Layout Engineer – Outage

As a Layout Engineer you will be responsible for developing and coordinating layouts for outage-related equipment tooling and temporary installations to support maintenance and operational activities.

Working closely with operations maintenance engineering and project teams you will ensure equipment arrangements are practical safe and optimised for efficient outage execution.

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• Location: Derby/ Manchester / Warrington 
• On Site: 2 times per week 
• Clearance: BPSS 
• Experience Level: 3- 8 YOE 

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and coordinate layout designs for outage and maintenance equipment.
• Produce equipment arrangement solutions that support plant operations maintenance and shutdown activities.
• Assess access lifting handling installation and maintenance requirements within existing facilities.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure layout designs meet operational and project requirements.
• Support planning for temporary equipment tooling maintenance activities and outage logistics.
• Review engineering documentation plant drawings and site requirements to develop practical layout solutions.
• Participate in design reviews stakeholder meetings and technical workshops.
• Identify design constraints risks and opportunities for layout optimisation.
• Ensure layouts comply with applicable safety operational and regulatory requirements.
• Support project delivery from concept through implementation and commissioning phases.

Qualifications :

Required Skills:

• Strong mechanical design background focused on:
  • Mechanical equipment
  • Mechanical handling systems
  • Plant operations and maintenance tooling
• Experience developing equipment layouts within complex industrial facilities.
• Proven ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders and disciplines.
• Strong understanding of maintenance and outage planning requirements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to balance technical requirements operational constraints and project objectives.

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelors or Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent military experience.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience supporting plant outages shutdowns or major maintenance programmes.
• Knowledge of lifting and handling operations.
• Familiarity with plant access and maintainability assessments.

Additional Information :

Why join us 

We bring together entrepreneurial tech-driven people to deliver innovative solutions for leading companies.

At ALTEN youll work on exciting projects supported by ongoing learning mentoring and clear career development tailored to your goals.

Join a passionate team and help build tomorrow today.

In short you get: 

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style 
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle & Tech Scheme 
• Employee assistance programme
• Life insurance & Pension Scheme
• Social atmosphere regular gatherings & team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant & actively encourage applications from members of the Armed Forces community including veterans reservists service leavers and military spouses/partners. We recognise the value of military skills and experience and are committed to ensuring that no applicant is unfairly disadvantaged during our recruitment and selection processes. 

ALTEN is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and values the strength that comes from a global mix of backgrounds and perspectives. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of background or protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process please let us know. 

This role may require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website . If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria then your employment may be delayed or rejected . Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time