Lead Piping Engineer: Nuclear & Safety-Critical (Hybrid)

NUKEM Ltd.; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 61,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions and life cover

Private medical scheme

Employee share scheme

Salary sacrifice schemes

Job summary

NUVIA UK is recruiting a Principal Piping Engineer in Glasgow to join a multidisciplinary team within the Approval Authority. The role supports current operations and future programmes in nuclear, defence and energy sectors.

You will author substantiations, manage plant design changes and contribute to safety cases, while mentoring staff across design and construction stages in a high-hazard environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in piping design for industrial plants, with knowledge of safety-critical environments.
• Strong understanding of UK/European standards and design practices.
• Ability to assess plant equipment to withstand hazards and perform pipe stress analyses.
• Proven ability to author technical justification for design changes in high-hazard contexts.

Responsibilities

• Author design substantiations and manage changes/concessions.
• Present substantiations to safety committees per Due Process.
• Develop and maintain EIMT schedules and procedures.
• Produce periodic safety reviews and respond to external contractor reports.
• Provide direction to internal and external stakeholders on design issues.
• Review calculations and technical documents for accuracy and compliance.

Skills

Piping design

Hazard analysis

Pipe stress analysis

Safety case

Nuclear industry experience

Education

HNC or equivalent

Incorporated Engineer

Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer

Tools

HAZOP/HAZID techniques

ITA/IPR processes

Nuclear design codes

Job description

NUVIA UK is recruiting a Principal Piping Engineer in Glasgow to join a multidisciplinary team within the Approval Authority. The role supports current operations and future programmes in nuclear, defence and energy sectors.

You will author substantiations, manage plant design changes and contribute to safety cases, while mentoring staff across design and construction stages in a high-hazard environment.