Lead Mechanical Commissioning Engineer

First Recruitment Group; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Lead Mechanical Commissioning Engineer for a contract role in Cumbria. The successful candidate will lead commissioning activities, ensuring a strong focus on safety, and will have significant commissioning experience particularly in the nuclear industry. This position offers the chance to lead a team and drive project schedules effectively.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading commissioning activities.
• Time served or equivalent in mechanical engineering discipline.
• Project commissioning experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety is prioritized on the project.
• Lead a team of Commissioning Engineers and Technicians.
• Supervise the production of commissioning test documentation.

Skills

Leadership

Safety management

Continuous improvement

Project scheduling

Process commissioning

Education

HNC or equivalent in engineering discipline

Tools

Go Completions

Microsoft Suite

Job description

Overview

Our client is recruiting for an experienced Lead Mechanical Commissioning Engineer to work on a contract basis at their site in Cumbria.

Responsibilities

The Lead Commissioning Engineer is responsible for:

• Ensuring safety is the highest priority on the project with a continued strive towards Zero Harm. They ensure that they are a role model for all aspects of safety, ensuring a proactive approach to nuclear, radiological, conventional and environmental safety


• Leading a team of Commissioning Engineers and Technicians


• Leading all testing activities throughout all stages of commissioning


• Supervising the production of commissioning test documentation


• Supervising and organising of Commissioning Technicians and support resources


• Supervising the initiation and implementation of FOBs and TQs


• Liaising with the regulatory compliance representatives to ensure witnessing of commissioning activities is expedited


• Recording and management of Temporary Commissioning Aids


• Recording of supporting data in accordance with test requirements


• Ability to utilise completions management systems to manage commissioning activities, and handovers from construction to commissioning and commissioning to client


• Ability to schedule work and to manage work against a project schedule


• Ability to take part in multi discipline design reviews and work with the engineering team


• Actively drives continuous improvement within the commissioning process


• Actively drives progress to meet schedule deadlines

Essential Experience & Qualifications

• Time served or equivalent in an engineering discipline e.g. mechanical discipline


• Preference for HNC or equivalent or route to achieve the qualification


• Project commissioning experience


• Experience with process commissioning, vessels & pumps


• Ideally you will have nuclear industry experience


• Design Tools/Software:
  
  
  
  • Go Completions
  
  
  • Microsoft suite