Senior Maintenance Engineer, UK

Does the idea of powering the world trigger your interest? Do you have a combined technical background with practical field experience from operating plants? Then you could be BWSC’s next Senior Maintenance Engineer, based in our UK Head Office, The Genesis Centre, Birchwood. We are looking for a candidate who enjoys combining hands-on technical support with structured engineering improvements in an international environment with multiple stakeholders.

BWSC is a leading player in the power generation industry, specializing in the construction, service, operations, and maintenance of Boiler-based power plants. Our commitment to the success of our customers sets us apart in the industry.

What will you do

As a Senior Maintenance Engineer, you will play a crucial role in combining practical hands-on engineering support with long-term reliability and maintenance development. The successful candidate will work closely with both site teams and engineering colleagues to improve mechanical system performance, support operational troubleshooting, and help drive technical improvements across the UK sites.

• Develop and improve mechanical maintenance systems and practices across the UK fleet
• Provide mechanical engineering support in connection with plant modifications, maintenance activities, and other critical operational interventions
• Contribute to improvements in plant reliability, maintainability, and operational performance
• Lead or participate as an expert in root cause analysis and similar investigations
• Conduct technical surveys, inspections, condition assessments, and investigations to support reliability and maintenance improvements
• Make sure all plans follow the agreed guidelines to the extent possible, and help clear any obstacles, impeding this
• Prepare technical specifications, coordinate technical activities with contractors and suppliers, and support implementation of maintenance solutions

What do you bring to the field

Preferably, you hold a degree in mechanical engineering combined with practical experience from industrial plants, power generation, or similar operational environments. Ideally, you have experience working with mechanical troubleshooting, maintenance, fault finding, and technical support within operating plants. Experience with CMMS, preventive and predictive maintenance and reliability centered maintenance strategies. Experience from power plants, utilities, process industry, marine, or offshore environments is highly relevant.

You are a self-starter who takes initiative and works independently. You bring a structured and analytical approach to your work, while maintaining a practical and solution-oriented mindset. You are comfortable working both from the office and on site and enjoy collaborating with both operational and engineering teams.

In addition, you hold:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical information clearly and concisely
• Ability to work effectively in an international team environment and collaborate with UK site teams, the mechanical Engineering department in Denmark, suppliers, contractors, and other stakeholders
• A structured and organized approach to technical tasks and problem solving
• A proactive mindset and willingness to support operational and technical challenges across the UK fleet
• Willingness to travel to operating sites within the UK and occasionally internationally

What do we offer?

We offer a key position with great colleagues and the possibility to bring your skills into play and growth on a personal level. Whilst working as a Senior Mechanical Engineer at BWSC we offer a competitive starting salary of 75,000 and a great total reward package including:

• Health Care Cash Plan (after successful completion of probationary period)
• Private Medical Insurance (after successful completion of probationary period)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Salary Exchange Pension contributions
• Fixed employer Pension contribution of 6%
• Contractual sick pay
• 34 days annual leave (inclusive of the statutory Bank Holidays) with the addition of 1 extra days annual leave for every 5 years of service
• Life Assurance cover at 3 x salary
• Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
• Access to a salary sacrifice EV/Hybrid car scheme (after successful completion of probationary period)
• Opportunity to earn an annual bonus (depending on business performance)

We look forward to hearing from you. You apply by following below link. For consideration for this position please apply submitting a CV, providing a brief summary of suitability and an indication of current or desired salary package. You must have the right to work in the UK in order to apply. The closing date for applications will be 28th August 2026, however, we will conduct interviews on an ongoing basis, so please send your application today.

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact Ole Friis Dela, Director, Plant Performance on olde@bwsc.dk. BWSC no longer receive or handle applications received via email due to the directives of the GDPR. In order for your application to be processed, you must submit your application via our online recruitment system.

About BWSC

Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor A/S (BWSC) is a global power plant Operation & Maintenance and Service provider with engineering expertise, enabling power plant owners to deliver cleaner and affordable energy. We are experts in building, servicing, upgrading, operating, and maintaining energy systems for diesel, natural gas, and renewable baseload power plants. We help our customers increase reliability and availability of energy production, improve efficiency and performance of their power plant, design and integrate future-proof technologies, and secure lower cost of maintenance. At BWSC, we work with customers in Europe and beyond to tackle energy storage, carbon capture, Power-to-X and related energy transition challenges. Our people are at the core of everything we do and key to a positive relationship with our customers. We invest in our people and their wellbeing, to ensure continued success and growth of the company.