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Astute's Power team is partnering with a leading Energy company to recruit a Mechanical Project Engineer for a travelling role across its CCGT assets.

The Mechanical Project Engineer role comes with a starting salary of up to £75,000 + private medical + benefits.

If you are a degree qualified Mechanical Engineer and happy to travel to sites as required then submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties of the Mechanical Project Engineer role

As the Mechanical Project Engineer you will:

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.

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

Higher Diploma or Degree in Mechanical Engineering (or related discipline).

Knowledge of health, safety, and environmental legislation, with IOSH Managing Safely/NEBOSH Certificate (or equivalent).

Strong applied experience in industrial process plant mechanical engineering (including pressure systems).

Demonstrated ability in project and contract management, including use of project management tools and techniques.

Understanding of process system operations, relevant regulations, and risk management practices.

Personal skills

Highly self-motivated, proactive, and capable of taking ownership of issues through to solution.

Flexible, enthusiastic, and able to work independently with accountability.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills for effective collaboration across teams and stakeholders.

Salary and benefits of the Mechanical Project Engineer role

Starting salary of £55,000 - £75,000

Benefits package private medical insurance and 6/12% pension

Opportunity to join leading CCGT company

INDPOW

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