Hydraulic Design Engineer

Most hydraulic engineers design a power unit, hand it over and never see it work. This role lets you own the hydraulic solution on major projects, from first concept to a system working on site.

Our client is a specialist engineering contractor delivering complex projects across infrastructure and heavy industrial sectors. They have a strong pipeline of large projects ahead and want a Hydraulic Design Engineer to lead the hydraulic side of that work.

What you’ll do

• Develop outline hydraulic design solutions, including schematics, system sizing, component selection and specifications, for subcontractors to detail and build.
• Act as the hydraulic technical authority on projects, reviewing subcontractor designs and making sure what’s delivered matches what was specified.
• Manage subcontractor relationships commercially, holding them to scope, cost and programme.
• Work with project managers and the operational hydraulics team to take systems through installation and commissioning.
• Support bids with hydraulic scope, budgets and technical input.

What you’ll bring

• A mechanical engineering degree or HNC/HND, with solid hydraulic design experience. You might be at a hydraulic OEM, a power unit builder or a heavy industry integrator.
• Experience with HPUs, valve stands, cylinders and pipework on large-scale equipment.
• Confidence dealing with subcontractors and suppliers, with an eye for cost as well as engineering.
• Ownership: you deal with problems early, keep people informed and see projects through to close-out.
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to visit sites.

Why this role

• Real ownership: you’ll be the hydraulic lead, not one engineer among many.
• Variety: large, unusual, heavy-duty systems that most hydraulic engineers never work on.
• A business that values external experience and fresh ideas, with room to shape how hydraulics is done.
• Long-term stability, backed by a full project pipeline.

Interested? Apply here or contact Zack Raja at Talentometry for a confidential chat [email removed].