Project Engineer - Mechanical in Muir of Ord

RSE is seeking a motivated, mechanically biased Project Engineer to join our Asset Operations & Maintenance (AO&M) team, supporting mechanical and electrical works at operational hydroelectric generating stations. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who enjoys taking ownership of projects involving the replacement, refurbishment and life extension of turbines, pumps, valves and associated balance-of-plant systems, from initial site investigation and solution development through outage delivery, installation, commissioning and handover.

The AO&M team delivers maintenance, refurbishment, upgrade and optimisation projects across operational hydro assets, bridging the gap between engineering design, construction, maintenance, and operational performance. Working closely with generating station owners, operators, OEMs, suppliers, site teams and internal engineering disciplines, we provide practical solutions that improve plant safety, availability, reliability, maintainability and operational performance.

As a Project Engineer, you will play a key role in the successful delivery of projects, ensuring technical, commercial, programme, quality, and health & safety objectives are achieved.

• Mechanical, electrical and control system upgrades for hydroelectric generating stations
• Replacement and refurbishment of turbines, pumps, valves, penstock and waterway equipment, pipework and mechanical balance-of-plant systems
• Inspection, overhaul, repair and life extension of rotating and static plant
• Planned maintenance, condition-led interventions and lifecycle replacement schemes
• Plant performance, availability, efficiency and reliability improvements
• Planned outage support, breakdown response and reactive works
• Design and build solutions for existing operational hydro assets

Our projects are often delivered within live hydroelectric generating stations and brownfield operational environments. They require a practical and collaborative approach to engineering, outage planning, safe isolation, lifting and access, temporary works, installation sequencing, commissioning and return to service.

• Supporting mechanical and multidisciplinary engineering projects at UK hydroelectric generating stations from concept through to completion.
• Developing practical technical solutions for brownfield hydro assets, including replacement, refurbishment, overhaul and life-extension works for turbines, pumps, valves, pipework and associated mechanical plant.
• Coordinating mechanical, electrical, control, civil and structural interfaces, including foundations, embedded items, lifting arrangements, access platforms, drainage and station services.
• Undertaking site surveys and asset inspections, defining condition and scope, and preparing specifications, technical submissions, construction work packs, procurement packages, inspection and test plans, and commissioning plans.
• Managing turbine, pump and valve OEMs, specialist repairers, suppliers, subcontractors and installation contractors to achieve technical, safety, programme, quality and commercial requirements.
• Supporting outage definition and planning, including access, plant shutdown, mechanical and electrical isolations, dewatering and drainage, permits, lifting operations, temporary works, sequencing, scheduling and resource allocation.
• Ensuring compliance with client engineering standards, applicable UK legislation, CDM requirements, site safety rules, environmental controls and approved safe systems of work.
• Monitoring project costs, progress, risks, opportunities, technical queries, and change control.
• Participating in design reviews, constructability assessments, HAZID activities, lifting and temporary works reviews, maintainability assessments and technical risk reviews.
• Supporting strip-down, inspection, dimensional checks, repair, installation, alignment, testing, commissioning, wet testing, return-to-service and handover activities.
• Producing and reviewing calculations, drawings, survey and condition reports, inspection records, test documentation, commissioning records, operation and maintenance information and asset technical records.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Degree, HND, or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience delivering mechanical engineering projects within hydroelectric , rotating equipment, water or wastewater, heavy process plant, or comparable regulated…