Principal Engineer - Mechanical Process (Contract)

England, United Kingdom

6/20/2025

At BakerHicks, our Process Team is known for tackling complex problems.

Providing expert solutions across various sectors, they work seamlessly within a multi-disciplinary team, trusted by our clients to deliver inventive solutions to complex technical design challenges.

With extensive experience in delivering solutions using innovative design, we’re able to understand our client’s visions and support them in realising the potential of their products.

As our team has grown and exciting projects have been secured, we are now seeking several contract Principal Mechanical Process Engineers to join our friendly, supportive, and creative engineering team.

In this role, you will be part of a multidisciplinary team of Engineers and Designers working to deliver multiple projects as part of a site-based alliance between BakerHicks and the end client.

The projects offer a great variety, ranging from supporting the recovery, re-purposing, and re-use of some existing assets, as well as the design and installation of new assets.

Responsibilities

• Perform the role of mechanical lead
• Produce mechanical engineering design deliverables (including calculations, datasheets, specifications, scopes of work and schedules)
• Contribute to safety reviews, constructability reviews and other risk assessment as appropriate.
• Checking and approval of mechanical deliverables to ensure engineering designs meet appropriate quality and compliance controls, project brief and customer requirements.
• Reviewing vendor quotations and liaising with equipment and package vendors
• Utility system specification, design, and capacity evaluation
• Checking of piping design documents, including checking isometrics and layout drawings
• Assist in plant layout development
  
  

Requirements

Essential

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Significant experience in the Life Science or Pharmaceutical industry
• Have experience in coordinating multi-disciplinary design teams
  
  

Desirable

• Chartered Engineer Status
• Want to take ownership, be innovative, use initiative and be driven by client satisfaction
  
  

Many of the positions within our company are subject to security clearance. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by various factors. The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain security clearance for this role as required by our clients and sectors.

Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

About BakerHicks

We’ve been innovating in design, engineering and project delivery since 1957 and operate from 14 locations for a truly European reach. For more about our company story, see: About | BakerHicks.

BakerHicks. A Morgan Sindall Group company.

BakerHicks is an equal opportunity employer. We care about creating an inclusive atmosphere and are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion throughout.

BakerHicks is an inclusive organisation welcoming talent from all backgrounds. Applicants are assessed on the basis of personal merit and qualifications.