Job Description
Elevation Recruitment Group are working with a leading engineering business to recruit a Lead Mechanical Engineer to take full ownership of mechanical and structural design across a major international plant programme.
This is a senior, hands-on role where you’ll lead from the front—owning design delivery, driving standards, and working closely with global suppliers and site teams to bring complex, heavy fabricated systems to life.
The Role:
You’ll take technical responsibility for large-scale fabricated structures and plant integration, supporting delivery on a high-profile, multi-phase international project.
Key responsibilities include:
* Leading design of heavy fabricated structures – skids, frames, platforms, lifting equipment and large assemblies
* Signing off drawings, calculations, and ensuring compliance with key standards (BS 8888, EN 1090, ISO 3834, etc.)
* Delivering structural and mechanical calculations (static, fatigue, buckling, weld sizing, GD&T, basic FEA)
* Driving Design for Manufacture (DfMA), working closely with fabrication, production and QA teams
* Managing global suppliers and contractors, including WPS/WPQR reviews, NDT processes and inspection plans
* Supporting international plant builds – resolving site queries, RFIs, and participating in FAT/SAT activities
* Leading engineering work packages and producing full technical documentation (BOMs, weld maps, test plans, reports)
* Mentoring engineers and driving best practice across design and engineering processes
About You:
This role needs someone who knows fabricated structures inside out and is comfortable taking full technical ownership.
You’ll likely have:
* Degree in Mechanical Engineering, ideally chartered
* Strong background in heavy welded/fabricated structures within a complex engineering environment
* Deep understanding of BS/EN standards and welding/fabrication codes
* Proven ability to sign off engineering calculations and design outputs
* Experience working closely with fabrication shops, suppliers and QA teams
* Background in global project delivery and supporting plant installations
* Strong CAD capability (Inventor, SolidWorks, Vault or similar)
* Experience with FEA tools
* Leadership experience, with the ability to mentor and guide engineers
Why Apply?
* Key role on a major international engineering programme
* High level of ownership and influence across design and delivery
* Opportunity to work on complex, heavy engineering projects with global reachFor more information, please contact Steve Barnett or Jack Heffren at Elevation Recruitment.