Decommissioning Engineer – Energy

ALTEN; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Private Medical & Travel Insurance

Pension Scheme

Cycle-to-work Scheme

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the UK is seeking a skilled Decommissioning Engineer to promote Design for Decommissioning within the Nuclear sector. The role involves providing technical guidance, producing decommissioning strategies, and representing the team in project forums. Ideal candidates should have a relevant engineering degree and experience in nuclear decommissioning. The position offers a competitive salary, private medical insurance, and personalized career development support.

Qualifications

• Experience in nuclear decommissioning or nuclear waste management.
• Familiarity with UK nuclear regulatory environment.
• Experience in design reviews using BAT and ALARP principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance on embedding decommissioning features.
• Produce internal procedures, strategies, and standards for decommissioning.
• Engage with discipline leads in design reviews and assessments.

Skills

Nuclear decommissioning knowledge

Safety and environmental considerations

Excellent communication

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in Civil, Mechanical, or related engineering discipline

Chartered or working towards chartership

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Job Description

ALTEN UK is seeking a skilled Decommissioning Engineer to promote the concept of Design for Decommissioning for our project within the Nuclear sector. You will work closely with system owners across the Reactor Island to ensure that designs incorporate features enabling safe, efficient, and cost-effective decommissioning of future Nuclear projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance to system owners on embedding decommissioning features into designs.
• Produce internal decommissioning procedures, strategies, and standards, including documents for submission to regulators as part of the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) process.
• Apply ALARP, BAT, and SFAIRP principles to reactor system designs to ensure dismantling and decommissioning can be achieved effectively.
• Engage with discipline leads (e.g., radioactive waste, safety) and act as a stakeholder in design reviews, BAT assessments, and ALARP workshops.
• Develop lessons learned from industry experience to improve future reactor decommissioning approaches.
• Represent the Decommissioning Team in technical and project review forums.

You are...

• Knowledgeable in nuclear decommissioning and regulatory requirements.
• Skilled at balancing safety, environmental, and engineering considerations.
• Able to work in fast-paced multidisciplinary environments.
• An excellent communicator and stakeholder engager.
• Proactive, analytical, and detail-oriented with a strong sense of accountability.

Qualifications

Experience, skills and qualifications required

• Degree-qualified in Civil, Mechanical, or related engineering discipline.
• Chartered (or working towards chartership) with a relevant institute (e.g., IMechE).
• Experience of nuclear decommissioning or nuclear waste management.
• Familiarity with the UK nuclear regulatory environment and ability to present to regulators.
• Understanding of safety cases and environmental assessments.
• Experience in optioneering using BAT and ALARP arguments in design reviews.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Desirable

• Prior experience working on a licensed nuclear site.
• Participation in HAZOP workshops and risk mitigation studies.
• Experience collaborating across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Broader exposure to safety, environmental, or integrated E3S cases.

Additional Information

Why join us?

We foster a community of dually talented individuals who are both entrepreneurs and technology specialists. Our teams embody the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, enabling us to develop solutions most efficiently.

Our commitment to sustainable growth is unwavering, and we continuously strive for accelerated transformation and continuous improvement. Through ALTEN labs, mentoring programs, internal universities, and more, we are always pushing boundaries and embracing new possibilities.

We offer incredible opportunities to join inspiring projects in the most innovative companies.

We prioritise your career development with personalised support plans tailored to your own aspirations. We're here to empower you and help you reach your full potential.

Join our passionate team and start building tomorrow, today!

In short you get:

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
• A chance to work on the most exciting engineering projects and technologies along with Premium Customers
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• A competitive salary
• Private Medical & Travel Insurance
• Pension Scheme
• Cycle-to-work Scheme among many additional benefits
• Social atmosphere, regular gatherings, and team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Consulting

Industries

• Software Development and IT Services and IT Consulting