategic development for AMP9 and beyond.
The Principal Design Engineer (Mechanical) will have a client facing role. An example of some of the responsibilities for the role as the business needs require are as follows:
- Lead and develop a team of junior engineers, based in multiple locations
- Lead the mechanical design of water projects, including wastewater treatment, clean water treatment, industrial wastewater treatment, and biosolids treatment
- Design & project management from conceptual phase through to project completion, ensuring all designs are produced to applicable client standards
- Development of preliminary and detailed design calculations.
- Development of design drawings and specifications.
- Development of conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design reports.
- Balance of plant design.
- Design and implementation of energy saving projects.
- Attend and participate in HAZID/ HAZOP and LOPA studies
The Principal Design Engineer (Mechanical) will have the opportunity to progress their career within Fingleton White to be involved in the various business sectors to provide experience across a wide range of projects.
The location for this role will be in our Birmingham office, however we will also consider applications for our Hemel Hempstead office, or our Kilkenny (Ireland) office.
Requirements:
The Candidate….
The ideal candidate will have:
- Engineering degree (Hons bachelors degree or higher) in Mechanical Engineering, or a similar discipline relevant to the specification above.
- 7+ years post-graduate and relevant design experience.
- Chartered Engineer (CEng) with relevant Institution
- Experience in the Water Industry
- Excellent computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Good academic record
- Full clean driving license and own transport required.
- Fluent written and spoken English is essential.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team.
Other information:
What We Offer….
- An attractive remuneration package.
- Bonus scheme
- Career progression in line with published plan and educational support
- Year on year salary reviews
- Paid Paternity & Maternity Leave
- Company mobile phone
- Continuous Professional Development & Pathway to Chartership.
- Life Assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Hybrid Working (remote and office) & Flexible Working Policy
- Group pension scheme with employer contribution
- Professional Certifications, pathways to become a Chartered Engineer
- Staff wellness programmes
- Participation in ESG activities such as sustainability initiatives, biodiversity committee, STEPS to Engineering, Women in Engineering initiative
- Staff social outings
How To Apply….
Please provide us with a CV which includes all relevant information including education details. A cover letter should also be included as part of your application detailing why the role and location are of interest to you.
