Principal EC&I Engineer

NUVIA UK; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in the UK is looking for a Principal EC&I Engineer to manage design, engineering, and project delivery responsibilities in the nuclear sector. Candidates should have a degree in a relevant field and at least 5 years of experience in the nuclear industry. The role involves supervising teams, ensuring safety compliance, and liaising with clients. The ideal applicant will be working towards Chartered Engineer status and possess strong project management skills. This is a permanent position based in Glasgow.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in the Nuclear industry.
• Understanding of design requirements for nuclear safety cases.
• Experience of managing sub-contracts.
• Experience of checking design documentation including drawings.
• Ability to lead a technical team in a project delivery environment.

Responsibilities

• Define and distribute the scope of work for projects.
• Supervise and manage a design or project team.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations.
• Check and approve project deliverables.
• Manage safety culture and compliance.

Skills

Project Management

Nuclear Engineering

Safety Regulations Knowledge

Team Leadership

Organisational Skills

Education

Degree in relevant technical/engineering discipline

Working towards Chartered Engineer status

Job description

Principal EC&I Engineer

Warrington, Cheshire / Abingdon, Oxfordshire / Glasgow

Permanent

Main Purpose of Job

Definition and distribution of the scope of work to ensure that all work is executed safely, on time and at appropriate levels of quality. Delivery of all design and engineering to meet the requirements of Design Reviews and HAZOPs within Project procedures. Supervision of less experienced engineering employees, engineering resource management and interviews.

Position in Organisation

• Reporting to Principal Engineers with ultimate line management responsibilities being with the Chief Engineer within your discipline
• Normally supervises a design or project team of up to 5 engineering staff, although the team may be supplemented by staff from elsewhere.
• Responsible for the allocation of work and managing quality, progress and cost of the work carried out within the project
• Responsible for managing project subcontracts
• Regularly interacts with clients and managers of other engineering disciplines
• Responsible for communications within project team

Key Accountabilities

• Design, Specification, Procurement, Supply / Manufacture Liaison, Installation, Acceptance Testing, Commissioning and Operator Training in Nuclear Engineering Projects
• Checking and approval of project deliverables
• Liaison with other disciplines
• Technical Consultancy
• Project Management including quality, progress and cost control including documentation
• Sales Support and Customer care
• Manage Contractors and Sub Contractors, Staff Development
• Manage safety by developing and reinforcing the safety culture, compliance with safety regulations (eg. CDM and CE marking), and the application of safety systems
• Compliance with statutory regulations

Pourquoi nous rejoindre ?

Experience and attributes required for the role

Essential

• Degree qualified in a relevant technical / engineering discipline or demonstrable experience
• A full UK driver’s licence
• Working towards Chartered Engineer status
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in the Nuclear industry
• Understanding of design requirements to support nuclear safety cases
• Experience of managing sub-contracts
• Knowledge of safety regulations including CDM
• Experience of checking design documentation including drawings and supporting calculations
• Experience and / or ability of leading a technical team within a professional project delivery environment
• Organisation & Collaborations skills

Desirable

• Chartered Engineer and candidates nearing chartership are preferred. Membership to appropriate institutions is preferred e.g. IET
• EC&I design integration with control systems (PLC / SCADA) would be advantageous.
• Experience of Design Substantiation to support safety cases including assessment of new and existing systems.
• Additional experience obtained within the Defence sector would be advantageous.
• Experience of bid preparation

Subsidiary of VINCI Construction, and division of the world-leading VINCI Group, NUVIA is an international company that operates world-wide on highly regulated and sensitive industrial sites, and has done for decades. We have been involved in all the major nuclear projects in the world thanks to our solid and historical expertise.

Entité

NUVIA est une branche de VINCI, plus grand groupe intégré de concessions et BTP du monde. NUVIA est plus particulièrement l'entité nucléaire du Groupe VINCI et est impliqué dans le cycle de vie tout entier des installations nucléaires, du New Build au démantèlement, en passant par la maintenance et l'exploitation. NUVIA est en croissance constante, avec plus de 2700 salariés dans le monde. En moyenne, 100 hommes et femmes nous rejoignent chaque année. Maintenant, plus que jamais, nous recherchons de nouveaux talents pour soutenir la croissance du groupe.