Assistant Mechanical Engineer Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom The Role We’re looking for an ambitious Assistant Mechanical Engineer to join our team in a brand-new role that offers long-term development and progression. This role has been created as part of our future succession planning, offering the unique opportunity to work closely with the current Mechanical Engineer to gradually become the subject matter expert. It's a strategic opportunity to absorb critical site knowledge, take on increasing responsibility, and ultimately support a smooth transition of key expertise within the mechanical engineering function at Spalding Power Station. If you would like the chance to be mentored directly by a highly experienced engineer while gradually building the confidence, experience, and technical depth needed to take ownership of the mechanical engineering and maintenance strategy, then we would love to hear from you! The Spalding Team We’re a close-knit team of highly skilled and experienced individuals who are dedicated to our vision: Best in Class Operations, an Empowered Team, and being the Best Place to Work. We embody a culture of safety, reliability, and enterprise which delivers flagship levels of plant performance and keeps us all engaged and energised in our mission – providing dependable and efficient Megawatts to help power the UK. The Spalding site is a friendly, sociable, and exciting environment and when we’re not hard at work, you can expect regular social events and seasonal gatherings. What you’ll be doing · Supporting the management of all mechanical engineering assets, including steam and gas turbines, generators, HRSG, pressure systems, gas pipelines, and associated balance of plant equipment · Assisting with the planning and execution of outage work – developing scopes, managing budgets, and ensuring safe delivery · Monitoring asset health and driving performance improvements through structured engineering practices · Investigating plant issues and working collaboratively with operations and maintenance teams to implement long-term solutions · Leading or supporting mechanical projects from initiation through to completion, applying engineering rigour and a focus on continuous improvement · Stepping in to provide support or cover for Engineers where needed, and contributing to wider InterGen initiatives or secondments · Being on-call and adapting working patterns when required to meet business needs Why you? As our new Assistant Mechanical Engineer, you’ll be self-motivated and thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment working within a lean team that values high performance. As this is a succession role, you’ll engage in ongoing training and coaching to develop the technical expertise needed to fully step into the Mechanical Engineer role and take on increasing responsibility. You are someone who thrives on embracing responsibility and have a genuine passion for mechanical engineering and a strong desire to develop your expertise in a dynamic, hands-on environment. The technical challenges that come with managing complex mechanical assets excite you and you’re eager to learn more about the demands of the power station, growing your knowledge day by day. You can collaborate, communication and build relationships with the wider team and contractors well and can confidently adapt when the unexpected arises, always keeping the Spalding vision in mind. Most importantly, you are motivated by the opportunity to grow within a supportive team. This role offers a clear path to becoming a trusted expert on site and you’ll join ready to invest your energy and skills to make a meaningful impact. Education/Experience Ideally Degree/HND/Time Spent Apprenticeship in Engineering or related discipline, but we welcome candidates with strong industry experience or other relevant qualifications. - You must bring practical knowledge from the power sector or similar heavy industries like oil, gas, or petrochemicals. - You have hands-on experience with gas and steam turbines, boilers, pressure systems, and associated plant equipment. - A solid understanding of safety standards is essential, and qualifications such as NEBOSH or IOSH would be highly beneficial. - You’re progressing towards or have an ambition to achieve Chartered Engineer status. What we offer · 262.5 hours holiday leave ( 35 days, including bank holidays). · Discretionary bonus scheme · Life Assurance · Income Protection · Pension Scheme · Private Medical Insurance · Health & Wellbeing Programs · Company Sick Pay Scheme · Eyecare Vouchers · Savings Platform · Maternity / Paternity benefits · Educational Assistance Programmes Why InterGen? At InterGen you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and teamwork are championed. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, and you will help us foster a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes and help shape our culture. We provide a wide array of compensation, benefits and wellbeing programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees. We are open to discuss candidates wanting to work part-time or full-time, on a permanent or fixed term contract basis. We believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you with yours by offering the development resources you need to advance your career. With the strength of our company and reputation behind you, a culture of high-performance that motivates you and the freedom to drive your career your way, our shared purpose and values will inspire you to make an impact in an organisation whose vision is working towards a world with stable and dependable energy for generations. Click here to download full job description