Senior Mechanical Engineer - MEICA Advisor

A Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control and Automation (MEICA) Senior Engineer will have a relevant Mechanical engineering qualification and professional registration in order to assure MEICA activity across the business. This includes the technical assurance of “business as usual” activities and statutory compliance as well as capital delivery projects. The asset portfolios served include water resources, flood risk, navigation and air quality monitoring.The role includes, providing mechanical engineering, technical leadership and acting as the Senior Authorised Person for engineering matters across the area. A key activity is the strategic influencing of equipment asset management plans.Providing design/technical advice ensuring compliance and staff competence across the area, together with mechanical statutory legislation for British and European standards are met for the Environment Agency’s codes of practices, procedures and related guidance.Assuring the technical capability of staff and identifying areas of technical development for the Agency. You will help to plan and deliver crucial assets, flood protection to homes, businesses and the environment; which will have an increasingly important role as we face the challenge of global climate change. Following our recent ISO55001 Asset Management accreditation, you will be working to develop a world class asset management organisation. • Knowledge of MEICA statutory legislation, British and European standards.• Experience leading safety/technical investigations, identifying/disseminating learning to bring about improvements in mechanical and behavioural safety.• Knowledge of Asset Management/ computer systems such as computerised maintenance management systems (CMMS) would be advantageous.• Highly motivated self-starter.• Educated to BEng in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering.• Influencing to persuade and bring others with you.• Technical Leadership• Strategic thinking• CDM 2015 and health and safety legislation.• Experience in development and reviewing of technical standards.• Experience in assuring designs prepared by others.• Demonstrated experience operating as the Subject Matter Expert in Mechanical Engineering.• Experience in the role of Authorising Engineer including LOLER/PSSR management systems.