Senior Decommissioning & Dismantling Engineer

Total Resourcing Ltd; Oxford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Decommissioning and Dismantling Engineer to lead innovative engineering solutions for nuclear decommissioning projects. This role offers the chance to work across the full life cycle of projects, from feasibility to detailed design and execution. You will play a crucial role in delivering technical leadership, guiding junior engineers, and interfacing with clients. The company values diversity and welcomes candidates with transferable skills, ensuring a dynamic and inclusive work environment. With a competitive salary and extensive benefits including private medical insurance and an annual bonus scheme, this opportunity is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in the field of nuclear engineering.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Professional Membership subscription paid

Private medical insurance

Annual Bonus Scheme

Non-contribution pension scheme

Enhanced Maternity Pay

Group Income Protection

Group Life Insurance

Sports allowance

Online discount platform

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in nuclear decommissioning or waste management projects.
• Willingness to obtain security clearance for sensitive projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead decommissioning planning and design activities.
• Prepare method statements and design risk assessments.
• Interface with clients and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Nuclear Engineering

Decommissioning Planning

Waste Management

Technical Leadership

Project Management

Education

BSc/MSc in Nuclear Engineering

BEng/MEng in Engineering

Job description

Within the Decommissioning and Dismantling (D&D) discipline, you will participate in core D&D engineering tasks and activities, ranging from decommissioning planning, design and waste handling studies to dismantling, demolition and delicensing tasks.

The four core pillars of the D&D discipline are:

• Retrievals
• POCO
• Investigations and Characterisations
• Dismantling and Demolition

You will intervene throughout the full life cycle of decommissioning projects: Feasibility, Preliminary Design Stage, Detail Design Stage, Construction/Commissioning. You will be responsible for delivering innovative engineering solutions to decommissioning challenges both across the UK and in an international setting.

As a Senior Engineer, you will also have the opportunity/responsibility of being a technical lead for projects and discrete packages of work. This will involve interfacing with the Client and coaching/leading more junior members of the team in delivering technical work.

Role and Responsibilities

As a Decommissioning and Dismantling Engineer, you will be involved in a variety of specialist tasks. This could include:

• Optioneering and Feasibility Studies.
• Decommissioning Planning;
  • Input data collection, conditioning, and validation;
  • Development of multi-phase decommissioning plans;
  • Development of Decommissioning Flow Diagrams;
  • Scheduling and sequencing;
  • Throughput modelling;
• Bespoke Studies.
• Post-Operational Clean Out (POCO) Planning.
• Investigation and Characterisation Planning.
• Dismantling and Size Reduction Planning and Design.
• Preparation of Method Statements and Design Risk Assessments.
• Supporting Hazard Identification process e.g., HAZOP and HAZID.
• Preparation of tender documents and technical responses for decommissioning works.

Preferred Role Requirements

The D&D team encourage diversity of thought and welcome applications of candidates with transferable skills that can be applied to nuclear decommissioning projects; therefore, there are no minimum role requirements and candidates will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

The preferred role requirements are as follows:

• BSc/MSc or BEng/MEng in a relevant nuclear engineering, decommissioning, waste management or engineering (preferably with a specialist in nuclear) field.
• Experience in nuclear decommissioning or waste management projects OR in the field of nuclear operations / nuclear power generation OR translatable experience in a similarly highly regulated industry.
• Willingness to obtain a security clearance.
• 5+ years professional engineering/technical specialist experience.

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays. You will also get an additional 1 day off for every 1-year service which is capped at 5.
• A competitive salary.
• One Professional Membership subscription paid for by the company.
• Private medical insurance.
• Annual Bonus Scheme.
• Non-contribution pension scheme.
• Enhanced Maternity Pay.
• Group Income Protection.
• Group Life Insurance.
• Sports allowance.
• Online discount platform.