Principal Mechanical Engineer

Energy Resourcing are currently recruiting for a Principal Mechanical Engineer to join our client's Manchester, Stockton, or London project delivery team on a 12-month contract basis.

This is a fantastic career opportunity to join a large Gigafactory project which is purposely being constructed for our client.

• Manage mechanical engineering services that meet the client's applicable statutory and regulatory specifications, on time and within budget.
• Manage mechanical engineering project requirements.
• Manage mechanical engineering services such as:
• participate in relevant meetings, prepare progress reports, and comply with required checking procedures;
• ensure the project scope is clear and that changes comply with project change management processes;
• provide advice during procurement, construction, and commissioning activities. For example, oversee requisitions, technical bid evaluations, and purchase order preparation.
• Act as the mechanical engineering Lead on specific projects.
• If responsible for a team:
• outline project requirements including actively promoting workshare, where appropriate, assign tasks and supervise progress; and ensure the required services meet the client's applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, on time and within budget.
• Proactively resolve any discrepancies between the client and its customer's requirements.
• Keep up-to-date with the latest developments and technical innovations in mechanical engineering.
• If required, assist and support junior personnel within the mechanical engineering team.
• Communicate effectively with the mechanical engineering team and project stakeholders, including the Customer.
• Identify issues and problems, develop appropriate solutions, and ask for assistance when required.

• Excellent technical and practical engineering skills and ability to consistently deliver quality, accurate and timely work to the client.
• Excellent knowledge of the fundamental requirements of mechanical engineering, and the basic requirements of other engineering fields.
• Excellent knowledge of applicable local and international standards and statutory and regulatory specifications.
• Competent use of relevant software such as MS Office Suite and mechanical engineering-specific software.
• Extensive technical and practical experience in mechanical engineering in the same or similar industry including experience in working on multi-disciplinary projects and teams.

Required:

• A recognized and relevant engineering degree.
• Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) status.
• Relevant postgraduate qualifications in engineering; management, project management, or supervisory qualifications or equivalent.