Lead Design Manager for FEED & Nuclear Projects

Morson Human Resources Limited; Capenhurst, Hatfield; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Annual Leave

Pension Scheme

Private Medical & Dental Cover

Training & Development

Bonus Scheme

Job summary

Urenco is seeking a Design Manager to lead multidisciplinary design teams at Capenhurst/Birchwood, delivering FEED activities and strategic design across multiple projects. You will ensure alignment with investment proposals, customer requirements, and regulatory standards, while safeguarding safety and quality throughout the design lifecycle.

The role requires strong leadership, governance experience, and ability to manage design interfaces, suppliers, and stakeholders in a highly regulated

Qualifications

• Essential: Bachelor's degree in Process Technology, Nuclear Science, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Automation Science, or related field; or PE accreditation.
• Preferred: Master’s or PhD in Physics, Mathematics, Nuclear Science, Advanced Technology, or related discipline.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and delivering medium to large-scale plant design projects.
• Experience managing FEED activities, including feasibility studies, Conceptual/Basic Design, and BAT assessments.
• Experience in highly regulated industries with multiple stakeholders, suppliers, and engineering disciplines.
• Strong leadership, analytical, decision-making, and stakeholder management skills with commitment to safety, quality and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary design teams to deliver FEED activities and design studies.
• Ensure designs align with approved investment proposals, customer requirements, and Urenco standards.
• Coordinate resources, budgets and delivery across multiple projects.
• Provide engineering oversight, design governance, and interface management across disciplines.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Process Technology/Nuclear Science/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering/Automation Science/related

Professional Engineer (PE) accreditation

Master’s degree or PhD in Physics/Mathematics/Nuclear Science/Advanced Technology

Job description

Urenco is seeking a Design Manager to lead multidisciplinary design teams at Capenhurst/Birchwood, delivering FEED activities and strategic design across multiple projects. You will ensure alignment with investment proposals, customer requirements, and regulatory standards, while safeguarding safety and quality throughout the design lifecycle.

The role requires strong leadership, governance experience, and ability to manage design interfaces, suppliers, and stakeholders in a highly regulated