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Project Engineer - Mechanical

Posted: 28/11/25
Recruiter:Morson Edge
Reference:3035519411
Type:Contract
Disciplines: Engineering
Salary:£48 Hourly None
Location:Malton, Yorkshire and the Humber
Description:
  • Senior Project Engineer Mechanical
  • Contract duration: 6-months
  • Location: Malton hybrid working
  • Rate: £47.88 p/h (inside IR35)
  • Working hours: Monday Thursday 37.5 hours per week
  • Must be eligible for Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance

Our client is progressing through the design stage of a major decommissioning project at its nuclear site in Winfrith. To support this work, they are seeking a Senior Mechanical Project Engineer to join the team in Malton, North Yorkshire.

Within this role, you ll collaborate with a multidisciplinary group of experienced professionals responsible for delivering construction, de-planting, and demolition engineering solutions for the safe decommissioning of the Steam Generating Heavy Water Reactor (SGHWR) at Winfrith.

The ideal candidate will be a proactive team player with strong communication skills.

Key Deliverables:

The main responsibilities include:

  • Managing and providing general engineering support to ensure successful project delivery.
  • Supporting the development of technical strategies, approaches and methodologies to support project delivery. This includes providing engineering support and advice and managing technical interfaces between project areas.
  • Supporting optioneering activities, developing concept designs and fit for purpose engineering solutions for the project and producing and/or approving project technical specifications.
  • Managing design activities in accordance with company standards.
  • Leading, managing and overseeing specific areas of design, manufacture, procurement, installation, testing and commissioning of plant and equipment in support of the project.
  • Acting as an intelligent customer to ensure that the design and commissioning activities of contractors and suppliers meet business requirements.
  • Attending and witnessing acceptance tests to de-risk programmes.
  • Carrying out technical assessments/approval of contractors work instructions/method statements/risk assessments
  • Resolving issues arising from design and commissioning activities, identifying issues, implementing recovery plans and driving resolution.
  • Maintaining site configuration control throughout project lifecycle and approval of as-built drawings etc.
  • Managing and coordinating the hand over to operations ensuring that all drawings, instructions and training have been supplied as required.
  • Managing business personnel and contractors work, to ensure adherence to company standards and health and safety legislation
  • Liaising with site-based personnel and other stakeholders throughout project life cycle to ensure efficient and effective project delivery.
  • Complying with all Environment, Health, Safety, Security and Quality policies, procedures, work instructions and risk assessments and support the continuous improvement of Health, Safety, Environment and Quality on Site.
  • As a customer-focused individual, the post holder will be expected to support delivery within his or her range of skills, knowledge, experience and competence.

Qualifications and experience:

  • Degree in Engineering or relevant subject, National Qualifications Framework (NQF) level 6 (Essential).
  • Chartered Engineer Status (Desirable).
  • Contract management and project delivery experience (Essential)
  • Experience in a practicing engineering role on nuclear and/or conventional industrial plant in a highly regulated environment (Essential).
  • Experience in an engineering and project delivery environment (Essential).
  • Nuclear and/or conventional project engineering experience (Essential)
  • Working knowledge of CDM Designer role (Desirable)
  • Experience and proficiency in using 2D and 3D CAD packages (Desirable).
  • Working knowledge of the Safety Rules and working knowledge of risk assessment methodology (Essential)
  • Understanding and working knowledge of relevant Company and/or national engineering standards; technical, health, safety and environmental legislation; Nuclear Site Licence conditions, and quality management (Desirable)

For more information on this role, please contact Scarlet Wilson.

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