Mechanical Technical Authority

Centrica; Leconfield; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Centrica Energy Storage + seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead and govern mechanical engineering across gas infrastructure assets. You will act as the Technical Authority, manage a team of engineers, and ensure compliance with industry standards, risk controls, and regulatory audits.

Strong leadership and HSE know-how are essential. The role requires chartered status or progression towards it, a top-tier mechanical background in Oil & Gas or MAHaz sectors, and the ability to drive

Qualifications

• Master’s or honours degree in mechanical engineering with relevant experience.
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards it.
• Senior mechanical engineering experience in oil & gas or MAHaz sectors.
• Ability to lead with minimal guidance and set targets with HSE/Technical Director.
• Strong risk management and ability to apply HSE principles across activities.
• Proven leadership of specialists and stakeholder relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide mechanical discipline stewardship, governance and assurance for Centrica Gas Infrastructure assets.
• Act as Technical Authority for Mechanical Engineering within the team.
• Lead a team of mechanical engineers delivering operations, maintenance and projects.
• Audits and regulator interactions; ensure compliance with standards and procedures.
• Define competence levels, audit programs and ensure staff training.
• Collaborate with projects to specify and manage optimal technical solutions.

Skills

Mechanical Eng

Chartered Eng

Leadership

Risk management

HSE standards

Audits

Education

MEng/ MSc Mechanical Eng

Job description

Join us, be part of more.

We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet. We're energisers. One team of 21,000 colleagues that's energising a greener, fairer future by creating an energy system that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels, whilst living our powerful commitment to igniting positive change in our communities. Here, you can find more purpose, more passion, and more potential. That’s why working here is #MoreThanACareer. We do energy differently - we do it all. We make it, store it, move it, sell it, and mend it.

About your team:

At Centrica Energy Storage +, our mission is to store it.

Our onshore and offshore teams are united in their goal, to boost the UK’s energy security and drive down bills for customers. Rough, our North Sea storage facility, currently provides half of the UK’s gas storage – enough to heat 2.4 million homes over winter. But we’re not stopping there. We’ve got our sights set on transforming it into the world's largest hydrogen storage facility and creating a Net Zero connected energy hub in the Humber.

Provide Mechanical discipline stewardship, governance and assurance for Centrica Gas Infrastructure operated assets. Act as the most senior designated competent person (Technical Authority) for Mechanical Engineering. Manage a team of Mechanical engineers to provide technical support to operations, projects, asset maintenance and all technical compliance activities within discipline

Key Accountabilities

• Manage a team of professional engineers: Mechanical engineers, ensuring required technical standards and compliance are met
• Accountable for ensuring legal compliance for static plant including pressure systems, HVAC, Burner Boilers, Active & Passive Fire Protection, upfront engineering standards and maintenance procedures for the operational assets
• Holds Technical Authority status for Mechanical discipline ensuring relevant skills and competence exists within the team to ensure compliance with standards
• Acts as focal point within discipline for regulator’s audits and visits
• Assesses and manages discipline specific risks to ensure the business is not exposed to unacceptable or unmitigated risk
• Manages a team to ensure Mechanical Engineering Strategy are suitable to support delivery of the Centrica business plan
• Ensure all accountabilities are delivered in a timely manner and to budget
• Assuring adherence to standards within discipline and resolving any deviations to ensure technical risks are managed
• Set company standards, codes of practices and technical policies/procedures in line with industry and Centrica group wide best practices ensuring that they are up to date within review period
• Defines and sets competence levels and standards for all roles within mechanical discipline. Sets audit programs and carries out audits to ensure teams are trained and meet the required level
• Monitors & audits Engineering and Maintenance activities
• Reviews technical bid packages for service contacts, ensures commercial aspects link with technical requirements. Audits service contracts to ensure compliance to contract
• Audits all management framework procedures to manage major accident hazards, people, legislative, operational, plant, environmental & financial risk to ensure that they are compliant within discipline
• Works with the projects delivery team to specify, design and manage the optimum technical solution in line with business planning guidance
• Analysis of Safety, Operational, Financial, Environmental, Legal, Reputation & Plant risk must be carried out. Any identified gaps must be escalated to the relevant manager
• Provide direct support to Gas Infrastructure operated assets, as required

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• A Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or an Honours degree acceptable with suitable experience
• Chartered Engineer status with a relevant professional body and registered with the Engineering Council or working towards it
• Demonstrate experience at a senior level of mechanical engineering within the Oil & Gas or associated Major Accident Hazard process industries on or offshore
• A self-starter, the job holder will operate with minimal guidance and broad direction from the HSE and Technical Director who in conjunction will establish the targets for key areas of work.
• Risk management skills standards is a major part of the role
• Skilled in the application of functional assurance processes and knowledgeable in the application of business processes
• Able to apply HSE principles across all technical activities
• Has a good insight into the market and is able to assess the commercial impact of engineering decisions on project attractiveness
• Understands the impact of strategic considerations on business decisions and is able to lead negotiations with contractors
• Leadership of specialists and peer network within own discipline
• Job holder must possess excellent communication skills and demonstrate their ability to foster wider relationships within Centrica and wider Oil & Gas industry
• Well-developed planning and organisational ability
• The ability to act with authority, demonstrate leadership skills and retain the confidence of the team

Why should you apply?

We’re not a perfect place – but we’re a people place. Our priority is supporting all of the different realities our people face. Life is about so much more than work. We get it. That’s why we’ve designed our total rewards to give you the flexibility to choose what you need, when you need it, making sure that you and your family are supported not only financially, but physically and emotionally too.

If you're full of energy, fired up about sustainability, and ready to craft not only a better tomorrow, but a better you, then come and find your purpose in a team where your voice matters, your growth is non-negotiable, and your ambitions are our priority.