Project Mechanical Engineer

Morson Talent; Greater London; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent power generation company seeks a Mechanical Project Engineer to lead large-scale capital projects. The role involves technical support for operational plants, especially in CCGT lifetime extension projects. The ideal candidate has extensive engineering experience, strong leadership skills, and relevant qualifications. Offering competitive salary with perks including a bonus, car, pension, and healthcare.

Benefits

15% bonus

Car

Pension

Healthcare

Qualifications

• Prior experience in Senior Engineering role at a power station is essential.
• Understanding of Health, Safety and Environment management is essential.
• Ability to lead and manage substantial number of employees.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver Engineering Strategy within specialty.
• Prepare and review mechanical design and specifications.
• Oversee engineering project development and implementation.

Skills

Senior Engineering experience in power generation

Health, Safety and Environment management

Leadership and management

Extensive engineering knowledge

Education

HNC/HND/Degree in engineering or related discipline

CEng/IEng status or working towards

Job description

The role: Project Mechanical Engineer
Location: Remote (Home based) - covering UK sites
Salary: Competitive + 15% bonus, Car, Pension and Healthcare

The Company

A leading independent power generation company with a diverse asset base, providing flexible and reliable energy solutions to support the UKs transition to a low-carbon future. The company operates a range of power generation technologies and revenue streams, ensuring the security of supply while optimising market opportunities.

The Role

An opportunity has arisen to recruit a Mechanical Project Engineer to join the Central Engineering team. The role will cover all live & future assets.

The key purpose of the role is the development, construction and execution of large-scale capital projects whilst providing technical support to the operational Plants. The focus will be CCGT Life-time Extension projects, new build and any new development projects.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Head of Engineering, the key duties and responsibilities will include:

- Designing, developing and delivering the Engineering Strategy within the specialty.
- Have expertise of all matters relating to mechanical engineering.
- Preparation, review and submission of mechanical design and specifications.
- Oversight of engineering project development and implementation including (for exam-ple): provision of technical data production and checking of engineering requirements / related documents evaluation of tender submissions commissioning support.
- Working with the Senior Project Mechanical Engineer to give a qualified assessment of electrical designs, studies and reports.
- Works Witness testing of manufacturer equipment, contractor installations and attending works progress meetings to monitor the progress and quality of work.
- Delivering innovative technical solutions.
- Supporting major plant outages and project works.
- Contributing data and updates as ongoing part of the project's reporting requirements.
- Tracking and reporting on project progress.
- Overseeing the installation and commissioning of electrical systems, ensuring they are completed according to design specifications.
- Establishing and maintaining agreements with key maintenance and operations service providers and contractors, supporting the fleet in contractor selection, tender creation, re-view, and execution.
- Technical nomination processes and work with the site managers to ensure that all staff achieve their highest level of competence.
- Carrying out technical RCA, including cross site RCA investigations and promptly share the lessons from all incidents, share best practice across the fleet.
- Delivery of the company quality programme.
- Providing technical oversight and audit of external resources (including operational and construction projects).
- Fully supporting the planning and execution of projects, deploying to sites as required.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Background

- Prior experience in a Senior Engineering role working cross fleet, ideally a power station or similar infrastructure, specifically with CCGT power generation operational experience - essential.
- Experience in establishing and implementing a proactive approach towards Health, Safety and Environment management - essential.
- Understanding and commitment to building and leading a constructive culture where em-ployees are provided with challenges and opportunities - essential.
- Experience in leading and managing a substantial number of employees in a process driven environment - essential.
- Ability to demonstrate and utilise extensive knowledge and experience of engineering, operational and maintenance management - essential.
- Construction experience - desirable.

Qualifications

- HNC/HND/Degree qualified in an engineering or related discipline (qualifications below this may be acceptable if evidenced by suitable experience) - essential.
- CEng/IEng status and membership of an engineering institution (or working towards) - essential.