Senior Mechanical Engineer – Plant Reliability & Outages

Astute People; Risley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Opportunity

Comprehensive benefits package

Training & professional development

New role within Fleet Engineering Team

INDPOW

Job summary

Astute People are recruiting a Senior Mechanical Engineer to support a fleet of Biomass and Energy from Waste power stations across the United Kingdom.

Based in the central Engineering Team, you will deliver mechanical engineering expertise across the full lifecycle—from concept development and proposals to detailed design, execution, commissioning and service modifications. You will act as the senior mechanical authority on projects enhancing plant performance, reliability and maintainability.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• NEBOSH or IOSH health & safety certification.
• Chartered engineer or working towards chartered status.

Responsibilities

• Develop and continuously improve mechanical maintenance systems across the UK fleet.
• Provide mechanical engineering expertise for plant modifications and maintenance activities.
• Lead root cause analyses and technical investigations.
• Coordinate surveys, inspections and condition assessments for reliability improvements.
• Prepare technical specifications and coordinate with contractors and suppliers.

Skills

LOLER knowledge

PUWER knowledge

PSSR knowledge

Supervisory experience

Biomass/EFW experience

Outage management

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Chartered engineer (or working towards)

NEBOSH or IOSH certification

Job description

Astute People are recruiting a Senior Mechanical Engineer to support a fleet of Biomass and Energy from Waste power stations across the United Kingdom.

Based in the central Engineering Team, you will deliver mechanical engineering expertise across the full lifecycle—from concept development and proposals to detailed design, execution, commissioning and service modifications. You will act as the senior mechanical authority on projects enhancing plant performance, reliability and maintainability.