Construction - Graduate Process & Hydraulic Engineer

Strategic Design Role

• Assist in developing and maintaining design vision aligned with business objectives and long-term strategic goals.
• Contribute to design initiatives that enhance project outcomes and organisational capability.
• Establish and refine consistent, efficient, and high-quality design workflows across all projects.
• Promote a culture of innovation, sustainability, and continuous improvement within the design function.
• Support coordination of design tasks within the design team, including workload planning, performance management, and resource allocation.
• Support and collaborate engineers and designers at all levels, enhancing technical capability, decision-making, and leadership skills.
• Foster a collaborative, knowledge-sharing culture that prioritises technical excellence and professional development.

Technical Design, Engineering & Equipment Assessment

• Assist with detailed technical assessments of process and mechanical equipment, ensuring appropriate specification, performance, and integration into system designs.
• Support management of technical interfaces across MEICA disciplines, coordinating input from Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control & Automation teams to produce fully integrated, clash-free design solutions.
• Work closely with ACC (Advanced Control & Communications) teams to develop intelligent, data-rich P&IDs and ensure accurate control-system integration within the design.
• Develop process and hydraulic calculations across chemical, physical, and biological treatment processes.
• Produce technical deliverables, including:
• Process & Mechanical Design Reports
• Concept site Layouts
• Intelligent P&IDs and PFDs
• Equipment selection and specifications
• Whole Life Cost Assessments
• Hydraulic & process calculations
• Hydraulic Profiles
• Energy balances
• Control philosophies and automation logic inputs
• Motor & Instrument Lists
• Constructability Assessments
• Construction Sequence Narratives
• Process Impact Plans (PIPs)
• Interface Registers and Decision Logs
• Support development of efficient, safe, and future-proofed site layouts, ensuring adequate space planning, operability, maintainability, and construction access.

Interdisciplinary Coordination & Stakeholder Engagement

• Work as part of a “one team” environment to deliver multiple projects concurrently.
• Collaborate closely with MEICA engineers, Digital team, planners, project managers, and client stakeholders to maintain technical alignment.
• Support engagement with clients and third-party agencies to communicate design intent and resolve technical queries efficiently, and attend site visits and meetings in Uk & Ireland.
• Support contract and project managers in defining project scope, budget, programme, and deliverables.
• Design Assurance, Quality & Compliance.