Mechanical Engineer/ Senior Mechanical Engineer in Warrington, North West

Our Client has a requirement for a Mechanical Engineer/ Senior Mechanical Engineer, who will be required to work on a contract basis in Warrington.

Role Purpose:

Provide expert mechanical engineering support under a major nuclear decommissioning programme. This project combines the skills of the client and its partners to deliver a significant step change in project delivery.

• Receive Special Nuclear Material packages from existing storage locations.
• Retreat and/or repackage SNM into 100-year storage packages.
• Transfer these new packages to the Product & Residue Store for secure storage until 2120.
• Ensure SNM safety and security into the next century and beyond.
• The project is currently in the execution phase (procurement, design, manufacture, testing, installation, commissioning). The role supports design activities, completes outstanding design scope, and oversees formal design change implementation.

Job Role Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Group Lead or deputy, work as part of a design team delivering mechanical plant and equipment solutions and supporting auxiliary external equipment. Responsibilities include:

• Deliver engineering design deliverables (specifications, drawings, analyses, verifications, assessments) meeting legal, functional, and performance requirements on time, within cost and quality targets.
• Provide safe, fit-for-purpose, fully integrated, and operable design solutions aligned with product requirements.
• Ensure design deliverables enable validation, verification, preserve design intent, and maintain plant configuration integrity.
• Facilitate design solutions that can be manufactured, constructed, commissioned, handed over, operated, maintained, and decommissioned.

Experience / Skills / Knowledge / Qualifications:

• Proficient in Autodesk Inventor.
• Experience with Autodesk Vault Basic or Vault Pro (file management).
• Familiarity with GPS ISO (BS 8888).
• Ability to support resolution of manufacturing, inspection, and test technical queries, production permits, and concessions (SME support available for materials, welding, NDT, and design for manufacture).
• Experience managing and directing designers in producing mechanical plant and equipment drawings/documents.
• Knowledge of plant layout, installation, alignment of plant/equipment/machinery for works tests, integrated tests, and site installation.
• Experience in writing and reviewing works test requirement documentation and integrated works test documents for plant and equipment.
• Coordination with CE&I engineers to address multi-disciplinary interactions.
• Ability to work in office-based or blended working arrangements (typically 3 days office/2 days WFH), with occasional supplier site visits.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Familiarity with safety cases.
• Awareness of engineering standards and specifications.
• Experience in checking manufacturing drawings.
• Knowledge of information retrieval from document management systems.
• Experience designing in a nuclear environment.
• Experience in design and integration of machines per applicable safety management systems.
• Understanding of CDM, SoMSR, PUWER, and LOLER regulations.

Company information

At First Recruitment Group we understand just how important it is to secure the right people. That is why our Recruitment Consultants always take the time to understand requirements in detail and offer sound advice to both clients and candidates.  We actively recruit at all levels and this is a superb opportunity for Mechanical Engineer looking for new employment.

As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.

Voceer presents this job opportunity for First Recruitment Group, a 50 person sized company who are categorized as a Recruitment Agency.

This position is being managed by First Recruitment Group, a reputable recruitment agency known for placing candidates in desirable positions.

All round workforce agency covering Recruitment, Payroll and Workforce Management. We are a global recruitment agency specialising in the Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Power, Water, Rail, Construction, Technology, Aerospace & Defence, Chemicals and Corporate sectors. Our specialist consultants help clients to recruit high quality candidates into temporary, contract and permanent roles at all levels. We proudly support a partnership culture by collaborating and adding value to build lasting client and candidate relationships.

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