Principal Mechanical Engineer

Location: Birchwood Park, Risley

Work Arrangements: Hybrid, minimum of 3 days per week in the office

Travel: Occasional visits to Glasgow or Faslane base for client meetings/reviews/familiarisation etc. 

Clearance Requirements: Candidates must hold valid SC level security clearance or be able to obtain. 

Please note we are recruiting on a permanent or contract basis.

NUVIA UK are recruiting for an experienced Principal Mechanical Engineer to support NUVIA led work on a major defence project. This will include working on the design of electric overhead travelling cranes and mechanical handling equipment.

Reports to

Chief Engineer for the engineering discipline.

Key Accountabilities

• Development of technical solutions.
• Develop and reinforce the safety culture.
• Governance of the design deliverables.
• Checking/Approval of design deliverables.
• Contribution to design reviews and safety reviews.
• Ensuring quality and timely delivery of design documentation throughout all phases of the design process.
• Compliance with safety legislation and statutory regulations.
• Develop cost effective technical solutions.
• Staff development.
• Responsible for managing the quality, and progress of design/engineering work carried out within the project.
• Management of contractors.
• Provide technical consultancy.
• Definition and distribution of the scope of design work to ensure that all work is executed safely, on time and at appropriate levels of quality and cost.
• Carry out discipline specific recruitment interviews.

Occupational Skills and Knowledge

• Degree qualified in a relevant technical / engineering discipline or demonstrable experience.
• Chartership in a discipline specific engineering institution.

Duties and Requirements

Essential

• Detailed knowledge of the specification and design of electric overhead travelling cranes and mechanical handling equipment.
• Experience of the design of electric overhead travelling cranes to BS EN 13001 and BS 2573.
• Strong understanding of the fundamentals within your engineering discipline.
• Previous experience in a senior role in the management and design delivery of nuclear projects.
• Proven track record of successfully delivering design solutions.
• Understanding of design requirements to support nuclear safety cases.
• High knowledge of safety legislation and statutory regulations.
• Strong organisational and interpersonal skills.
• High level of commercial awareness.
• Management of multi-discipline engineering and design teams.
• Leadership of a technical team within a project delivery environment.
• Experience of managing sub-contracts.
• Ability to develop engineering capability response in support of bid returns.
• Full membership of a discipline specific engineering institution.

Desirable

• Experience of the specification of mobile cranes.
• Expert in Nuclear Industry.
• A full UK driving licence.
• Experience of bid preparation.