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Astute's Power Team is partnered with a market-leading Energy company, to recruit for a Lead Mechanical Engineer (Balance of Plant) for their Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) Power Station in Rochester, Kent.
The vital Lead Mechanical Engineer role comes with a basic salary of 58,100 - 87,100 + a performance related bonus + other excellent benefits.
If you're an experienced Mechanical Engineer and are looking to work for a leading organisation who invests in training and professional development of their employees, then upload your CV to apply today.
Responsibilities and duties
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for:
- Delivering effective outage strategies and management of projects
- Optimising the planned maintenance strategy to meet stakeholders needs to maximise plant reliability and minimise downtime
- Provide technical expertise and guidance to other departments in relation to Balance of Plant (BoP) with a focus on maximising efficiency, plant performance and safety
- Provide technical governance, guidance and industry best practice including compliance with PSST and statutory inspections
- Budget ownership and contract management of strategic suppliers and management of mechanical contract partners
Professional qualifications
We are looking for someone with the following:
- Ideally a Degree in a Mechanical Engineering discipline however, would consider those with a HND/HNC/NVQ Level 3, etc.
- A formal Health and Safety qualification such as IOSH will be advantageous but not a necessity
Personal skills, prior experience and knowledge
The Lead Mechanical Engineer role would suit someone who has:
- Prior Mechanical Engineering experience working in heavy process engineering environments such as Power Stations, Paper Mills, Top Tier COMAH sites, Refineries, Petrochemicals, etc.
- Experience working with Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSG) would be advantageous
- Knowledge of Pressure Systems Safety Regulations (PSSR) will be advantageous
- Demonstrate the ability to successful manage teams
Salary and benefits of the Lead Mechanical Engineer role
- A starting basic salary of 58,100 - 87,100
- Performance related bonus
- Other excellent benefits
Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.
