Process Engineer

NSG Environmental Ltd; Chorley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime pay

Life Assurance 3x Salary

Discretionary bonus

Professional memberships covered

Job summary

NSG Environmental Ltd is seeking a Process Engineer responsible for producing designs and collaborating in a multi-discipline team. The role involves process design concepts, ensuring compliance with standards, and participating in commissioning activities.

Ideal candidates possess relevant engineering qualifications and experience in design and manufacturing within the nuclear sector. The position offers competitive overtime rates, life assurance, a pension plan, and a supportive professional environment.

Qualifications

• Broad based engineering experience in design and manufacturing.
• Membership in appropriate technical / professional body is desirable.
• IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent training.
• Knowledge of drawing principles and standards is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Produce design studies and manufacturing designs for projects.
• Ensure designs conform to standards and client requirements.
• Attend and witness commissioning activities.
• Support tender and contract reviews with technical information.

Skills

Competent user of MS Office

Organise and prioritise own work

Education

Relevant Engineering Degree, HNC or equivalent experience

Job description

NSG Environmental Ltd has been delivering work programmes in the nuclear industry for over 40 years. Traditionally in the areas of decommissioning and waste management, NSG now has a broad customer base and provides a wide spectrum of services across the nuclear project lifecycle, ranging from expert consultancy support, R&D and engineering design to rekit and refurbishment, site installation services and high-hazard physical decommissioning works, amongst others. This work is delivered at NSG’s own offices and purpose-built facilities and nuclear sites across the UK. The delivery and management of these projects and programmes of work is carried out by a skilled workforce composed of both white-collar and blue-collar personnel in technical, administrative, and physical roles.

Our core values of Passion, Integrity, Challenge and Collaboration drive performance and ensure we add significant value. If joining us as a member of staff, we will support your professional development in an exciting and challenging work environment that will enable you to use, develop and hone your technical expertise in a supportive and collaborative working environment.

The Role

The Process Engineer will be responsible for producing design studies and manufacturing designs for NSG projects.

The engineer will work within a multi-discipline design team and be responsible for undertaking the design of equipment as delegated by the Integration Manager and/or Project Manager.

Key Objectives

Process Engineering Delivery

• Production of process design concepts, e.g. (P&IDs, PFDs, Equipment Lists, Design Calculations)
• Knowledge and experience of applying process engineering design fundamentals e.g. (CFD, Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics)
• Appreciation of Instrumentation and Control interfaces
• Produce designs that conform to the relevant British and European standards and client requirements.
• Produce and maintain an LTQR / Technical File in accordance with NSG Quality Management Systems.
• Ensure that the design addresses operability, maintainability, and safety issues.
• Produce designs that meet with project programmes and budgets.
• Produce design justification reports that demonstrate the design mitigates all technical risks identified.
• Production of Process Engineering technical specifications.
• Production of Commissioning documentation, e.g. FAT and SAT.
• Attendance and witnessing of Commissioning activities.

Technical Competency

• Ensure personal, professional, technical and engineering competency through continuing professional development
• Understand the technical aspects of a project and develop design and engineering solutions with our in house specialists or supply chain support as necessary.
• Consolidation and collation of design and engineering documentation for internal approvals and presentation to the client as necessary.
• Support programme (P6 Schedule) development throughout the project lifecycle.
• Report delay, changes of scope and risk associated to completing Process Engineering tasks to the Project Manager and subsequently the Project Planner.
• Be aware of Company business plan and to promote NSG to ensure continuity of business within the context of that plan.
• Contribute to the development of business and success of current projects by the internal referral and communication of appropriate information and intelligence.
• Recognise the potential impact of own actions for the Group, Company, clients and suppliers and act in appreciation of this at all times.
• Maintain effective working relationships across all Group, Company, Site and Function Heads.
• Promulgate and promote the Company’s reputation, expertise and capability through attendance, contribution and submission to media articles, exhibitions, professional institutions, client meetings, external events, inward visits, and through professional bodies / colleagues etc.
• Understand the importance of schedule adherence and accurately report progress and change in accordance with the contract.

Bid Support

• Provide appropriate response to client or internal colleague enquiry and ensure completion of all necessary documentation as required by the NSG QSHEW Management System.
• Support tender and contract reviews through the provision of relevant and informed technical or commercial information as necessary.
• Support the production of enquiry and tender responses, costing and schedule information.
• Identify modifications to scope of work and support the estimation of cost and contract variations.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Relevant Engineering Degree, HNC or demonstrable equivalent experience - Essential
• Membership of appropriate technical / professional body - Desirable
• IOSH Managing Safely or Level 2 Health & Safety in the Workplace or equivalent - Relevant training will be provided if required

Experience & Knowledge

• Broad based engineering experience in design and manufacturing - Essential
• Knowledge of drawing principles and standards - Desirable
• Design experience of Nuclear Safety Systems - Desirable
• Used to dealing with confidential and commercial information - Desirable
• Familiar with integrated management system operating procedures and requirements etc. - Desirable

Skills & Abilities

• Competent user of MS Office - Essential
• Able to organise and prioritise own work - Essential
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of colleagues at all levels and with external stakeholders and contractors - Desirable
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 / 14001 & 45001 - Desirable

Package - Staff only

Overtime – 37.5-60hours per week – Time and half

Overtime – 60+ hours per week or Sundays – Double time

Life Assurance 3x Salary

Pension – Company contributes 5% Individual contributes 4%

Discretionary bonus

187.5 hours per year holiday allowance

Professional memberships covered

NSG Environmental are a Disability Confident Committed Employer