FEED Area Engineering Manager

NRL Recruitment; Risley; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

NRL Recruitment is seeking an experienced FEED Area Engineering Manager to support major nuclear programmes during FEED. Based in Warrington with hybrid working, lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe and innovative engineering solutions.

You will define and mature engineering scope, drive option development and risk management, and ensure readiness for detailed design and delivery. Degree in Engineering and Chartered Engineer status (or working towards) required, with strong governance

Qualifications

• Significant engineering leadership in a regulated environment.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary FEED or early-phase teams.
• Strong governance and design assurance experience.
• Expertise in optioneering and risk management.
• Confident stakeholder management with senior leaders.
• Engineering degree with Chartered status or working towards.
• Member of a recognised professional institution.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary teams through FEED across multiple projects.
• Define and mature engineering scope with aligned strategies.
• Develop robust, compliant engineering solutions.
• Drive requirements, options, and substantiation.
• Oversee stakeholder engagement across safety, ops, and construction.
• Facilitate optioneering and Value Management.
• Ensure readiness for transition to detailed design.
• Manage scope against milestones and budgets.

Skills

Engineering leadership

FEED leadership

Requirements governance

Option development

Stakeholder management

Chartered Engineer status

Engineering degree

Education

Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer (or progressing)

Job description

We are looking for an experienced FEED Area Engineering Manager to support major nuclear engineering programmes during the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) phase. Based in Warrington with hybrid working, this role is ideal for someone who excels in technical leadership and enjoys leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe and innovative engineering solutions.

Salary

Rate dependent on experience (contract role, initial 12 months).

Location and Working Pattern

Warrington office with hybrid working and site attendance at Sellafield as required.

Client Overview

Our client is a trusted delivery partner for complex engineering projects in highly regulated environments, specialising in safe and successful programme execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams through FEED activities across multiple projects.
• Define and mature engineering scope, delivering strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Develop technically robust and legally compliant engineering solutions that are fit for purpose.
• Drive requirements definition, option development, and engineering substantiation.
• Oversee stakeholder engagement across disciplines, operations, safety and construction.
• Facilitate optioneering and Value Management to identify optimal engineering approaches.
• Ensure solutions are ready for transition into detailed design and delivery stages.
• Manage engineering scope, ensuring alignment with programme milestones and budgets.

Must-have Requirements

• Significant engineering leadership experience in a highly regulated industry.
• Proven experience managing multidisciplinary FEED or early-phase project teams.
• Expertise in requirements development, engineering governance and design assurance.
• Strong capability in optioneering, risk management and technical scoping.
• Confident stakeholder manager, influencing senior technical and project leaders.
• Degree in Engineering (or equivalent) and Chartered Engineer status (or working towards).
• Membership of a recognised professional institution.

Nice-to-have Skills

• Sellafield or nuclear industry experience.
• Background in Systems Engineering or Requirements Management.
• Familiarity with Value Management, Technology Readiness Level assessments.
• Safety Case development, CDM Principal Designer knowledge.
• NEC contract awareness and experience with Gate 0-2 phases.
• INCOSE ASEP/CSEP, Requirements Management certification or Value Management qualification.

We welcome applications from every walk of life and are committed to diversity within the industries we support, as a certified Inclusive Recruiter and Armed Forces friendly employer.