Process Engineer

VINCI Construction; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

NUVIA UK's Technical Services & Consulting division seeks a Process Engineer to join a hybrid, multidisciplinary team in Warrington. The role involves delivering process designs within nuclear safety constraints, coordinating with a range of engineering and non-engineering functions, and contributing to safety cases and regulatory compliance.

The successful candidate will gather data on effluent handling, assess flushing systems for new containers, and develop sampling and safety documentation

Qualifications

• Good communication with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Competent report writing and clear findings.
• Experience delivering process designs on medium/large projects.
• Able to work under time and cost constraints.
• Designing/assessing fluidic systems to handle hazardous liquids.
• Knowledge of safety assessment techniques (HAZOP).
• Experience with nuclear safety case development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver items against the project schedule, reporting to the client process lead.
• Regularly report process team progress to Project Management and Engineering Manager.
• Collaborate with a multi-discipline design team across engineering and non-engineering functions.
• Gather information on effluent routes and ensure safe discharge limits.
• Assess flushing system for a new container type, including pressure/flow analyses.
• Develop sampling systems for pond conditions and containment.
• Develop radiological, environmental and non-nuclear safety cases; present at assurance reviews.

Skills

Communication

Report writing

Teamwork

Time & cost management

Fluidic design

Hazard assessment

Education

Chemical Engineering degree

Tools

HAZOP

Job description

Position – Process Engineer

Reference – 2658

Location – Warrington / Cumbria

Travel – Hybrid

Arrangement – Staff/Contract

NUVIA UK's Technical Services & Consulting department is fast growing with hybrid opportunities available up and down the country. We're striving to create a multidisciplinary team to offer our clients the best range of talent.

BPSS clearance will be required at basic level. Prior clearance will not be transferrable.

Principal Accountabilities

• Working in a small team of process engineers to deliver the items listed above against the project schedule, reporting to client process lead.
• Regular reporting on process team progress to Project Management and Engineering Manager.
• Working closely with a multi-discipline design team, including other engineering disciplines as well as non-engineering and non-design functions (Project Management, Programme Delivery, Technical Support Safety Assessors, Plant Side Engineering, Plant Operations, Commissioning etc.)
• Information gathering about existing effluent routes and their capabilities/compatibilities. Engagement with effluent co‑ordinators to identify safe discharge limits and agree required arrangements to be in place to allow discharges.
• Assessment of existing flushing system for use with a new container type, including pressure and flow characteristics, identifying potential issues and modifications where required, up to and including full replacement.
• Development of a range of sampling systems for bulk pond condition, individual container sampling, and an intermediate level to enable location of activity releases within a very large pond.
• Development of radiological, environmental and non‑nuclear safety cases for relevant hazards. Working in a highly regulated environment with an emphasis on nuclear safety. Working within existing safety cases and ensuring that design fits within those requirements and identifying if this is not achievable. Presentation of design at regular assurance reviews with process design intelligent customer, as well as at technical committee, management.

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience

• Working with teams of process engineers, other engineering disciplines and non‑engineering disciplines in delivering process designs on medium/large‑scale projects.
• Good communication skills and ability to work with other team members / disciplines.
• Competent report writing skills: clearly and concisely reporting findings.
• Comfortable working under time and cost constraints.
• Designing/assessing fluidic systems to transfer radioactive liquors and effluent streams.
• Understanding of technologies to enable taking and handling of samples of hazardous liquids and safety assessment techniques (e.g., HAZOP).
• Production and checking of: Basis of Design, Process Description, Feed and Effluent Descriptions, Process Calculations (fluidics), Process Data Sheets, Basis of Process Safety (BoPS).
• Master's / Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering.
• Working with and adherence to client processes and procedures, in particular checking and approval procedures.
• Nuclear safety case development and provision of nuclear substantiation.