Mechanical Project Engineer - CCGT

ASTUTE Technical Recruitment Ltd; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy recruitment agency is seeking a Mechanical Project Engineer for a travelling role across its CCGT assets in the United Kingdom. The successful candidate will manage project delivery, ensure compliance with regulatory standards, and lead project teams. A degree in Mechanical Engineering and strong project management skills are required. The role offers a competitive salary ranging from £55k to £75k plus benefits including private medical insurance.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Pension plan

Opportunity to join a leading CCGT company

Qualifications

• Degree qualified Mechanical Engineer.
• Strong applied experience in industrial process plant mechanical engineering.
• Knowledge of health, safety, and environmental legislation.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Lead project teams depending on project complexity.
• Apply engineering expertise to maximize plant performance.

Skills

Project and contract management

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Health and safety legislation knowledge

Education

Higher National Diploma or Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Overview

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a leading Energy company to recruit a Mechanical Project Engineer for a travelling role across its CCGT assets.

The Mechanical Project Engineer role comes with a starting salary of up to £75,000 + private medical + benefits.

If you are a degree qualified Mechanical Engineer and happy to travel to sites as required then submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties

• 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

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Higher National Diploma 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

Starting salary of £55,000 - £75,000

• Benefits package private medical insurance and 6/12% pension
• Opportunity to join leading CCGT company

INDPOW

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.