Project Engineer

PWE Recruitment Group; Leiston; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm seeks a Project Engineer to work in the nuclear energy sector. The role involves producing high-quality engineering documentation, managing technical queries, and supporting contractor selection. Candidates must have experience at a generating power station and be familiar with CADMECH. This position offers hybrid working options, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional development within a collaborative environment focused on engineering innovation and safety.

Benefits

Competitive market-rate salary

Excellent benefits package

Ongoing professional development support

Hybrid and flexible working options

Qualifications

• Mandatory - must have worked on a generating power station.
• Proven experience using CADMECH - essential.
• SMSTS qualification.
• Understanding of safety, environmental and quality compliance.

Responsibilities

• Produce and maintain high-quality engineering documentation.
• Manage technical queries in line with approved processes.
• Support contractor selection and contract placement.
• Prepare Engineering Change documentation.

Skills

Engineering documentation production

Technical query management

Stakeholder liaison

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Chartered Engineer status or HND

Tools

CADMECH

Job description

Overview

Engineer the future of UK nuclear energy in a role where your expertise genuinely matters.

This is an opportunity to work at the heart of the UK's nuclear power programme, delivering complex, safety-critical projects that protect energy security for generations to come.

You will join a highly experienced engineering environment where collaboration, integrity and technical excellence are truly lived values.

With structured mentoring, exposure to major infrastructure projects and real scope to grow your leadership capability, this role offers both challenge and long-term career progression.

Responsibilities

• Produce and maintain high-quality engineering documentation, including quality plans and technical specifications
• Manage technical queries in line with approved processes and procedures
• Support contractor selection, tender evaluation and contract placement
• Review contractor designs, drawings and technical submissions
• Undertake feasibility studies, site surveys and technical appraisals
• Prepare Engineering Change documentation and manage impacted records
• Lead or support commissioning activities and testing where required
• Liaise closely with designers, station engineers and stakeholders
• Support Project and Construction Managers to deliver work safely and effectively

Qualifications & Requirements

• Mandatory - must have worked on a generating power station.
• Chartered Engineer status or HND (or equivalent experience)
• Proven experience using CADMECH - essential
• SMSTS qualification
• Understanding of safety, environmental and quality compliance
• Experience working under CDM regulations
• Electrical power systems design or installation experience preferred
• Strong communication, organisation and stakeholder skills
• Experience in highly regulated environments

What’s in it for you - Nuclear Energy

• The nuclear sector offers rare stability, long-term investment and the chance to work on nationally critical infrastructure while staying at the cutting edge of engineering innovation.
• Long-term job security in a future-focused industry
• Clear pathways for technical and leadership progression
• Exposure to complex, high-value engineering projects
• Hybrid and flexible working options
• Competitive market-rate salary
• Excellent benefits package
• Strong commitment to safety and wellbeing
• Ongoing professional development support

Company Overview

Our Client is a global leader in advanced engineering and technology solutions, supporting some of the world's most complex challenges across science, security and sustainability.

They are known for a strong safety culture, ethical standards and a genuine commitment to their people. With a collaborative environment and significant investment in development, they offer a place where engineers can thrive and build lasting careers.

Interested?

Please call Emily Warner or Carolyn McDowell on (phone number removed) to discuss this role in further detail if you are a Project Engineer with generating power station experience