Senior Mechanical Engineer

Westlakes Recruit Limited; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid working

Career progression

Professional memberships support

Pension & life assurance

Wellbeing services

Employee share scheme

Employee assistance

Job summary

Westlakes Recruit is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to support nuclear and infrastructure projects in a hybrid role based in Warrington or Leicester.

You will deliver mechanical solutions across the full lifecycle, collaborate with project managers, ensure regulatory compliance and contribute to continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering mechanical engineering solutions within complex environments.
• Strong understanding of design principles, project delivery and governance.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary project teams and managing a broad range of tasks.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Proactive approach to technical delivery and continuous improvement.
• Nuclear experience is not essential; opportunities across defence, aerospace, oil & gas, energy, utilities, manufacturing, rail, marine and other regulated sectors.

Responsibilities

• Deliver mechanical engineering solutions across all project lifecycle phases, including calculations, reports, design basis documentation, drawings and models.
• Manage engineering work packages, coordinate with Project Managers and teams; monitor progress and identify risks.
• Ensure activities comply with procedures, codes, standards and regulatory requirements; support safety, configuration management, design governance and assurance.
• Engage with clients and stakeholders; participate in meetings and design reviews; resolve technical challenges and provide clear engineering advice.
• Collaborate across disciplines, share knowledge and support junior engineers; contribute to capability development across the business.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Continuous improvement

Education

HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree or Chartered status encouraged

Job description

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Location: Warrington, Cheshire or Leicester (Hybrid Working)
Job Type: Permanent Full Time (37 Hours per Week)
Sector: Nuclear Mechanical Engineering

About Westlakes Recruit

Westlakes Recruit is a specialist recruitment partner supporting major programmes across the UK's nuclear, defence and engineering sectors. We are currently recruiting for a Senior Mechanical Engineer on behalf of a leading engineering organisation delivering complex and nationally significant projects within highly regulated environments.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an experienced multidisciplinary engineering team, delivering innovative mechanical engineering solutions across the full project lifecycle while contributing to some of the UK's most strategically important programmes.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer to support the delivery of mechanical engineering activities across a diverse portfolio of nuclear and infrastructure projects.

Working closely with Project Managers, Principal Engineers and multidisciplinary engineering teams, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality engineering solutions, ensuring compliance with industry standards and supporting the successful delivery of projects from concept design through to commissioning and operational support.

Hybrid working is available, with the role based from either Warrington or Leicester.

Key Responsibilities

You will be responsible for delivering mechanical engineering solutions across all phases of the project lifecycle, including the production, review and approval of engineering calculations, technical reports, design basis documentation, drawings and engineering models.

You will manage assigned engineering work packages, working closely with Project Managers and multidisciplinary teams to achieve project objectives, monitor progress, identify technical risks and support planning, estimating and resource management activities.

You will ensure engineering activities comply with relevant procedures, codes, standards and regulatory requirements, while contributing to Project Safety Assessment, configuration management, design governance and engineering assurance activities.

The role will also involve regular client and stakeholder engagement, participation in technical meetings and design reviews, resolution of technical challenges and the provision of clear engineering advice.

You will work collaboratively across engineering disciplines, share technical knowledge, support junior engineers where appropriate and contribute to the continuous development of engineering capability and best practice across the wider business.

Essential Requirements

• Proven experience delivering mechanical engineering solutions within complex engineering environments.
• Strong understanding of engineering design principles, project delivery and engineering governance.
• Experience working collaboratively within multidisciplinary project teams and managing a broad range of engineering tasks.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively across multiple engineering disciplines.
• A proactive approach to technical delivery and continuous improvement.

Previous nuclear experience is not essential. We welcome applications from engineers working across sectors including defence, aerospace, oil & gas, energy, utilities, manufacturing, rail, marine, industrial process and other highly regulated industries.

Qualifications

• HNC or HND in Mechanical Engineering (minimum), or equivalent engineering qualification and relevant industry experience.
• Degree-qualified candidates or those working towards Chartered Engineer status are encouraged to apply.

Security Requirements

Due to the nature of the projects, successful applicants must be eligible to obtain and maintain UK Security Check (SC) clearance.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements.
• Opportunity to work on nationally significant nuclear and defence programmes.
• Structured career development and clear progression to Principal Engineer and Technical Lead positions.
• Payment of professional membership fees and support towards professional registration.
• Generous annual leave, matched pension contributions and life assurance.
• Digital GP services, annual health checks and wellbeing support.
• Employee share scheme, shopping discounts, holiday trading and paid volunteering day.
• Employee Assistance Programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Why Apply?

The UK nuclear sector is experiencing unprecedented investment across defence, decommissioning, new nuclear and clean energy programmes, creating exceptional long-term opportunities for experienced mechanical engineers.

This role offers the opportunity to work on technically complex and rewarding projects while developing your expertise within a collaborative engineering environment. Whether you're already working within the nuclear industry or looking to transition from another highly regulated sector, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to projects of national importance.

Westlakes Recruit is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive and will provide reasonable adjustments wherever required throughout the recruitment process.