Senior Mechanical Engineer

Senior Mechanical Engineer Location: Warrington, Cheshire or Leicester (Hybrid Working) Job Type: Permanent | Full Time (37 Hours per Week) Sector: Nuclear | Mechanical Engineering About Westlakes Recruit Westlakes Recruit is a specialist recruitment partner supporting major programmes across the UK's nuclear, defence and engineering sectors.

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Mechanical Engineer on behalf of a leading engineering organisation delivering complex and nationally significant projects within highly regulated environments. This is an excellent opportunity to join an experienced multidisciplinary engineering team, delivering innovative mechanical engineering solutions across the full project lifecycle while contributing to some of the UK's most strategically important programmes.

The Opportunity We are seeking an experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer to support the delivery of mechanical engineering activities across a diverse portfolio of nuclear and infrastructure projects. Working closely with Project Managers, Principal Engineers and multidisciplinary engineering teams, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality engineering solutions, ensuring compliance with industry standards and supporting the successful delivery of projects from concept design through to commissioning and operational support.

Hybrid working is available, with the role based from either Warrington or Leicester. Key Responsibilities You will be responsible for delivering mechanical engineering solutions across all phases of the project lifecycle, including the production, review and approval of engineering calculations, technical reports, design basis documentation, drawings and engineering models.

You will manage assigned engineering work packages, working closely with Project Managers and multidisciplinary teams to achieve project objectives, monitor progress, identify technical risks and support planning, estimating and resource management activities.

You will ensure engineering activities comply with relevant procedures, codes, standards and regulatory requirements, while contributing to Project Safety Assessment, configuration management, design governance and engineering assurance activities.

The role will also involve regular client and stakeholder engagement, participation in technical meetings and design reviews, resolution of technical challenges and the provision of clear engineering advice. You will work collaboratively across engineering disciplines, share technical knowledge, support junior engineers where appropriate and contribute to the continuous development of engineering capability and best practice across the wider business.

Essential Requirements Proven experience delivering mechanical engineering solutions within complex engineering environments. Strong understanding of engineering design principles, project delivery and engineeri...

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