Senior Mechanical Engineer

VINCI Construction France; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international company, Nuvia – part of VINCI Construction – is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer for projects in the highly regulated nuclear sector. The role involves project delivery, team leadership, and ensuring compliance with safety standards, delivering innovative and cost-effective engineering solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals.
• Experience in the nuclear industry is desirable, but not essential.
• Proven track record in highly regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of mechanical engineering projects.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and technical specifications.
• Supervise and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Strong organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Commercial awareness

Understanding of safety legislation

Experience in leading design teams

Education

Full membership of a discipline specific engineering institution

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Milton

Permanent

Purpose of the job

We are looking for someone with extensive knowledge and practical application of mechanical engineering within highly regulated industry sectors.

The Senior Engineer defines and distributes the scope of work and ensures that the project is executed safely, on time and at appropriate levels of quality and is responsible for the delivery of engineering to meet the requirements technical specification.

In addition to project specific responsibilities, the Senior Engineer will also have responsibilities including the supervision of less experienced engineering employees, input into engineering resource management, recruitment and tendering support.

Reports to

Principal Engineer or the Project Engineering Manager / Nominated Engineer depending on the complexity of the project assignment.

Key Accountabilities

• Delivery of mechanical engineering scope to satisfy the technical specification
• Potential to lead teams for the full project lifecycle, including Specification, Design, Procurement, Supply/Manufacture Liaison, Installation, Acceptance Testing, Commissioning and Operator Training in Nuclear Engineering Projects
• Production of and approval of deliverables throughout the delivery process
• Checking/approval of discipline specific engineering deliverables
• Contribution to engineering and safety reviews
• Ensuring quality and prompt delivery of documentation throughout all phases of the project lifecycle
• Compliance with safety legislation and statutory regulations
• Develop cost effective technical solutions
• Staff development
• Managing safety by developing and reinforcing the safety culture
• Management of contractors
• Provide technical consultancy

Duties and Requirements:

Essential for a Senior Mechanical Engineer

• Strong understanding of the fundamentals within your engineering discipline
• Previous experience of working within the nuclear industry (this is desirable but not essential if transferrable skills are demonstrated)
• Proven track record of successfully delivering mechanical engineering solutions within a highly regulated industry
• Working knowledge of plant layout, set up, installation and alignment of plant, equipment and machinery for works test, integrated test, site installation and commissioning
• Understanding of the requirements to support safety led designs and associated regulatory compliance
• Good understanding of wider industry safety legislation and statutory regulations
• Understanding of modern delivery practices, for example BIM compliance, RIBA/BSRIA design delivery stage gates, etc
• Strong organisational and interpersonal skills
• Good level of commercial awareness
• Experience of leading design teams
• Experience of managing sub–contracts
  

Desirablefor a Senior Mechanical Engineer

• Full membership of a discipline specific engineering institution
• A full UK driving licence
• Experience of bid preparation
• An understanding of Nuclear Industry Design Substantiation

Why us?

Nuvia – a subsidiary of VINCI construction – is an international company that operates across highly regulated sectors including Civil Nuclear and has a strong presence and history of delivery at nuclear sites in the UK and internationally.

Nuvia is a performance–driven company that is committed to the development of its people within a culture of safety, innovation, and excellence.