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Senior Mechanical Project Design Engineer

Jacobs • Manchester, Greater Manchester

Salary

£60k – £60k

Posted

19 August 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Jacobs is hiring a Senior Mechanical Project Design Engineer in Manchester, a engineering role. The advertised salary is £60k – £60k. Jacobs holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Senior Mechanical Project Design Engineer With a number of roles available, this is a rare chance for you to step into a newly created role at the forefront of the UK's most significant water sector transformation in decades. If you're driven by meaningful engineering challenges and want your work to directly improve the lives of millions, this opportunity puts you right at the heart of it. From early-stage feasibility and Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) studies through to detailed design, …

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Jacobs — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £60k – £60k
How this salary compares: about 25% above the £48,000 median across 914 engineering roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Manchester, Greater Manchester
Similar roles nearby: 18 other live engineering roles in Manchester — browse them
Posted: 19 August 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Engineering roles spanning civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and chemical disciplines are regularly sponsored by UK employers. Demand is strongest in infrastructure, construction, defence, and advanced manufacturing. Sponsored engineering vacancies frequently appear at Tier 1 contractors, consultancy firms, and utilities companies that recruit internationally to fill technical skills gaps.