Bilfinger UK
Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical & petrochemical, nuclear, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals & biopharma, power & energy, utilities, renewables and food & beverage markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs.
Experience and Expertise
We have extensive experience in offshore and onshore facilities; specialising in asset management services throughout all life cycle phases from consulting, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, operations, maintenance, and decommissioning.
Our Workforce
This commitment is delivered by an experienced and highly competent workforce of over 4,500 employees operating from 14 offices in strategic industrial hubs, upholding the highest standards of safety, compliance and quality.
Role Summary
Bilfinger UK are recruiting an experienced Mechanical Installation Superintendent to lead the delivery of all mechanical plant and equipment installation activities on a major new-build construction project, working in close coordination with the piping installation scope. This role will be based full time on site at Hight view Powerstation in Carrington.
Candidate Profile
The role suits a mechanical specialist with proven large-project delivery experience across sectors such as Energy-from-Waste, Power, Hydrogen, Petrochemical, or Pharmaceutical, with strong subcontractor management credentials and the ability to interface seamlessly with piping, Rigging, Structural, and EC&I disciplines.
Responsibilities & Duties
- Oversee all mechanical installation activities — boilers, vessels, pumps, heat exchangers, fans, conveyors, and major plant items — from delivery through to mechanical completion.
- Interface directly with the piping installation scope, ensuring sequencing, tie-ins, and connections are fully coordinated with the piping team.
- Manage and coordinate mechanical subcontractor companies, monitoring resourcing, productivity, quality, and adherence to programme.
- Lead alignment, levelling, and setting-to-work of plant items in line with vendor requirements and project specifications.
- Drive QA/QC and completions — ITP sign-off, walk-downs, punch lists, and production of mechanical handover packs to release systems for pressure testing and commissioning.
- Liaise daily with client engineering teams, vendors, design teams, and HSE officers to resolve technical and coordination issues.
- Maintain detailed weekly progress reports, KPI tracking, and labour/budget reviews for project leadership.
Qualifications & Experience
- Proven Mechanical Installation Superintendent / Construction Manager experience on large-scale new-build construction projects.
- Demonstrable experience interfacing with and coordinating piping installation scopes on multi-discipline sites.
- Strong subcontractor management track record — leading multiple mechanical contractors through to mechanical completion.
- Solid QA/QC and completions background — ITPs, walk-downs, punch lists, and handover documentation.
- Recognised mechanical trade background; SMSTS or IOSH Managing Safely or CCSNG.
- Energy-from-Waste, Power, Hydrogen, or Petrochemical project experience would be a distinct advantage.
- NEC 4 contract awareness and experience working under principal contractor / EPC arrangements.
For further discussion, please contact 01224 246246.
carla.bowman@bilfinger.com
