Senior Field Service Engineer

Are you an experienced mechanical engineer ready to take on greater technical responsibility while remaining hands-on in the field? Our client is a global success story and established market leader within renewable energy, resource recovery and process plant engineering. The business is tackling climate change through some of the world's most advanced environmental technologies, including organics separation, anaerobic digestion, biogas upgrading and sustainable resource recovery.

Operating across 18 countries, with more than 235 of its own sites and over 1,750 installations worldwide, the company has ambitious plans to grow its UK operation and strengthen its national engineering capability. As part of this expansion, it is now looking to appoint a Lead Mechanical Field Service Engineer to support complex maintenance, commissioning, breakdown recovery and plant improvement work across the UK. This is a full-time, permanent position combining hands-on engineering with site leadership, contractor supervision and the coordination of small engineering teams.

What's in it for you?

• Starting salary from £50,000, depending on experience
• Overtime arrangements applicable to the role
• Fully equipped company van or access to a company vehicle
• Fuel and business travel costs covered
• Overnight accommodation and applicable allowances covered
• 5% employer pension contribution with 3% employee contribution
• Holiday allowance
• Specialist technical and leadership training
• Potential product training in Germany
• Genuine long-term career progression
• Long-term security with an established global organisation
• Opportunity to influence the development of a growing UK service team
• Chance to work with internationally recognised renewable energy and process plant technology

The role

You will provide senior technical support across company-operated, customer and partner-owned anaerobic digestion, biogas and industrial process plant facilities. You will remain hands-on while acting as the senior technical representative on site, taking responsibility for coordinating engineers, contractors and maintenance activity. Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading planned and reactive mechanical maintenance
• Coordinating small teams of two or three engineers
• Diagnosing complex plant and equipment faults
• Leading repairs, breakdown recovery and equipment replacement
• Supporting installation, commissioning and plant upgrade projects
• Supervising contractors during maintenance and project work
• Reviewing RAMS, permits, isolations and work scopes
• Supporting PLC and SCADA-controlled equipment alongside remote specialists
• Identifying recurring faults and driving reliability improvements
• Mentoring and supporting less experienced engineers
• Communicating technical findings to clients and management
• Completing service reports and associated site documentation
• Supporting improvements in plant safety, reliability, efficiency and performance

You may work with equipment including:

• Pumps, submersible mixers and motors
• Valves, pipework and flow systems
• Conveyors, solid feeders and de-packaging equipment
• Heat exchangers and heating systems
• Gas storage and associated process equipment
• Sensors, safety systems and general mechanical plant machinery

What we're looking for

• Level 3 qualification in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline
• Significant mechanical maintenance, fitting or service engineering experience
• Strong industrial, manufacturing or process plant background
• Advanced mechanical fault-finding and repair capability
• Experience leading engineers, contractors or small technical teams
• Experience planning and coordinating site work
• Good knowledge of Safe Systems of Work, RAMS, permits and isolations
• Confident communication with clients, contractors and internal stakeholders
• Full UK driving licence
• Willingness to travel nationally and stay away from home regularly
• Practical, flexible and safety-conscious approach
• Experience within anaerobic digestion, biogas, renewable energy, wastewater, utilities, recycling, energy-from-waste or heavy process plant environments would be highly advantageous.
• Previous experience in a Senior Engineer, Lead Engineer, Engineering Supervisor, Field Service Supervisor or Team Leader position would also be beneficial.

Location and travel

This is a national field-based role. Candidates based in Lincolnshire, the East Midlands, along the M1 corridor or within another well-connected Midlands location will be particularly well placed. Reasonable access to Lincoln would be beneficial, although access to the wider UK motorway network is the main consideration. Regular UK travel and overnight stays will be required. Fuel, travel costs, accommodation and applicable overnight allowances will be covered.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a world-leading organisation, combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership and play an important role in the continued growth of its UK operation. When it comes to resource recovery, anaerobic digestion and biogas technology, this company stands out among the market leaders. Apply today for immediate consideration.