Nuclear Engineering Professional – Architect Engineer

Frazer-Nash Consultancy; Irlam; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with yearly reviews

25 days holiday + the opportunity to买

Job summary

Frazer-Nash Consultancy is seeking a Nuclear Engineering Professional – Architect Engineer to join our civil nuclear projects portfolio. You will engage with clients, define technical approaches and contribute to the full lifecycle from concept to decommissioning.

The role requires a degree in science or engineering and a proven delivery track record in nuclear projects. Hybrid working is offered, with office, client site and home-based days, and a competitive salary of £50,000 to £70,000 per

Qualifications

• A degree (or equivalent) in a relevant science or engineering discipline.
• Technical knowledge within a field such as mechanical, electrical, or C&I engineering.
• Proven track record delivering technical work to clients.
• Strong problem-solving and interpersonal skills.
• Confident, clear and organised written communicator.
• Willingness to travel to client sites as required.
• Engineering management / project engineer capability.
• Architect engineer experience.
• Electrical, C&I or mechanical background.
• Experience of operations, safety case development at nuclear sites.
• Business development and client relationship skills.
• Project management experience in a consultancy environment.
• Chartered or working towards professional membership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategies to handle various intricate nuclear challenges.
• Produce high-quality technical documentation for clients.
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship and training to colleagues and clients.
• Manage projects to meet time, cost and quality expectations.
• Seek out new business opportunities and generate proposals and bids.
• Establish and build enduring client relationships.

Skills

Nuclear engineering knowledge

Problem solving

Written communication

Travel willingness

Education

Degree in science or engineering

Job description

Title

Nuclear Engineering Professional – Architect Engineer

Salary

£50,000 to £70,000 per annum (DOE)

Location

Bristol, Gloucester, Leatherhead, Glasgow, Burton, Manchester

Working Pattern

Flexible hybrid working pattern: time split between office, client sites, and working from home.

Closing Date

Friday 28th August 2026 (early application encouraged)

Do you want to work for an established company where you can make a difference? At Frazer‑Nash we offer an exciting and varied work portfolio, delivering innovative engineering solutions to our clients to make lives safe, secure, sustainable and affordable. It’s an exciting time to work in the nuclear industry and Frazer‑Nash are involved in many projects across the whole lifecycle of various nuclear facilities. The Nuclear Stations and Systems Team focus on the civil nuclear industry and support developing sites, generating sites and defuelling/decommissioning sites. We’re seeking someone with significant experience of the nuclear industry to join our diverse growing team.

Your role may encompass a range of technical skills and you’ll have a proven track record of using your experience and knowledge to deliver fit for purpose solutions to complex problems. You’ll undertake work for clients on significant nuclear safety related problems and support other staff in planning and performing such work. You'll work through the entire project lifecycle – from identifying opportunities and creating winning bids, to efficient project management and delivery, all the way to the seamless closure of projects.

Types of work you could be involved with

• Technical requirements capture, optioneering, and specification authoring.
• Being responsible for the design, manufacture, delivery, installation and/or commissioning of plant items and systems and solving issues as they arise.
• Technical integration of design and safety case requirements.
• Authoring and verifying nuclear safety case proposals and key supporting documents.
• Walking down equipment at a nuclear site to ensure it remains qualified to meet functional safety requirements or identify means for its remediation.
• Specifying plans to retire and remove plant, systems and structures to support safe, secure, cost-effective defuelling, dismantling and decommissioning.

Key responsibilities for this role will include

• Develop and execute strategies to handle various intricate nuclear challenges.
• Produce high‑quality technical documentation to meet the demands of our clients.
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship and training to colleagues and clients.
• Manage projects, ensuring they meet time, cost and quality expectations.
• Seek out new business opportunities and generate proposals and bids.
• Establish and build enduring client relationships.

Essential requirements

• A degree (or equivalent) in a relevant science or engineering discipline.
• Technical knowledge within a particular field, e.g. mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, C&I.
• A history of delivering technical work well.
• Good problem‑solving and interpersonal skills.
• Confident, clear and organised written communicator.
• Willingness to travel to client sites as required.

Desirable requirements

• Engineering management / project engineer capability.
• Architect engineer experience.
• Electrical, C&I or mechanical background.
• Experience of operations, engineering, safety case development at nuclear sites.
• Confidence in developing new business and maintaining client relationships.
• Project management experience in a consultancy (or similar) environment.
• Chartered (or working towards) with a professional institution.

Working at Frazer‑Nash

One of our core values at Frazer‑Nash is that we value our people. We help them to find work that they enjoy and that allows them to continuously grow and develop, whilst maintaining a healthy work‑life balance. We support our people to develop consultancy skills including business development and project management. As our people progress, we provide opportunities for broader duties and support our people to transition into the career paths that they want to take, be it becoming an expert in a technical discipline, transitioning into people management or focusing on business development of a specific sector.

Security clearance

Due to the nature of the work that Frazer‑Nash Consultancy undertakes, candidates will be required to undergo pre‑employment screening and satisfy clearance criteria for UK National Security Vetting.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with yearly reviews
• 25 days holiday + the opportunity to buy 5 days
• A company that has its heart in the right place and a welcoming work culture
• Happy to talk flexible working
• Enhanced parental benefits
• Company pension scheme
• Targeted professional development
• Life assurance
• Private healthcare membership
• Bonus scheme linked into company performance
• Paid membership fees to a professional institution
• Support in attaining professional membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season rail ticket loan
• And further optional benefits you can tailor to your personal requirements