Mechanical Engineer

Astute People; Hessle; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency seeks a Mechanical Engineer for its client’s Energy from Waste power plant in Hull, UK. The role involves overseeing mechanical engineering activities, leading a team, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Candidates should have relevant qualifications such as an HNC or HND in mechanical engineering and experience in the power generation sector. Excellent benefits include a competitive salary, 25 days of annual leave, and a flexible benefits package. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to sustainable energy innovation.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible benefits package including pension and bonus

Qualifications

• Proven experience in power generation or energy from waste environments.
• Strong people management skills with contractor supervision.
• Knowledge of mechanical and structural legislation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee mechanical engineering activities to ensure compliance.
• Lead and manage the mechanical engineering and maintenance team.
• Plan and execute maintenance activities ensuring asset reliability.

Skills

Technical leadership

Safety-first mindset

Organizational skills

Proactive approach

Communication skills

Education

HNC or HND in a mechanical engineering discipline

NEBOSH General Certificate

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Overview

Astute's Power team is partnering with a leading O&M provider to recruit a Mechanical Engineer for its Energy from Waste power plant in Hull. The Mechanical Engineer role offers a competitive salary, pension scheme, and excellent opportunities for professional development. If you're an aspiring Mechanical Engineer seeking to contribute to a site that's driving innovation in sustainable energy, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Responsibilities and duties of the Mechanical Engineer role

• Oversee all mechanical and structural engineering activities on site, ensuring full compliance with statutory, corporate and contractual requirements
• Act as the site Mechanical Engineering Accountable Person, maintaining governance across pressure systems, lifting equipment, work at height and mechanical integrity
• Lead and manage the mechanical engineering and maintenance team, ensuring safe delivery of planned and reactive work
• Plan, schedule and execute maintenance activities using the site CMMS, ensuring asset reliability and compliance
• Coordinate contractor activities and manage engineering service contracts
• Support outages, projects and modifications, including handover from project delivery into operations
• Lead investigations, audits and continuous improvement initiatives
• Contribute to operational performance targets, KPI delivery and regulatory compliance
• Support accreditation to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards
• Provide technical leadership and out of hours support as required

Professional qualifications

• HNC or HND in a mechanical engineering discipline or equivalent
• Completed a recognised mechanical apprenticeship or equivalent experience
• NEBOSH General Certificate
• Experience working in power generation, energy from waste or a high-hazard continuous process environment
• Proven people management and contractor supervision experience
• Strong working knowledge of mechanical and structural legislation and best practice
• Experience managing maintenance systems, audits, investigations and management of change
• Competence using Microsoft Word and Excel
• Working towards or holding professional engineering accreditation

Personal skills

• A confident technical leader with a strong safety-first mindset
• Organised and methodical, with the ability to manage competing priorities
• Comfortable leading teams in a regulated operational environment
• Proactive, resilient and focused on continuous improvement
• Clear and professional in communication with internal and external stakeholders

Salary and benefits

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Flexible benefits package including pension, bonus and more.

Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful