Mechanical Maintenance Engineer Balance of Plant

RWE; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in King's Lynn seeks a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer for a permanent position. The role involves ensuring compliance with safety standards, developing maintenance strategies, and team leadership. Candidates should possess strong technical maintenance knowledge and a degree in engineering. The company offers a competitive salary, generous benefits like private medical insurance, enhanced parental leave, and a robust retirement plan.

Benefits

Annual bonus up to 15%

Company Paid Private Medical Insurance

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible benefits options

Enhanced parental leave

Occupational Health support

Qualifications

• Senior-level maintenance expertise with influencing ability.
• Detail-oriented, analytical, and commercially focused mindset.
• Experience managing complex plant issues.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with safety and environmental standards.
• Develop risk-based maintenance strategies.
• Lead and develop team members for positive culture.

Skills

Technical knowledge in asset maintenance

Interpersonal skills

Analytical mindset

Leadership skills

Risk management

Education

HNC/Degree in a relevant engineering discipline

Job description

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer Balance of Plant

Location – King’s Lynn

Contract Type – Permanent

Working Hours – 37

Closing Date – 9th January 2026

Your Tasks

• Ensure compliance with all legislative and corporate safety, health, and environmental standards through effective operational practices
• Develop and implement risk-based maintenance strategies to optimise asset availability and commercial performance
• Plan and control discipline-specific maintenance budgets to ensure efficient use of resources and cost-effective delivery
• Promote continuous improvement and innovation, identifying opportunities to adopt best practices from across RWE Generation
• Lead, engage, and develop team members to foster a positive culture and build future capability within the O&M function
• Build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders across multidisciplinary and cross-functional teams.

Your profile

• Strong technical knowledge and experience in asset maintenance within your discipline area
• Senior-level maintenance expertise with the ability to influence, collaborate, and work effectively within team environments
• HNC/Degree qualified in a relevant engineering discipline, ideally with professional body membership
• Able to manage shifting priorities with a detail-oriented, analytical, and commercially focused mindset
• A collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills and experience working in multi-disciplinary environments
• Proven ability to manage complex plant issues and provide expert technical guidance to operations and maintenance teams.

What we will offer you

• An expected starting salary from £55,199 to £77,928 depending on experience and up to (15)% annual bonus
• A personal retirement savings plan – if you put in 5% we will top up by a further 10% and you will get life assurance worth 4 x annual salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pro-rata
• Company Paid Private Medical Insurance for you
• Access to flexible benefits such as Critical Illness, Dental Plan, Health Cash Plan, Share Incentive Plan, Cycle2Work, Electric Car Lease Scheme, Buy Additional Annual Leave and retail savings scheme
• Enhanced parental leave from day 1 of you joining #TeamRWE – For primary care givers, weeks 1-29 will be fully paid and 30-39 paid via SMP. For secondary care givers, you’ll get 12 weeks of fully paid leave.
• Occupational Health support services for your wellbeing
• Access to our employee assistance programme in times of need
• Up to 2 days volunteering a year

To view a preview of our benefits site ‘YourHub’ and see some of the other benefits we have on offer please visit https://www.edenred.co.uk/campaigns/rwe-yourhub/index.html

Equal Opportunities

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications, irrespective of gender, disability, nationality, ethnic and social background, religion and beliefs, age or sexual orientation and identity.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.