Graduate Civil Structural (Nuclear) - Warrington- start July to Sept 27

AECOM; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

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Job summary

AECOM is recruiting a Graduate Civil-Structural Engineer (Nuclear) for the Warrington office, with start between July and Sept 27. The role operates in a hybrid work model within the Nuclear Structures team, involving live projects across the UK’s nuclear sector.

You will work under experienced engineers on live projects, gaining exposure to design, analysis, and regulatory frameworks while developing safety case understanding and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Preparing structural element designs in a variety of materials, mainly steel and concrete
• Undertaking analysis of structures
• Preparation of design documentation such as basis of design, design method statements, specifications
• Developing an understanding of highly regulated industries
• Developing an understanding of Safety Cases and the supporting documentation
• Developing an understanding of risk and the preparation of designer’s risk assessments
• Liaison with the project team, in particular with technicians that translate working designs into construction drawings

Job description

Graduate Civil Structural (Nuclear) - Warrington- start July to Sept 27

• Full-time
• State/Province: Cheshire
• Business Group: DCS
• Legal Entity: AECOM Infrastructure and Environment UK Limited
• Business Line: Energy
• Work Location Model: Hybrid
• Operating Group: International
• Primary Location: UK - Warrington - Birchwood Park

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Due to the continued growth and expansion of our Nuclear Team in our Warrington office we are looking to increase our technical workforce and are seeking to recruit a Graduate Civil-Structural Engineer from July to Sept 27. .

About our Team

At AECOM, our Nuclear Structures team provide multi-disciplinary consultancy to the nuclear industry in both the nuclear new build and decommissioning sectors.

In the new build sector, we are providing engineering support to the Developers of the UK’s fleet of new nuclear power stations. In the Decommissioning Sector, which requires considerable new build to enable decommissioning, AECOM provides support to the entire Nuclear Estate, including multidisciplinary design support at Sellafield; early stage development of the Deep Geological Repository; design and development of waste storage and disposal facilities; and multidisciplinary design support to defence projects.

An example project is Sellafield Pile 1 Diffuser Demolition where we were part of the consortium with other companies providing the CE&I, Mechanical and Process Design.

The project scope was to demolish the Diffuser, a 1450 tonne Reinforced Concrete box section, at the top of the 110m high ventilation stack, located in the heart of a congested nuclear facility.

AECOM played a significant role as the Lead Designer responsible for developing a safe demolition strategy for this contaminated structure, demonstrating stability at all stages and designing the associated civil and structural works, working with mechanical, electrical and process engineers, including delivery of the seismic and extreme wind load design for the foundations and structural supports to a 150m high tower crane, the tallest ever on the Sellafield site.

The project challenged the Nuclear Industry's traditional approach for labour intensive, low risk means of demolition, making use of the tower crane to cut and lift large blocks, arguing that the short-term increase in risk would lead to a quicker permanent decrease. This unique demolition is currently on-going and will be a very visible demonstration of the work being done to make Sellafield a safer place.

Here’s what you'll do:

Our Nuclear Civil-Structural Graduates are engaged in teams and work with experienced engineers who guide and mentor them during their time at AECOM. They work on live projects where their role will include:

• Preparing structural element designs in a variety of materials, mainly steel and concrete
• Undertaking analysis of structures
• Preparation of design documentation such as basis of design, design method statements, specifications
• Developing an understanding of highly regulated industries
• Developing an understanding of Safety Cases and the supporting documentation
• Developing an understanding of risk and the preparation of designer’s risk assessments
• Liaison with the project team, in particular with technicians that translate working designs into construction drawings

Enjoy the Perks

At AECOM, you'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

Here is what you will get from us!

On the job support and learning

When a graduate starts at AECOM, we pair them with a senior member of the team who will guide and mentor them through their initial period