Principle / Senior Mechanical Engineer - Hull in Kingston Upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

Energy Jobline CVL; Hull and East Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency specializing in engineering roles is seeking a Principal / Senior Mechanical Engineer with strong leadership skills for a permanent position in Hull, UK. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing customer relationships and ensuring engineering standards are upheld. This role offers the opportunity to work in a hybrid/remote setting and welcomes candidates from diverse engineering backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Minimum HNC/HND in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders.
• Experience leading a team.

Responsibilities

• Promote effective cooperation across Engineering teams.
• Manage customer relationships to resolve technical issues.
• Ensure compliance with engineering procedures and standards.

Skills

Knowledge of CAD tools

Ability to build relationships

Experience leading a team

Education

Minimum HNC/HND in Engineering

Job description

Principal / Senior Mechanical Engineer (Nuclear)

Westlakes Recruit is currently recruiting for a Principal / Senior Mechanical Engineer with a background in the nuclear sector to be engaged on a permanent basis in Hull, Bristol, Warrington, Preston or Leicester with hybrid/remote working.

Key Duties

• Promote effective co‑operation across Engineering and other functional teams
• Assist in effective management of the customer, including liaison and relationship development with existing and new customers, to aid the development of business, resolution of technical and delivery issues, and ensuring the customer is fully briefed and informed of progress
• Ensure procedures, codes and standards are correctly identified and applied to engineering and technical activities
• Ensure task and project risks are communicated and managed appropriately
• Produce, review and approve calculations, analyses, drawings, models, design basis documentation and technical reports as assigned
• Assess the implications of changes, concessions and queries
• Maintain the engineering configuration, ensuring the overall design intent and integrity is maintained throughout the design lifecycle
• Evaluate technical issues to develop proposals for investigations and/or solutions, including process improvements
• Provide support to the Project Manager for the planning, control and delivery of tasks and projects
• Make engineering decisions within own sphere of responsibility and delegated authority
• Act as Technical Authority or Engineering Lead when authorised to do so

Essential Experience

• Knowledge of CAD tools and general engineering drawing practice
• Ability to build strong and influential relationships with key stakeholders
• Experience leading a team
• Minimum HNC/HND in Engineering, or equivalent experience. Holds or has the ability to obtain Chartered status.

Qualifications

Nuclear experience is not a necessity; we welcome applications from all engineering backgrounds. You are someone who owns and delivers, who champions high performance and is courageous to challenge the status quo.

Why We're Different

We are a people‑solutions business that understands the complexities of nuclear and the importance of our clients’ mission‑critical objectives.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal‑opportunities business, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds, cultures and abilities.