Centrica
Mechanical Engineer

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Overview
Support the Mechanical Technical Authority in the delivery of mechanical engineering governance, technical assurance and discipline support across Centrica Gas Infrastructure assets.
- Act as delegate for the Mechanical Technical Authority when required, providing competent mechanical engineering judgement and ensuring technical compliance is maintained.
- Work collaboratively with Operations, Projects, Maintenance and Supply Chain to provide technical guidance, assurance and risk-based engineering support for safe, reliable and efficient asset performance.
Location – Woodland House, Hull – flexible working with a mix of office and home working
Travel - This post will require travel to Centrica Gas Infrastructure Onshore and Offshore assets
Key Accountabilities
- Ensure technical compliance within the Mechanical Engineering discipline across Centrica Gas Infrastructure assets.
- Provide mechanical engineering support to operations, maintenance and project teams to enable safe, reliable and efficient asset performance.
- Provide technical input to projects, including specifications, design reviews, vendor documentation reviews, commissioning support and handover assurance.
- Support the Management of Change process by assessing the mechanical engineering impact of operational, plant or design changes.
- Prepare, review and maintain mechanical engineering standards, codes of practice, technical procedures and policies in line with applicable legislation, industry standards and Centrica requirements.
- Assure adherence to Centrica engineering standards and manage deviations to ensure associated technical risks are identified, assessed and controlled.
- Support the development and delivery of the mechanical engineering assurance plan, including internal and external audits.
- Act as lead auditor for assigned internal and external audits, ensuring findings are clearly documented and actions are tracked to closure.
- Provide mechanical engineering input to safety studies and risk assessments, including HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA, SARA and operational risk assessments.
- Lead or support event investigations and root cause analysis where mechanical engineering input is required.
- Provide technical assessment and attendance support for factory acceptance tests, site acceptance tests and witness inspections.
- Act as the mechanical engineering discipline contact for regulator audits, inspections and site visits, as required.
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Experience, Skills & Qualifications
- Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision, taking broad direction from the Mechanical Technical Authority and translating it into effective delivery of agreed work scopes.
- Strong understanding of technical risk management, functional assurance and governance processes within a Major Accident Hazard environment.
- Able to apply HSE principles, legislative requirements, engineering standards and company procedures across mechanical engineering activities.
- Capable of providing sound engineering judgement, constructively challenging technical decisions and supporting risk-based decision making.
- Able to engage effectively with internal stakeholders, contractors, vendors and regulators, including leading technical discussions where required.
- Able to work across specialist and peer networks within the mechanical engineering discipline to share learning, resolve technical issues and improve asset performance.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear technical recommendations, reports and assurance outputs.
- Strong planning and organisational capability, with the ability to prioritise competing operational, assurance and project demands.
- Knowledge of lifting operations management on operated assets is preferred.
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree with Honours in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent higher-level education.
- Demonstrable mechanical engineering experience within oil and gas, petrochemical or other Major Accident Hazard process industries, preferably including both onshore and offshore operations, maintenance, projects and asset integrity activities.


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