Mechanical Engineer

Project Engineer - Mechanical

Bristol (Hybrid working - 2 days on site)

12-month contract

Our client is seeking a capable and motivated Mechanical Engineer to support the delivery of engineering solutions across a varied portfolio of industrial projects. This is a hands-on contract role where you'll play a key part in ensuring engineering solutions are fit for purpose, compliant with design authority standards and delivered safely, efficiently and to a high technical standard.

Overview

As a Mechanical Engineer you'll work across the full project lifecycle, collaborating with stakeholders, system engineers and contractors to turn functional requirements into robust engineering outcomes. You'll contribute to project planning activities, including execution plans, safety case strategies and commissioning approaches, while maintaining configuration control and adherence to quality standards throughout.

Key Responsibilities

• As a Mechanical Engineer you'll identify project functional requirements and stakeholder needs, support optioneering activities and develop concept designs and engineering solutions.
• You'll produce and approve technical specifications, manage detailed design activities and prepare modification proposals where required.
• Reviewing contractor documentation, supervising construction or deconstruction activities, approving as-built drawings and supporting commissioning or decommissioning activities.
• Managing technical handover to operations, ensuring all documentation and training requirements are met, while maintaining strong engagement with stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.

About You

• You'll have experience working in a practising engineering role (Mechanical, Electrical, C&I or Civil) within an industrial environment, ideally with exposure to nuclear or large-scale conventional projects.
• You'll bring a strong understanding of engineering standards, safety rules, risk assessment methodologies and quality management systems.
• Experienced in contract management and project delivery.
• You'll hold an HNC, degree or equivalent qualification (NQF Level 5/6 or above) in a relevant engineering discipline.
• You will be a member of a recognised engineering institution.
• You will hold Chartered status.

Reasonable Adjustments

Our client is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to inclusive recruitment. Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let us know.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

Disability Confident Scheme - As a member of the disability confident scheme, our client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, they will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Armed Forces Covenant - Our client is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, they guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, they will interview the best candidates from within that group.

If you qualify for the above, please notify us within your application.

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