Senior Mechanical Engineer

Engie is hiring a Senior Mechanical Engineer in Melbourne, Australia. Level rates it ; you can apply on Engie.

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Tools and skills the posting cites include mechanical engineering, asset management and power generation.
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Senior Mechanical Engineer to oversee reliability, performance, and maintenance of critical power generation assets and turbines.

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About the Role

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you'll play a key role in the reliability, performance and long-term asset management of critical power generation assets at Pelican Point Power Station. You'll work closely with operations and maintenance teams to optimise plant performance, provide technical guidance, lead outage activities and take broader technical accountability for engineering outcomes.

Lead mechanical engineering activities for gas turbines, steam turbines, heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) and balance of plant equipment.
Lead investigations into equipment issues, identify root causes and implement sustainable solutions.
Plan, coordinate and oversee mechanical outage activities, inspections and maintenance programs.
Manage engineering projects, plant modifications and capital improvement initiatives from scope through to delivery.
Monitor asset performance and reliability, implementing improvement strategies to minimise unplanned outages.
Contribute to budgeting, business case development, contractor management and ongoing asset management plans.

About You

You're a fully qualified senior mechanical engineer with at least 10 to 15 years post Graduate Engineer experience with a strong background in power generation or heavy industrial operations. You'll bring a practical approach to asset management and reliability, established technical judgement and readiness to take on broader technical accountability.

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, with eligibility to pursue Chartered Professional Engineer status, along with a current driver's licence and White Card.
Demonstrated mechanical engineering experience in power generation or a comparable heavy industrial environment.
Strong knowledge of asset management, maintenance and reliability principles for turbines, HRSGs, rotating equipment and associated plant systems.
Experience planning and coordinating outages, overhauls and maintenance activities while managing contractors and external service providers.
Commercial awareness with experience managing budgets, monitoring expenditure and contributing to capital project business cases.
Demonstrated ability to lead technical outcomes, provide technical guidance and mentor others, manage competing priorities and work collaboratively across operations, maintenance and engineering teams.

At ENGIE, every talent has a role to play in accelerating the energy transition. Make a difference and enjoy a fulfilling professional experience. Take on exciting challenges and build a career path that reflects who you are.

Join us and be part of the adventure of the century!

ENGIE is an equal opportunity employer, promoting diversity and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. All applications are screened based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without any regard to origin, age, carer’s responsibilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, religion, marital status, health, disability or political opinions. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people of the LGBTIQA+ community are encouraged to apply. Our differences are our strengths.

How we rate this

Senior Mechanical Engineer at Engie rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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Key facts

Senior Mechanical Engineer is an open job at Engie.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in Melbourne, Australia, 3006.
The job was posted on October 30, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Engie. Apply on Engie

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