Mechanical Handling Equipment Engineer – Nuclear

Overview

In this role you will lead the design of mechanical handling systems for complex, highly regulated projects in Adelaide. You’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate cranes, hoists and lifting equipment across the full project lifecycle. You will tackle option studies, safety and regulatory analyses, and support procurement, testing and commissioning. This position offers exposure to nuclear/defence environments and a chance to shape critical lifting assets within a global engineering firm. You’ll work in a safety-focused, collaborative culture with opportunities for professional growth.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible work arrangements
• additional annual leave
• flex public holidays
• professional development courses
• paid study leave
• global career opportunities

Responsibilities

• Lead design and engineering of mechanical handling systems (cranes, hoists, lifting devices) ensuring compliance with project, operational and regulatory requirements
• Develop and review technical specifications, calculations, design docs and equipment schedules across design phases
• Collaborate with structural, civil, electrical, controls, process and building services teams to integrate systems
• Conduct optioneering, load path and heavy-lift assessments, constructability and risk reviews
• Provide technical leadership and guidance with a strong emphasis on safety, quality and delivery
• Support safety cases, engineering justifications, procurement activities, vendor reviews and technical bid evaluations for safety-significant equipment
• Contribute to testing, inspection, commissioning and acceptance activities with suppliers and project teams
• Develop reliability, maintainability, inspection and lifecycle requirements for critical lifting assets

Key requirements

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
• Proven experience delivering crane, lifting or mechanical handling systems on major infrastructure, defence, energy, marine, nuclear or other regulated projects
• Experience in nuclear or other highly regulated environments
• Experience developing engineering documentation through design phases with safety, risk and regulatory understanding
• Technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams
• Strong knowledge of mechanical handling equipment, load paths and interfaces
• Experience with overhead/gantry cranes, heavy lifts or remote handling preferred
• Knowledge of safety-significant or safety-classified equipment, nuclear safety culture, hazard analysis, ALARP, lifecycle requirements
• Experience with requirements/configuration management, systems engineering, verification/validation, supplier management, procurement, FAT, commissioning, operational readiness
• CPEng/Chartered status or commitment to registration (desirable)
• Ability to meet defence/AUKUS clearance

• leadership and technical mentorship
• cross-disciplinary collaboration
• strong communication and stakeholder management
• mechanical handling equipment and lifting systems
• cranes, hoists, crane runway systems, heavy lifts or remote handling
• load path analysis and risk assessments

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