Mechanical Engineer in Rochester, Kent

Astute's Power Team is partnered with a market-leading Energy company, to recruit for a Balance of Plant (BoP) Mechanical Engineer for their Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) Power Station in Rochester, Kent.

The vital BoP Mechanical Engineer role comes with a basic salary of up to £83,000 + 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 Lead BoP Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Assisting with 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 PSSR and statutory inspections

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 BoP 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 BoP Mechanical Engineer role

• A starting basic salary of up to £83,000
• Performance related bonus of 15%
• Other excellent benefits

INDPOW

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.