Lead Mechanical Engineer (Nuclear)

Lead Mechanical Engineer (Nuclear)

Location: Warrington

Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across various markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs.

We have extensive experience in offshore and onshore facilities, specialising in asset management services throughout all life cycle phases from consulting to decommissioning.

This commitment is delivered by an experienced workforce of over 4,500 employees operating from 14 offices in strategic industrial hubs, upholding the highest standards of safety, compliance and quality.

• Lead the development of Mechanical engineering and design within multi-discipline EPCM or EPC projects.
• Support projects within the nuclear sector and deliver projects in other sectors (Oil & Gas, Energy, Utilities, Chemicals, and Food).
• Lead and mentor a team of engineers and designers.
• Drive quality in engineering designs and projects, including the checking and approval of design deliverables.
• Ensure designs comply with CDM regulations and relevant standards.
• Manage and complete mechanical design within the defined scope, time, and budget.
• Participate in internal and external design reviews and ensure design acceptance by the client.
• Make independent decisions on issues and provide expert technical support within the mechanical engineering team.

If you have the following profile, then we are looking forward to meeting you:

• Hold a qualification in Mechanical Engineering or Nuclear Engineering, preferably to Degree level (BEng or MEng).
• Demonstrable experience (5 years plus) as Lead / Senior / Principal Engineer, in multi-discipline engineering projects.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) with IMechE or equivalent institute (Preferable).
• Working knowledge of general engineering standards and specifications (Essential) and nuclear standards and specifications (Preferred).
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of mechanical engineering.
• Understanding of the other disciplines (Civil, Structural, EC&I and Process).
• Experience with mechanical specifications, basis of design, scopes of work, calculations, drawings, 3D models, schedules, design risk assessments, and compliance assessments.
• Result-oriented, ensuring design acceptance by the client and high-quality performance from your team.
• Ability to plan and organise activities effectively.
• Familiarity with main mechanical design packages including AutoCAD, Plant3D, E3D, Caesar II.
• Implement a solid change control procedure and communicate budget and planning consequences of changes.
• Lead and motivate your team to achieve targets.
• Develop and effectively present design packages to the client.
• Prepare for chair design review meetings.
• Able to meet UK security clearance requirements (SC Clearance Preferable).

If you wish to speak to a member of the recruitment team, please contact .

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