Construction - Graduate Process & Hydraulic Engineer

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Main Duties and Responsibilities

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.