PART TIME Principal PES Engineer

Morson Group; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 117,000; Part time

Job summary

Morson Group is seeking a Part Time Principal PES Engineer for Sellafield to support the ERMRS project and S&R portfolio. The role involves leading PES/CE&I design packages, generating drawings and documentation, and guiding a small team to deliver within budget and schedule.

SC clearance is required, with UK residency rules applying. The position is a 12-month contract inside IR35, with rates from £65ph+, based at Sellafield or other UK SL locations.

Qualifications

• Experience in PES design and PES hardware lifecycle.
• Proven capability to produce design drawings and documents.
• SQEP to SL SQEP Role SR0754 preferred.
• Ability to meet security clearance requirements.
• Higher engineering qualifications; Chartered pathway preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple design packages with cost and schedule controls.
• Mentor graduates and apprentices within CE&I design.
• Produce and review CE&I design deliverables across stages.
• Represent design team in supply chain meetings.

Skills

PES design

CE&I design

Project leadership

Design reviews

Education

HNC/HND or equivalent

BEng/MEng desirable

Chartered Engineer status or route

Tools

CAD drawings

Job description

Looking for a Part Time Principal PES Engineer to be based at Sellafield (other SL location will be considered) to support the Security and Resilience (S&R) Portfolio on the ERMRS project.

This is initially a 12 month contract role inside IR35 with rates from £65ph+

SC clearance is required for this role.

***Only apply if you are a British Citizen and passport holder, and not have worked outside the UK during the past 5 years.***

ROLE OVERVIEW:

The ERMRS project has been initiated to replace the existing SPMS (Site Perimeter Monitoring System) and SEMPS (Site Emergency Monitoring Point systems). The ERMMS system will consist of 41 outstations on the Sellafield site, 29 around the perimeter of the site and 12 within the site.

These outstations will monitor the? (Alpha)? (Beta) and? (Gamma) Airborne Radiation and transmit the data back to the SECCs (Site Emergency Control Centres) onto a CCS (Central Computer System) for the emergency management teams to monitor and manage any incidents that may occur. Project scope is to fully replace the outstations group, Slab, Building and internal system and services.

This role provides Electrical, Control & Instrumentation Engineering (strong PES bias) capability across several projects in support of aging Sellafield site facilities. The work ranges from asset care replacement and assessment in existing facilities to provision of new equipment and design of new facilities to replace existing functionality.

The work being undertaken is critical to maintaining the ongoing safe and secure operations on the Sellafield site.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Lead the production of several design packages at once across the portfolio, managing efficient delivery and performance to the expected costs and schedules with minimal supervision from the Responsible Engineer.

The candidate should be able to reference recent employment history where the CE&I (PES specific) design Principal Engineer role has been successfully undertaken and shall be capable of the following as a minimum

Produce or check the required design drawings and documentation for the appropriate phase deliverables at all applicable stages of the Sellafield gated process.

When varying task complexity and costs necessitate, be capable of leading a small team of designers through delivery of a package or at other times be capable and willing to originate a package individually.

Capable of performing plant configuration walk downs in order to confirm and accurately record task baseline details, propose outline schemes and build estimates.

Capable of determining Engineering Requirements and provide underpinning for their Validation and Verification.

Capable of seeking, deploying and disseminating LFE as appropriate for the design tasks.

Capable of professionally representing the design team within the supply chain including attendance at build customer acceptance tests as delegate by the Responsible Engineer.

Continuously producing a high standard of quality documentation, drawings and project deliverables.

At necessary lifecycle points and via appropriate project controls be capable of performing the design interfaces with other project disciplines, having an awareness of the basic project management fundamentals.

Providing a confident, clear and professional presentation of the task CE&I design deliverables to all project stakeholders attending single and / or multidiscipline design reviews.

Capable of producing and being accountable for their own effective time management, planning activities, task estimates and progress reporting.

Being competent and willing to guide and mentor graduates, apprentices and other less experienced CE&I design team members.

Understanding self-limitations and the value / importance of escalation as and when necessary during the design process.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

Implementation of Programmable Electronic System based Control and Monitoring - ES_1_2479_1 (latest issue)

Recent experience with Programmable Electronic Systems in Design process to include the development and technical requirements related to the design, engineering, build, testing, documentation, procurement, delivery, installation and commissioning of PES (including COTS PES).

Role holder will ideally already be SQEP to SL SQEP Role SR0754 - Designer

Checking & Approve Work Course ELO223 Completed within last 3 years.

Sellafield Gated Process ELO046 within the last 3 years.

CDM Principal designer and designers U08008 within the last 3 years

Introduction to Project design engineering U07520 in the last 3 years

Able to demonstrate understanding of the main laws and regulations that affect the safety, design and operation of plant and equipment including, Nuclear Installations Act & Site Licence Conditions, Health & Safety at Work Act and various regulations including Safety of Machinery, EWR CDM, LOLER, Pressure Systems, DSEAR, Ionising Radiation.

Higher education qualification in an engineering discipline (or equivalent experience):

Minimum: HNC / HND (or equivalent)

Preferred: BEng / MEng (or equivalent)

Membership of an appropriate professional institution.

Chartered Engineer (CEng) status (or demonstrable route to chartership where agreed).

Ability to meet project-specific security clearance and site access requirements.