Graduate Decommissioning & Dismantling Engineer (Westlakes, Warrington or Abingdon)

Orano; Abingdon; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Non Contributory Pension Scheme

25 days annual leave

Group Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Pay

Job summary

Orano Limited invites graduates to join a 2-year D&D engineering scheme, with rotation across decommissioning planning, design, and waste handling studies. This role supports dismantling, POCO planning, and risk assessments while offering cross-department secondments up to 6 months.

The programme emphasizes mentorship and a dedicated Early Careers forum, preparing you for chartership and senior project exposure within a leading nuclear energy group.

Qualifications

• Communication: confident in client meetings and listening to others.
• Problem-Solving: logical, analytical approach to issues.
• Teamwork: work well with others and share responsibilities.
• Organisation: manage workload and meet deadlines.
• Adaptability: willingness to learn and adjust to changes.

Responsibilities

• Optioneering and feasibility studies for decommissioning.
• Decommissioning planning: data collection, conditioning, validation, scheduling.
• Post-Operational Clean Out (POCO) planning and POCO studies.
• Dismantling and size reduction planning and design; risk assessments.

Skills

Communication

Problem-Solving

Teamwork

Organisation

Adaptability

Education

BSc/MSc or BEng/MEng in chemical/mechanical/nuclear engineering, decommissioning or waste management

Job description

Description

Description

SEPTEMBER 2027 INTAKE

Location: Westlakes, Warrington or Abingdon (Full-Time/Hybrid)

During your time as a graduate D&D engineer, you will be part of a 2-year graduate scheme. Your work here will have a real impact on making our world safer both for now and for future generations to come. This early exposure will equip you with the breadth of knowledge to ensure you start off with a strong footing in your career with us.

Within the Decommissioning and Dismantling (D&D) discipline of Orano Limited, you will participate in core D&D engineering tasks and activities, ranging from decommissioning planning, design and waste handling studies to dismantling, demolition and delicensing tasks and you may have the opportunity to be seconded for up to 6 months to a different department within Operations, such as Safety Case, Process etc.

The four core pillars of the D&D discipline at Orano Limited are:

1)Retrievals

2)POCO

3)Investigations and Characterisation

4)Dismantling and Demolition

You will intervene throughout the full life cycle of decommissioning projects: Feasibility, Preliminary Design Stage, Detail Design Stage, Construction/Commissioning. At Orano we have a mentor scheme whereby Graduates are assigned a senior member of the team to support them with their learning and chartership applications and an Early Careers forum.

As a Graduate D&D Engineer at Orano Limited, some of the specialist tasks you could be involved in are:

• Optioneering and Feasibility Studies
• Decommissioning Planning
  • Input data collection, conditioning, and validation
  • Development of multi-phase decommissioning plans
  • Development of Decommissioning Flow Diagrams
  • Scheduling and sequencing
  • Throughput modelling
• Bespoke Studies
• Post-Operational Clean Out (POCO) Planning
• Investigation and Characterisation Planning
• Dismantling and Size Reduction Planning and Design
• Preparation of Method Statements and Design Risk Assessments
• Supporting Hazard Identification process e.g., HAZOP and HAZID
• Preparation of tender documents and technical responses for decommissioning works

Requirements

Qualifications

• BSc/MSc or BEng/MEng in a chemical, mechanical, or nuclear engineering, decommissioning or waste management

Transferable Skills

• Communication: Confident to speak in client meetings, and actively listening to others.
• Problem-Solving & Critical Analysis: Using a logical and analytical approach to troubleshoot issues.
• Teamwork & Collaboration: Working well with others, building good relationships, and sharing responsibilities.
• Organisation & Time Management: Prioritising tasks, meeting strict deadlines, and managing your own workload.
• Enthusiasm & Adaptability: Willingness to learn, accept feedback, and adjust quickly to changes in the workplace.

Additional

The successful candidate must, by the start of the employment, have permission to work in the UK, and be willing to undergo a security vetting process. Offers of employment will be subject to relevant security clearance being granted.
Travel to other Orano offices and client sites may be necessary. You should be willing to work flexibly to accommodate project and client requirements.

• Private Medical Insurance at Single, Partner and Family levels
• Non Contributory Pension Scheme
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing by 1 day per year of service up to a cap of 30
• Group Life Assurance of 4 times annual salary and Group Income Protection scheme for long term sickness
• Enhanced Maternity Pay

Working on current and future challenges to power and preserve ourworld, build the one of tomorrow, and improve life for our communities - that’sexciting for you. For us, too. By joining Orano, a leading international playerin the nuclear sector, you’re in the right place.

Every day, employees at Orano work to produce efficient and reliablenuclear energy, fight climate change, find solutions that conserve naturalresources, and advance progress in healthcare.

Our strengths are throughout the entire nuclear fuel cycle: mastery ofcutting-edge technologies, safe and high value-added products and services,specialized expertise, and strong innovation capabilities. These are just someof the qualities that showcase the exceptional skills of our 18,000 employeesand their continuous learning, which we support. Diverse in profiles andexperience - proof of our openness to all talent - they share the same ambition: tounlock the full value of nuclear energy.