About this role
Main Duties and Responsibilities: Strategic Design Role This role is a technical delivery-focused position, operating with a high degree of autonomy while working under the direction of the Regional Process & Hydraulic Design Lead. The Senior Engineer is responsible for Coordinate and deliver defined packages of work, coordinating with other disciplines, and supporting intermediate level and junior engineers. Develop high-impact design initiatives that enhance project outcomes and organisational capability. Establish and refine consistent, efficient, and high-quality design workflows across all projects. Line Management & Talent Development Mentor, coach, and develop engineers and designers at all levels, enhancing technical capability, decision-making, and leadership skills. Provide effective line management to the design team, including performance management, and design task control. Promote a culture of innovation, sustainability, and continuous improvement within the design function. Support coordination of design tasks within the design team, including supporting workload planning, and resource control. Support and collaborate engineers and designers at all levels enhancing technical capability, decision-making and informal mentoring to junior team members. Foster a collaborative, knowledge-sharing culture that prioritises technical excellence, professional development and informal mentoring to junior team members. Technical Design, Engineering & Equipment Assessment Oversee and develop detailed technical assessments of process and mechanical equipment, ensuring appropriate specification, performance, and integration into system designs. Manage 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 and review process and hydraulic calculations across chemical, physical, and biological treatment processes. Produce and review 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 Development of efficient, safe, and future-proofed site layouts, ensuring adequate space planning, operability, maintainability, and construction access. I