Responsible Mechanical Engineer
NES Group Ltd
📍 Teesside
📍 Permanent
I'm recruiting for a Responsible Mechanical Engineer to join the engineering leadership team at a major industrial manufacturing site in Teesside.
This is a senior technical authority role, responsible for ensuring the site's mechanical assets remain safe, compliant, reliable and fit for purpose, while supporting long-term asset integrity and engineering strategy.
You'll have responsibility across areas including:
- Mechanical asset integrity covering fixed and rotating equipment
- Pressure systems integrity, including PSSR and COMAH requirements
- Engineering standards, technical governance and regulatory compliance
- Approval of repairs and modifications to EHS-critical equipment
- Asset life planning and engineering improvement strategies
- Working with external engineering specialists, inspection bodies and the Competent Authority
- Supporting CAPEX, maintenance and asset renewal strategies
- Leading and developing mechanical engineering duty holders and technical teams
What we’re looking for:
- You'll need to be a Degree-qualified, Chartered Engineer with 10+ years' engineering experience, ideally within chemical, petrochemical, process or other high-hazard manufacturing environments.
- Strong experience with Upper Tier COMAH sites, mechanical integrity, pressure systems and PSSR is particularly important, alongside knowledge of standards such as ASME, API and HSE/HSG guidance.
- This is a great opportunity for an experienced mechanical engineering professional looking to take on a genuine technical authority and engineering leadership position within a major Teesside industrial operation.
Interested? Drop me a message for more information or a confidential discussion.
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