Project Engineer - Mechanical Bias

Help Deliver Critical Mechanical Engineering Improvements Within a Highly Regulated Environment.

Our Client has a requirement for a Mechanical Project Engineer, who will be required to work on a contract basis in Aldermaston.

Role Purpose:

• The Mechanical Project Engineer will support the safe and compliant delivery of engineering activities across a regulated facility environment. The role focuses on maintaining critical mechanical assets, delivering improvement projects, and supporting decommissioning activities through practical engineering solutions.


• Support facility engineering and asset improvement activities


• Identify and assess critical mechanical assets required for ongoing operations


• Deliver engineering solutions to resolve operational issues and improve asset reliability


• Bridge the gap between facility operations and project delivery teams


• Support safe and compliant decommissioning programmes

Job Role Responsibilities:

• Identify and define critical mechanical assets and supporting systems required for operational and decommissioning activities


• Develop asset baselines and system dependency information down to subsystem level


• Review and enhance existing asset information to improve engineering understanding and asset management


• Carry out asset condition assessments considering reliability, availability, obsolescence, maintainability and operational risk


• Assign risk-based priorities and provide recommendations for asset improvements


• Develop and implement improvement plans for critical assets


• Produce engineering documentation, work packs and technical reports


• Support maintenance, repair, refurbishment and replacement activities


• Identify opportunities to simplify plant infrastructure and improve operational efficiency


• Develop asset lifecycle and spare parts strategies for critical systems


• Support the identification and isolation of redundant mechanical systems


• Work closely with operations, maintenance and project teams to deliver engineering solutions


• Support engineering delivery within live operational facilities


• Assist with engineering governance, compliance and safety requirements
  
• Support delivery of prioritised engineering tasks based on operational need and risk

Experience / Skills / Knowledge / Qualifications:

• Degree, HNC or HND in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent experience


• Minimum 10 years' experience in facility engineering and/or project engineering roles


• Proven experience working within highly regulated environments such as nuclear, defence, process, energy, petrochemical or similar industries


• Strong understanding of mechanical plant, equipment and infrastructure within operational facilities


• Experience developing engineering work packs and technical documentation


• Demonstrable experience delivering engineering solutions within live facilities


• Ability to translate operational challenges into practical engineering improvements


• Experience working across both operational and project delivery functions


• Knowledge of asset managem

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