Lead Mechanical Engineer Power

Lead Mechanical Engineer / Reliability / Maintenance – Power Generation CHP / Power Station

£90k - £120k plus 15 % bonus Car Allowance Pension

About the Role — Mechanical Focused Version

As a Power Generation Engineer, you will act as the mechanical and plant-systems subject matter expert supporting underwriting decisions and client risk reduction strategies. The role centres on evaluating the mechanical integrity, operational reliability, and failure exposure of power generation assets and associated balance-of-plant systems. You will provide technically grounded risk selection input and practical, engineering-driven loss prevention guidance.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide specialist mechanical engineering support to underwriters on Power Generation accounts, focusing on rotating equipment, thermal systems, and critical plant infrastructure.
• Conduct detailed field surveys of operational and construction-stage power facilities, assessing mechanical condition, equipment reliability, maintenance practices, and failure vulnerabilities.
• Inspect and evaluate boilers, turbines, generators, transformers, pressure systems, piping networks, cooling systems, and auxiliary mechanical equipment.
• Review maintenance regimes, inspection intervals, shutdown practices, and condition monitoring programs to verify effectiveness of mechanical risk controls.
• Identify single-point failures, mechanical degradation risks, and system design weaknesses that could lead to property damage or business interruption.
• Develop engineering-based loss prevention and reliability improvement recommendations targeting mechanical failure modes and operational stresses.
• Present technical findings to plant engineering and maintenance teams, focusing on equipment condition, failure scenarios, and mitigation actions.
• Produce technically detailed survey reports using formal risk assessment methods, engineering calculations, and loss estimation tools.
• Perform desktop mechanical risk reviews using drawings, P&IDs, maintenance data, inspection reports, and third-party technical documentation.
• Translate mechanical risk findings into clear technical guidance for underwriters.
• Manage technical survey programs for assigned clients, including service planning, coordination, technical reviews, and engineering stewardship meetings.
• Produce Account Summary Reports with emphasis on mechanical reliability exposure and asset condition risk.
• Peer review engineering survey reports for technical accuracy and mechanical risk coverage.
• Analyze loss events from an engineering failure perspective, identifying root mechanical causes and preventive controls.

What We’re Looking For

Experience

• 10+ years of hands-on industrial experience in power plant mechanical engineering, operations, or maintenance.
• Direct experience with heavy rotating equipment and thermal systems such as steam turbines, gas turbines, boilers, heat recovery systems, and large transformers.
• Strong practical knowledge of mechanical integrity, inspection, reliability engineering, and failure mechanisms.
• Strong health, safety, and environmental awareness; NEEBOSH and ISO standards experience advantageous.

Additional Valuable Experience

• Experience across multiple power generation technologies including thermal, combined cycle, nuclear, and renewable facilities.
• Involvement in plant construction, commissioning, or major outage projects.
• Experience performing mechanical condition assessments and reliability audits.
• Prior work with insurers, risk engineering firms, or technical consultancies is beneficial.
• Experience working across international sites and engineering cultures.

Technical Skills & Qualifications

• Degree-qualified Mechanical Engineer (or closely related discipline).
• Strong knowledge of mechanical engineering principles, plant equipment design, and failure modes.
• Practical understanding of maintenance strategies, inspection techniques, and condition monitoring methods.
• Ability to interpret mechanical drawings, system layouts, and technical specifications.
• Strong loss prevention and reliability engineering capability.
• Additional languages are an advantage.

Key Capabilities

• Comfortable working in both office and heavy industrial plant environments.
• Able to conduct detailed mechanical inspections involving extended walking, climbing, and working at elevation with PPE.
• Strong technical writing and documentation skills with high attention to engineering detail.
• Able to clearly explain mechanical risks and failure impacts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Self-directed, analytical, and technically decisive.
• Effective team contributor and field survey lead.
• Able to deliver technical reports and account reviews on schedule.
• Willing and able to travel internationally up to 90 days per year.