• Job Description

  Req#: req3164

  Senior Mechanical Engineer
  Glasgow/hybrid with travel to other Scottish Asset sites
  Full time, Permanent
  Salary up to £78,000 (depending on experience) plus bonus and benefits
  
  About the role

  As the Senior Mechanical Engineer you’ll support our Hydro business by taking responsibility for managing Mechanical engineering and compliance activity across all sites ensuring that this activity continues to meet or better legislative requirements in terms of health, safety and environmental management. Furthermore, you’ll provide technical support to the Production and Maintenance Teams on all plant and apparatus with a particular focus on mechanical plant.

  You’ll have an active engagement with the behavioural safety programme carrying out safety tours with staff and contractors and provide immediate authoritative technical advice to the Hydro Plants. You’ll be Identifying the Mechanical engineering aspects of the long-term plant investment plan for the business and providing guidance in the development of specifications and project technical support.

  This role covers all plants within the Hydro Group that includes 8 conventional hydro stations (126MW) and a pump storage station (420MW). The stations are located from Tongland at the Solway Firth to Cruachan that is situated on the banks of Loch Awe approximately 180 miles apart.

  As we’ve mentioned this role will include some travel. On average you’ll be expected to attend one of the hydro sites per week with some office attendance at the Glasgow office for team collaboration. This role also allows for some home working. You’ll need to be flexible to be able to support the team as and when needed. We do not offer a car allowance but mileage will be paid from your home to the site location (excluding the Glasgow office). A Valid UK driving licence is essential for this role.

  The average working hours are 8:30-4:45 Monday – Thursday and 8:30-3:45 Friday.

  About you

  To be successful in this role you’ll be degree level qualified in a relevant engineering discipline and ideally be a chartered Engineer (or equivalent) of a relevant institute i.e. IMechE or IET. You’ll have extensive relevant work experience in the Mechanical Engineering industry and a NEBOSH or IOSH certificate in Health & Safety or equivalent would also be beneficial.

  About Drax

  Drax is playing a vital role in changing the way we generate, supply and use energy. To learn more about how we’re enabling a zero carbon, lower cost energy future, click here.

  We offer colleagues a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. This includes company-funded benefits which provide protection for your family, support your health and wellbeing and retirement savings plans to help you prepare for a secure future. Our range of benefits means we can support you in keeping active, staying connected and looking after your mental and financial wellbeing too.

  Application process

  Drax is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams.
  To arrange a chat or get a copy of the job description, please email lauren.sadler@drax.com.
  If you’re ready to submit an application, click the ‘Apply now’ button.

• About the company

  Drax Group PLC is a power generation business. The principal downstream enterprises are based in the UK and include Drax Power Limited, which runs a biomass-fuelled power station, Drax power station, near Selby in North Yorkshire. The Group also runs an international biomass supply chain business.

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