Associate Mechanical Engineer

AECOM Whitehaven, England May 19, 2026

Type Contract
Pay Not listed
Work Hybrid

Associate Mechanical Engineer focuses on project oversight: oversee key projects from concept to delivery, including design, procurement, subcontract, factory acceptance, installation, site acceptance, and commissioning.

What the role involves

  • Project Oversight: Oversee key projects from concept to delivery, including design, procurement, subcontract, factory acceptance, installation, site acceptance, and commissioning.
  • Engineering Design: Participate in and guide engineering design tasks, ensuring high-quality and technically sound solutions.

Skills and requirements

  • Experience: Extensive experience in a position heavily focused on design-related tasks within the nuclear sector, covering both new construction and decommissioning projects.
  • Project Delivery: A track record of successful project delivery, including overseeing the full project cycle end-to-end.
  • A Mechanical Engineering Degree at Master's or PhD level, or an equivalent qualification.

Confirmed role details

  • Drive business development within a crucial segment of the engineering department, serving as a key holder of resources and expertise.
  • Deliver technical presentations, conduct peer reviews of technical documents.
  • Provide strategic advice using project and portfolio insights to guide and shape projects and programs.
  • Technical Excellence: Prepare.

Candidate fit

  • technical judgement, safe working habits, careful diagnostics, and practical problem-solving

Additional role context

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  • At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously.
  • To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.
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