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The role of a Mechanical Engineer is to be responsible for delivering and reviewing the Mechanical Engineering work.

Job Responsibilities
  • Lifting Appliance Engineer – discharging statutory duties under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment
  • Regulations (LOLER) as regards maintenance, examination and introduction into service of lifting equipment
  • System Engineer for all lifting equipment and accessories
  • Pressure Systems Engineer – discharging statutory duties under the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations (PSSR); ensuring statutory inspections are conducted by a competent person and maintaining engineering oversight of pressure systems
  • Appointed Crane Engineer – whose duties include reviewing crane proposals produced by  contractors to ensure that all lifts are planned by the Contractor and approved before work starts; and for high hazard and impacts crane/lifting operations, setting up and managing (with the Head of Engineering as the chair) Crane Review Panels
  • Support the mechanical responsible engineer in reviewing designs, including drawings and calculations
  • Produce internal (low complexity) designs and/or specifications for plant operations support,
    infrastructure renewals, plant modifications or for configuration management purposes, and carry out design reviews on these designs
  • Review Plant Modification Proposals (PMPs) to understand any impacts from the change/modification on the design intent, design basis and configuration baseline of the facility, asset or system (including impact on drawings and design basis documentation).
  • Attend Nuclear Safety Case Review meetings, e.g. HAZOP, review of normal operations, fault
    identification meetings, and provide follow up information as necessary
  • Support short- and long-term periodic review meetings and requests for information
  • Carry out engineering substantiation in line with the relevant engineering and safety case processes to confirm equipment, structures, systems and components deliver the function claimed
  • Produce through to approval and committee endorsement engineering substantiation reports and check sheets
  • Produce and manage Engineering Schedules in association with the Nuclear Safety Case Managers
  • Provide general engineering advice to the Nuclear Safety Case Team
  • Provide support to commissioning and infrastructure renewals (replacement) tasks
  • Provide support to the Packaging Design team in production and checking of calculations and reports, and general technical advice

Experience Required

  • Engineering graduate (minimum 2:2) from an accredited institution in a relevant mechanical discipline, or equivalent appropriate professional qualification
  • Relevant experience serving in an engineering design capacity with responsibility for the production, checking and approval of design and engineering deliverables including drawings, specifications, calculations, and reports.
  • Broad knowledge of industry consensus standards, processes, procedures and methods relevant to the mechanical areas with a full understanding of underlying principles.
  • Proven experience in the production of high-quality technical reports, specifications and engineering documentation
  • Accredited by an appropriate professional institution (i.e. Incorporated / Chartered Engineer) or capable of achieving Chartership and working toward that objective.
  • Proven ability to manage own workload against multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
  • Can demonstrate having the ability to engage with and impact on others and work effectively as part of a wider team.
  • Ability to ensure minimum standards and fundamental process requirements are maintained when under pressure to deliver and ability to challenge others at all levels of the organisation.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
  • Experience in general project management areas, work planning and schedule/programme management.
  • Previous knowledge and experience of lifting appliances, ventilation and mechanical system engineering.
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