Senior Mechanical Project Engineer – Power Plant Upgrades

Astute People; Birchington; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Private dental insurance

26 days annual leave

12% pension contributions

Job summary

Astute People’s Power team is partnering with a leading energy company in the UK to recruit a Mechanical Project Engineer for their central engineering team, working around sites in Kent and North London.

The role offers a starting salary up to £73,000 plus a benefits package including private medical and dental insurance. Suitable candidates are degree-qualified Mechanical Engineers with heavy industrial Power sector experience.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Heavy industrial experience, specifically within the power industry.
• Knowledge of health, safety, and environmental legislation.
• Demonstrated project and contract management experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects and outages while managing stakeholders, ensuring compliance with regulatory and HSSE standards.
• Carry out proactive and reactive mechanical engineering work, including fault finding, problem solving, and investigations.
• Lead project teams and contractors depending on project complexity.
• Define scopes of work and develop technical and contract specifications.
• Ensure contractor Quality Assurance and Quality Control standards are established and met.
• Promote and contribute to health, safety, environmental, and quality improvements.
• Apply engineering expertise to maximise plant/facility performance, resource utilisation, and availability.
• Investigate issues, determine root causes, and implement engineering resolutions within change management processes.
• Share and employ best practices by networking, benchmarking, and collaborating across sites and teams.
• Manage contracts and projects, including commercial, technical, and compliance aspects.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project management

Communication

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

Astute People’s Power team is partnering with a leading energy company in the UK to recruit a Mechanical Project Engineer for their central engineering team, working around sites in Kent and North London.

The role offers a starting salary up to £73,000 plus a benefits package including private medical and dental insurance. Suitable candidates are degree-qualified Mechanical Engineers with heavy industrial Power sector experience.