Principal Mechanical Engineer
AFRY
Principal Mechanical Engineer
AFRY
full-time
Posted on:
Origin: • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Lead
About the role
- Provide clients with help and support at all project stages: feasibility studies, technology assessments, technical due diligence, Lenders’ Engineer services, FEED, owner’s engineer services, EPCM services, O&M support and optimisation, and expert witness services
- Provide technical leadership across design, analysis, and problem-solving for engineering projects
- Deliver and review high-quality design outputs, reports, and documentation
- Support construction through site inspections, testing, and risk mitigation
- Contribute to business development and represent the company professionally
- Mentor junior engineers and continuously develop technical expertise
Requirements
- Minimum 2:1 degree in mechanical or chemical engineering
- Chartered Engineer status
- Relevant industry experience
- Recognised Project Management training (advantageous)
- Previous experience of providing consulting services in a multi-disciplinary engineering environment (advantageous)
- Commercial awareness and contract knowledge (e.g., IChemE or FIDIC) (advantageous)
- Design experience from concept development and detailed engineering (advantageous)
- Practical experience from construction, commissioning, and testing (advantageous)
- Thermal power plant experience (biomass, waste to energy, gas fired, etc.) (advantageous)
- Experience with energy transition technologies (carbon capture, green hydrogen, green ammonia, power to X) (advantageous)
- Knowledge of software for thermal modelling of water/steam cycles (e.g., SteamPro) (advantageous)
- Must confirm right to work in the UK (no Skilled Worker visa sponsorship)
