Senior Mechanical Engineer (Plant & Building Services)

The Engineer UK; Reading; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer (Plant & Building Services) to deliver professional engineering services across their plant and equipment. The role involves overseeing engineered solutions, managing plant changes, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Candidates should have extensive experience in mechanical building services, leadership capabilities, and relevant qualifications. AWE offers excellent training and development opportunities along with a competitive salary and benefits package.

Benefits

9-day working fortnight

208 hours of holiday annually

Market-leading pension scheme

Family-friendly policies

Funding for professional development

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in mechanical building services and industrial processes.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and industry standards.
• Experience in regulated industries like nuclear or pharma.

Responsibilities

• Oversee delivery of engineered solutions within operational lifecycle.
• Manage modification packages and plant changes.
• Provide advice and progress reports to stakeholders.

Skills

Mechanical building services

HVAC

Leadership

Regulated industries knowledge

Education

L4 NQF (HNC)

Degree in relevant field

Job description

Senior Mechanical Engineer (Plant & Building Services)

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About The Job

AWE's Facility Engineering Team is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer (Plant & Building Services) to deliver professional engineering services across our plant and equipment.

Title: Senior Mechanical Engineer (Plant & Building Services)

Location: Aldermaston, Berkshire

Package: £47,690 - £66,000 + Allowance

Responsibilities

• Apply extensive expertise in mechanical building services and associated plant to oversee delivery of engineered solutions within the operational lifecycle phase.
• Review or originate modification packages, manage or review configured plant changes.
• Demonstrate leadership in escalating business risk or opportunities arising from the condition of engineered systems and structures in the interests of safety, regulatory compliance, quality, and reliability.
• Plan, manage, and collaborate to deliver sound, safe solutions to enable delivery of the programme and our obligations to society.
• Provide advice, guidance, progress reports, and supporting documentation.
• Develop and maintain extensive domain knowledge and subject matter expertise.
• Adhere to Company Management System requirements, relevant Technical Standards & Legislation, and business controls.
• Oversee application of Maintenance & Reliability Principles; review output from Failure Modes & Effects Analysis.
• Analyse relevant metrics and contribute to Key Performance Indicators and other reporting as required.
• Assist in Reliability Centred Maintenance planning and perform Root Cause Analysis.
• Advise colleagues or senior stakeholders in this respect.
• Undertake secondary roles providing advisory or support capabilities, especially of senior or delegated authority nature.

Preferred Experience & Qualifications

• Extensive experience within Mechanical building services (HVAC, water systems, etc.) and industrial processes (compressed gases, hydraulics, steam, etc.).
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, ACOP, industry standards.
• Experience in regulated industries such as nuclear, petro-chem, pharma.
• Leadership experience in projects/tasks or supervising junior engineers.
• Membership of an engineering institution and/or Chartered Engineer status.
• Experience as an installer or maintainer is beneficial.

Minimum qualification: L4 NQF (HNC) with relevant experience; degree and chartership desirable. AWE offers excellent training and development opportunities.

Benefits

• 9-day working fortnight (every other Friday off).
• 208 hours of holiday annually plus Bank Holidays.
• Market-leading pension scheme (9-13%).
• Family-friendly policies including extended maternity and paternity leave.
• Funding for professional development and memberships.
• Employee Assistance Programme, Life Assurance, discounts, and special leave policies.

Candidates must be willing to obtain and maintain security clearance and work in designated areas.

Additional Information

Level: Mid-Senior; Employment: Full-time; Industry: Engineering and IT.