Mechanical Engineer

Posted 2 days 20 hours ago by Orion Group

Permanent
Part Time
Other
London, United Kingdom
Job Description

We have a current opportunity for a Mechanical Engineer to manage the Substation sub-package for a major joint venture wind project. The position will be a part-time contract (3 days per week) for an initial 12 months. It will be based in Blackfriars, London.

Responsibilities:

  • Leading the Mechanical sub-package within the Offshore Substation (OSP) and Land Substation (LSS) work package
  • Supporting the work package and Engineering work stream and project strategies and project policies
  • Supporting the development and preparation of general targets, strategies and tasks within the work package
  • Planning and executing the mechanical work tasks
  • Preparing/ validating mechanical concepts designs
  • Preparing technical specifications
  • Supervising/ guiding in-house and agency staff (if needed) and third parties like consultancies
  • Plan and lead auxiliary and mechanical clarification meetings including documentation of the results and actions
  • Participation at work package meetings and if required at work stream and project management meetings
  • Planning, supervising, and participating in expert and supplier meetings
  • Alignment with other work packages, presentation of proposals to the Work Package Manager(s) and Work Stream Lead(s)
  • Ensuring the auxiliary and mechanical work tasks are delivered in accordance with the requirements such as budget, timelines, quality, HSE, applicable laws, regulations, and consent stipulations and codes and standards
  • Escalating problems which cannot be solved on lead engineer/ expert level to the Work Package Manager
  • Coordinating auxiliary related interfaces and stakeholders, such as other work packages and work streams
  • Providing required in and output of the work package to internal and external stakeholders


Requirements:
  • Mechanical, Process or Electrical Engineer or similar
  • Detailed and specific knowledge and experience in design and execution of:
    • Building technology and system integration
    • Material handling studies and mechanical handling concepts
    • Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
    • Piping, Ducting and Instrumentation (PID, DID)
    • Motor, pumps, valves
    • Water and oil handling including cooling and fuel systems, sump, bunker and drain systems
    • Lighting systems
    • Mechanical systems and its instrumentation and operation (functional block diagrams)
    • Operation and maintenance requirements (maintenance free, simple, access to areas, working space, replaceability etc.)
  • General knowledge and experience in
    • HSE, HAZOP, HAZID, FMECA, RAM and LOPA Studies
    • Safety and fire protection concepts
    • Fire detection and suppression systems
    • LV and Auxiliary power supply and distribution (AC and DC including UPS)
    • (Diesel) Power Generators including exhaust systems
    • System automation
    • Telecommunication and IT
    • Corrosion protection of equipment
  • Good interface knowledge and understanding of needs of stakeholders
    • Structural (footprints, arrangement, weights, space requirements)
    • Low Voltage and Auxiliary power supply and distribution
    • Electrical (HV transmission system and equipment, LV systems etc.)
    • Automation and Control (SCADA, Telecommunication and IT systems)
    • Certification
  • Knowledge and commitment to HSE in general and specific to the Work Package responsibility
  • Experience in offshore specific system design and integration and interfaces for OSP in at least one previous large infrastructure project
  • Fluent English oral and written communication skills
  • Hands-on mentality and strong impulse to solve issues on working level and perform the work autonomously
  • General Project Management knowledge (IPMA Level D or comparable recommended) or practical Project Management experience of at least 2 years
  • People skills, ability to lead by example and to lead without disciplinary (line) authority
  • Ability to professionally interact with external stakeholders as relevant for the Work Package, for example in the supply industry (for technical Work Packages), authorities (for consenting Work Packages), politics and public at large (for stakeholder engagement Work Packages)
  • Good business ethics and general knowledge as relevant for Work Package, for example negotiations, law, contracts, consenting as well as the electricity generation and offshore industries


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As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.