Project Engineer

Jacobs; New Romney; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an experienced Project Engineer to join their Engineering and Technical Services team. This role involves supporting EDF Energy Nuclear Generation with their nuclear fleet, focusing on defueling and decommissioning efforts. The successful candidate will manage technical documentation and queries, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards while working in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Free single medical cover

Enhanced parental leave pay

Professional development reimbursement

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in electrical engineering.
• Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) qualification.
• Experience in managing electrical power systems design projects.

Responsibilities

• Producing and maintaining project engineering documentation.
• Managing technical queries and supporting contractor selection.
• Performing feasibility studies and site surveys.

Skills

Communication

Organisational Skills

Education

Chartered Engineer or HND Plus

Job description

Amentum will inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

About the Opportunity

We are recruiting for an experienced Project Engineer to join our Engineering and Technical Services team supporting our key client EDF Energy Nuclear Generation with their nuclear fleet in the UK.

Since 1983 Dungeness B has generated low carbon electricity for 38.2 million homes and was the first Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor to begin construction in the UK. The station is now at a new phase in its life - defueling and decommissioning. This involves the safe removal of all spent fuel from the reactor core, the cooling ponds and stores whilst looking ahead and preparing for deconstruction. At a time of nuclear resurgence working for us at Dungeness B offers a unique opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills within an operational defueling environment whilst also looking ahead to future potential opportunities in nuclear new build or decommissioning and deconstruction.

This is a key role within our project and engineering portfolio which spans across all UK sites and stations. You will be supported and mentored by experienced project engineering management professionals within the business and given the training and opportunities you need to develop and expand your project engineering management and leadership skills with larger and more complex projects.

You will be part of a large client-led team at EDFs Dungeness B Power Station and will be accountable to the client Project Manager, Programme Manager and/or Construction Manager. This role will benefit from flexible working arrangements between site and home
Key responsibilities include:

• Producing and maintaining project engineering documentation including quality plans and technical specifications
• Management of technical queries in accordance with relevant processes and procedures
• Supporting the process of contractor selection and contract placement
• Technical reviews of contractor documents and drawings
• Carrying out technical appraisals of project options
• Performing feasibility studies, site surveys and liaison with designers and station engineering staff as required
• Prepare Engineering Changes and manage the preparation of supporting and affected documents
• Commissioning documents and act as test team leader where appropriate
• Supporting the Project Manager and Construction Manager in managing the project and ensuring the work is carried out in a safe, timely and effective manner to its conclusion

Qualifications

• Typically Chartered Engineer or HND Plus with extensive experience in electrical engineering
• Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) qualification
• Candidates that hold a formal project management qualification and are versed in modern project management techniques, including project stage gates, preferred but not essential
• Experience of Identifying, implementing, and complying with applicable safety, environmental and quality standards, company procedures and policies and other relevant legislative and regulatory requirements
• Knowledge and experience of delivering construction projects under CDM
• Ideally experience in managing and delivering electrical power systems design and installation projects; for example prior experience in working with the national grid and/or electrical supply and distribution systems
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• A background of working at Power Stations and Nuclear Licensed Sites is preferred but not essential and everyone working in our team will have a proven track record of working within highly regulated environments with high safety standards

Our Culture

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centered on inclusion and diversity.

We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility, please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.