Mechanical Project Engineer

Magnox (NRS); United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the nuclear industry is seeking a Mechanical Engineer for Hinkley Point A's decommissioning projects. The role encompasses technical delivery, stakeholder management, and compliance with regulatory standards in a highly regulated environment. Ideal candidates will have relevant engineering qualifications and experience in nuclear or industrial plant settings, with opportunities for professional development available.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Mechanical Engineer or Process Engineer in an industrial plant.
• Knowledge of nuclear/conventional project engineering.
• Understanding of engineering standards.

Responsibilities

• Technical delivery of engineering solutions for decommissioning projects.
• Develop and manage project functional requirements.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and quality standards.

Skills

Engineering Judgment

Collaboration

Adaptability

Education

HNC or Engineering Degree

National Qualifications Framework level 5/6

Job description

Hear from the Hiring Manager

"Hinkley Point A is a 19.4–hectare site which is currently undergoing decommissioning. The site is located between a recently defueled nuclear site (Hinkley Point B) to the east and a new build nuclear site (Hinkley Point C) to the west. It is situated adjacent to the foreshore of Bridgwater Bay, a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) which is also designated a National Nature Reserve (NNR). The wider Severn Estuary is designated a Special Protection Area (SPA), a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention and is a Special Area of Conservation (SAC).

Upcoming projects for Hinkley Point A: –

• Build and commission various waste plant to retrieve, encapsulate, condition, and store the site's intermediate level radioactive waste (ILW).
• Continue retrieval of solid ILW.
• Operate waste facilities to retrieve, process, condition and passivate ILW until a Geological Disposal Facility is made available.
• Continue low level waste (LLW) shipments to support site operations, including the processing of legacy wastes.
• Ongoing Asset Management, Maintenance and Compliance activities.
• Upon transfer of the AGR fleet, join with Hinkley Point B to support decommissioning of the two AGR reactors.
• Plan for the deplant of the reactors in future years.

As a Mechanical Engineer, you'll be responsible for the technical delivery of the project, working collaboratively with contractors and project field delivery teams to undertake the detailed design, manufacturing, installation and commissioning work through to completion. You'll also be required to interface with other projects within the Waste Projects Programme and the wider site functions delivery team.

Ideally, you'll have experience of delivering in a highly regulated sector as the nuclear industry has specific regulations, however, there will be training and support for applicants to assist in understanding these requirements. At its core, decommissioning is about delivering good technical solutions to complex multi–dimensional projects through sound engineering judgement and proactive teamworking.

As a Mechanical Engineer within waste projects, you will have a flexible and adaptable attitude to the various aspects of project delivery. There will be a requirement for you to spend an amount of time at the 'work face' assessing and supervising works, which may require work in C3 conditions with airborne contaminants. This would necessitate the use of a range of protective equipment, including full–face, powered respirators.

Flexible working can be accommodated where appropriate, depending on project delivery demands."

Please note the contractual working hours are Monday – Thursday, 07.25 – 17.00. Perfect for someone looking for a four–day working week.

Key Deliverables

• Identify project functional requirements and stakeholder needs for assigned project.
• Develop concept design and fit for purpose engineering solutions
• Produce, review or approve project technical specifications.
• Manage detailed design activities in accordance with design authority standards, and CDM regulations.
• Prepare modification proposals as required and act as a Nominated Responsible Engineer (NRE) for plant modifications.
• Specify and provide technical supervision of commissioning and/or decommissioning.
• Manage the end of project hand over process to systems/operations ensuring that all drawings, instructions and training have been supplied as required.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of the CDM Regulation requirements on designers which impact on safety, temporary works the environment and future safe decommissioning engineering solutions.
• Maintain site configuration control of appropriate documentation & drawings throughout project lifecycle, including production of relevant documentation required to deliver the project through its lifecycle.
• Comply with all Environment, Health, Safety, Security and Quality policies, procedures, work instructions and risk assessments and support the continuous improvement of Health, Safety, Environment and Quality on Site.
• Review of on–site and off–site events and root cause analysis to promote continued learning and improved working practices.

Qualifications & Experience

We also welcome applications for those looking to develop and therefore may not meet all the essential criteria for the role. In these circumstances there may be a lower grade offered for a development opportunity. The successful candidate would be considered on a case by case basis and supported with a PDP (Personal Development Plan) to enable a clear path for progression into the role.

• HNC, Engineering Degree or National Qualifications Framework (NQF) level5/6 (essential).
• Experience in a practising Mechanical Engineering or Process Engineering role on industrial plant (essential).
• Nuclear and/or conventional project engineering experience (essential).
• Understanding of relevant Company and/or national engineering standards (essential).
• Working knowledge of the Safety Rules and working knowledge of risk assessment methodology (desirable).
• Understanding of relevant Site Licence and Quality Management System requirements (desirable).
• Working knowledge of CDM Designer role (desirable).

Please note this role is known as Project Engineer within NRS.

Grant Taylor –