Senior Mechanical Engineer

Astute People; Warrington; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Opportunity

Comprehensive benefits package

Training & professional development

New role within a Fleet Engineering

Job summary

Astute People is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead maintenance and reliability across the UK fleet. You will develop and improve maintenance systems, support plant modifications, and drive performance improvements.

The role requires a degree in Mechanical Engineering, health & safety qualifications, and proven supervisory experience with energy-from-waste or biomass assets. You will coordinate with contractors, deliver engineering solutions, and mentor the team.

Qualifications

• Ideally a degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• NEBOSH or IOSH Health & Safety certification.
• Chartered status or working towards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and continuously improve mechanical maintenance systems across the UK fleet.
• Provide mechanical engineering expertise for plant modifications and maintenance activities.
• Drive improvements in plant reliability, maintainability and performance.
• Lead root cause analyses and technical investigations.
• Conduct technical surveys, inspections and condition assessments.
• Ensure plans align with standards and remove obstacles to implementation.
• Prepare specifications and coordinate activities with contractors and suppliers.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Leadership & supervision

UK health & safety awareness

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

NEBOSH / IOSH certification

Chartered status or working towards

Job description

Responsibilities and duties

As the Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Develop and continuously improve mechanical maintenance systems, processes, and practices across the UK fleet.
• Provide mechanical engineering expertise and support for plant modifications, maintenance activities, and other critical operational interventions.
• Drive improvements in plant reliability, maintainability, and overall operational performance.
• Lead and participate in root cause analyses and other technical investigations, providing expert engineering input where required.
• Conduct technical surveys, inspections, condition assessments, and investigations to identify opportunities for improved reliability and maintenance performance.
• Ensure plans and activities align with agreed standards and guidelines wherever practicable, proactively identifying and removing any obstacles to their implementation.
• Prepare technical specifications, coordinate engineering activities with contractors and suppliers, and support the delivery and implementation of engineering solutions.

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Ideally a degree in a related Engineering field such as Mechanical Engineering
• Holder of NEBOSH or at least IOSH in Health & Safety (or similar).
• Member of a recognised Engineering institution such as Chartered (or working towards)

Personal skills

The Senior Mechanical Engineer role would suit someone with:

• Extensive knowledge of legislation relating to mechanical assets including LOLER, PUWER & PSSR as well as Safe Systems of Work, Safety Rules & Permit to Work Systems.
• At least three years supervisory experience in a relevant Engineering / Fleet / Asset position
• Experience with solid fuel plants such as Energy from Waste or Biomass - other forms of Power Generation will be considered
• Experience managing projects & outages

Salary and benefits of the Senior Mechanical Engineer role

• Competitive salary
• Bonus Opportunity
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Training & professional development
• New role within a Fleet Engineering Team

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We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation.

We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK.

Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative.

We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.