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We have a fantastic opportunity for a highly organised and experienced Mechanical Engineering professional to join our close-knit, dynamic team at N-Gen. As our Mechanical Engineer (Asset Management & Reliability), you’ll act as technical authority across hydrogen production, storage, compression and dispensing systems, owning standards and asset strategies, stewarding pressure systems (PSSR/WSE) and driving reliability to deliver safe, compliant and efficient operations. If powering safe, compliant, future ready hydrogen operations excites you, we’d love to hear from you today.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage mechanical asset integrity: asset registers, criticality, lifecycle plans and condition monitoring for rotating and static equipment.
• Embed hydrogen‑specific safety using ISO/TR 15916 and assure electrolyser and fuelling systems meet ISO 22734 and ISO 19880‑1.
• Support COMAH requirements, including MAPP/Safety Report input, escalation prevention and emergency exercises.
• Maintain compliance with PUWER and LOLER for all work equipment, cranes and lifting accessories.
• Drive statutory inspection readiness, including documentation, remediation and Competent Authority engagement.
• Improve reliability through RCM, RBI, FMEA, defect elimination and KPI trend analysis (MTBF, OEE, backlog).
• Set predictive and preventive maintenance strategies, shutdown scopes, lubrication and overhaul regimes.
• Lead MOC processes ensuring risks (DSEAR/COMAH/CDM) are assessed and controlled before implementation.
• Review and deliver mechanical design: calculations, specifications, datasheets and vendor supply packages.
• Support construction and CDM compliance including temporary works, lifting and mechanical completion.
• Provide operational troubleshooting, startup/shutdown support and continuous improvement input.
• Prepare asset investment plans, maintenance budgets and long‑term capex/opex forecasts.
• Grow team capability through procedures, SOPs, toolbox talks and mentoring.

Knowledge & technical know-how:

• DSEAR essentials and hazardous area classification (IEC/BS EN 60079), UKEX/ATEX equipment scope.
• Pressure systems legislation and practice: PSSR 2000 incl. WSE/Competent Person interfaces.
• CDM 2015 role clarity (client/principal designer/principal contractor).

Skills and experience required:

• RCM/RBI/FMEA facilitation and root cause analysis (RCA).
• Mechanical design review competency (pressure parts, rotating equipment, materials, codes).
• MOC leadership and stakeholder communication.
• CMMS/EAMS configuration for mechanical assets and reliability KPI analytics.
• Minimum of 3 years in petrochemical, gas, power, or hydrogen projects/operations with rotating/static equipment.
• Demonstrable track record establishing maintenance strategies and achieving reliability improvements.

Qualifications:

• Degree (BEng/BSc) in Mechanical Engineering (or closely related).
• Working towards or already Chartered Engineer (CEng) with IMechE (or equivalent).
• Desirable: Company appointment as AE/AP (Mechanical/Pressure Systems), NEBOSH Process Safety, ISO 55001 asset management training, Six Sigma/Lean, CDM duty holder awareness.

You must have a legal right to work in the UK, be available to work in Leeds, have hands‑on process engineering managing mechanical or asset integrity on process, heavy industrial or hazardous‑area sites (e.g. hydrogen, chemical, gas, energy) and have previously been responsible for pressure systems, rotating/static equipment or reliability improvement activities (e.g., PSSR, WSE, RCM, RBI, FMEA).