Principal Mechanical Engineer - Warrington
| Posting date: | 12 November 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 December 2025 |
| Location: | Croft, North West, WA1 |
| Company: | Millbank Holdings Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 58457038 |
Summary
- Would you like to play a key role in delivering high-integrity engineering solutions for some of the UK’s most complex infrastructure projects?
- Are you a strong leader with a passion for solving technical challenges in regulated industries?
- Do you thrive in collaborative environments where your expertise directly influences project success?
The Opportunity
As a Principal Mechanical Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This role will contribute to a high-impact public sector Defence Nuclear infrastructure initiative focused on enhancing operational resilience and sustainability across critical systems. The project involves complex mechanical systems integration, requiring innovative engineering solutions within a multidisciplinary team.
Your duties and responsibilities:
Day-to-day, you’ll lead multidisciplinary engineering teams, oversee the delivery of complex technical solutions, and act as a key point of contact for customers, ensuring high standards of safety, quality, and performance while mentoring others and driving continuous improvement across projects.
Lead and manage multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver high-quality technical solutions aligned with customer requirements and project scope.
Supervise and mentor engineers and technical specialists, ensuring effective performance, development, and adherence to engineering standards.
Act as a key liaison with customers, fostering strong relationships and ensuring transparent communication on technical progress and delivery.
Oversee the production, review, and approval of engineering outputs, including calculations, specifications, and reports, ensuring compliance with relevant codes and standards.
Champion health, safety, and environmental standards across engineering activities, promoting a culture of best practice and continuous improvement.
You will have the following qualifications & experience:
- Engineering degree (or equivalent qualification) in relevant engineering discipline, with significant demonstrable experience.
- Extensive experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and delivering complex technical projects within agreed scope, timeframes, and quality standards.
- Proven ability to supervise and mentor engineers and technical specialists, fostering professional development and ensuring high performance.
- Strong background in producing, reviewing, and approving detailed engineering outputs, including calculations, specifications, and technical reports.
- Demonstrated expertise in applying relevant procedures, codes, and standards to ensure compliance and technical integrity across engineering activities.
- Track record of effective customer engagement, including managing relationships, resolving technical issues, and supporting business development initiatives.
The setting for the role
The role will be mainly office based with trips to site as required. A safety induction will be provided.
Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background, and encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.
We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, and we are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process for everyone. If you require any adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate.
Millbank operates as both an Employment Agency and an Employment Business.
- Are you a strong leader with a passion for solving technical challenges in regulated industries?
- Do you thrive in collaborative environments where your expertise directly influences project success?
The Opportunity
As a Principal Mechanical Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This role will contribute to a high-impact public sector Defence Nuclear infrastructure initiative focused on enhancing operational resilience and sustainability across critical systems. The project involves complex mechanical systems integration, requiring innovative engineering solutions within a multidisciplinary team.
Your duties and responsibilities:
Day-to-day, you’ll lead multidisciplinary engineering teams, oversee the delivery of complex technical solutions, and act as a key point of contact for customers, ensuring high standards of safety, quality, and performance while mentoring others and driving continuous improvement across projects.
Lead and manage multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver high-quality technical solutions aligned with customer requirements and project scope.
Supervise and mentor engineers and technical specialists, ensuring effective performance, development, and adherence to engineering standards.
Act as a key liaison with customers, fostering strong relationships and ensuring transparent communication on technical progress and delivery.
Oversee the production, review, and approval of engineering outputs, including calculations, specifications, and reports, ensuring compliance with relevant codes and standards.
Champion health, safety, and environmental standards across engineering activities, promoting a culture of best practice and continuous improvement.
You will have the following qualifications & experience:
- Engineering degree (or equivalent qualification) in relevant engineering discipline, with significant demonstrable experience.
- Extensive experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and delivering complex technical projects within agreed scope, timeframes, and quality standards.
- Proven ability to supervise and mentor engineers and technical specialists, fostering professional development and ensuring high performance.
- Strong background in producing, reviewing, and approving detailed engineering outputs, including calculations, specifications, and technical reports.
- Demonstrated expertise in applying relevant procedures, codes, and standards to ensure compliance and technical integrity across engineering activities.
- Track record of effective customer engagement, including managing relationships, resolving technical issues, and supporting business development initiatives.
The setting for the role
The role will be mainly office based with trips to site as required. A safety induction will be provided.
Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background, and encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.
We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, and we are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process for everyone. If you require any adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate.
Millbank operates as both an Employment Agency and an Employment Business.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
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