Astute's Power team is partnering with a leading energy company in the UK to recruit an Mechanical Project Engineer for their central engineering team, to work around their sites in Kent and North London.
The Mechanical Project Engineer role comes with a starting salary of up to £73000 plus a great benefits package including private medical and dental insurance.
Responsibilities and duties of the Mechanical Project Engineer role
- Deliver projects and outages while managing stakeholders, ensuring compliance with regulatory and HSSE standards.
- Carry out proactive and reactive mechanical engineering work, including fault finding, problem solving, and investigations.
- Lead project teams and contractors depending on project complexity.
- Define scopes of work and develop technical and contract specifications.
- Ensure contractor Quality Assurance and Quality Control standards are established and met.
- Promote and contribute to health, safety, environmental, and quality improvements.
- Apply engineering expertise to maximise plant/facility performance, resource utilisation, and availability.
- Investigate issues, determine root causes, and implement engineering resolutions within change management processes.
- Share and employ best practices by networking, benchmarking, and collaborating across sites and teams.
- Manage contracts and projects, including commercial, technical, and compliance aspects.
Professional qualifications
- HND or Degree in Mechanical Engineering (or related discipline).
- Knowledge of health, safety, and environmental legislation, with IOSH Managing Safely/NEBOSH Certificate (or equivalent).
- Strong applied experience in industrial process plant mechanical engineering (including pressure systems).
- Demonstrated ability in project and contract management, including use of project management tools and techniques.
- Understanding of process system operations, relevant regulations, and risk management practices.
Personal Skills
- Highly self-motivated, proactive, and capable of taking ownership of issues through to solution.
- Flexible, enthusiastic, and able to work independently with accountability.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills for effective collaboration across teams and stakeholders
Salary and benefits of the Mechanical Project Engineer role
- Salary of £55,000 - £73,000
- Benefits including private medical & dental, 26 days annual leave and 12% pension contributions
- Opportunity to join a leading energy company
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We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK.
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