Senior Consulting Engineer

Fichtner Consulting Engineers Ltd is a leading technical consultancy with a reputation built on over 35 years of successful projects in the UK and Ireland. Our purpose is to facilitate the investment and delivery of energy infrastructure projects that positively influence the energy transition. Our success comes from the unique combination of skills and experience that continuously evolves. Our Engineers and Consultants support some of the most innovative energy projects across the UK and Ireland; providing design, intellectual, and engineering services to developers, investors, and owner-operators.

We have over 180 employees that we are proud to have represent us, operating from our offices in Belfast, Dublin, south Manchester and Glasgow. As the business grows from strength to strength, we are now looking to further extend our team by recruiting a Senior or Lead Consultant, qualified to degree level, with extensive skills of project management across power generation plant or process plants. This role will be based from our Stockport office with mainly UK and limited Irish travel.

We seek:

• a good degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering (or close equivalent field);
• a Chartered Engineer;
• a recognised project management qualification (Prince2, APM etc)
• significant project management experience of thermal power plant projects;
• practical experience of consultancy processes; production of professional reports, contractual standards and negotiation, P&ID's, engineering software/models, client liaison.
• experience of construction phase, commissioning and takeover;
• thorough understanding of all relevant UK engineering standards;
• familiarity with health and safety and process safety principles;
• strong analytical and communication skills;
• full right to work in the UK with no visa restrictions;
• the ability and willingness to work from our south Manchester office 2 to 3 days a week.
• Travel will be mainly UK and Ireland with occasional short trips to mainland Europe.

What you can expect from us:

• A competitive salary with leading bonus scheme of 20% of salary
• Significant training, development, and career growth opportunities
• EV car leasing scheme
• Private medical & life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Team and company social events
• Milestone scheme celebrating years spent as part of the Fichtner team!