Senior Diagnostic Project Engineer

UK Atomic Energy Authority; Culham; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Excellent pension

Relocation allowance (if eligible)

Bonus scheme up to 7%

Job summary

UK Atomic Energy Authority at Culham is seeking a Senior Diagnostic Project Engineer to lead a range of diagnostic and fusion-related projects. You will oversee definition, design, manufacture, assembly, commissioning and end-of-life processing, taking ownership of project risk until close-out.

You will chair design reviews, manage procurement, and supervise installation activities while maintaining high safety and quality standards. An engineering degree and strong leadership are required.

Qualifications

• Degree level qualifications in a relevant scientific or engineering field.
• Experience in creating specifications and handling technical documentation approval processes.
• Experience of modern assembly and manufacturing techniques
• Strong communication skills to interface with both internal and external stakeholders and management, scientific, clerical and technical staff.
• Proven leadership experience in managing technical teams and projects.
• Experience in project planning including resource and cost profiling.
• A good level of PC skills, including experience with Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Define project requirements, constraints, and deliverables
• Create and maintain project plans, risk registers, work packages and cost profiles
• Delegate work packages and co-ordinate the activities of the project team to deliver projects on-time, in budget, and with appropriate quality levels, employing corrective actions to minimise any impact on schedule and budget
• Manage and review the activities of the Design Office, and the Modelling & Design and Engineering Evaluation Teams
• Chair design reviews and progress meetings to report project status, current activities, and to raise issues
• Produce technical documentation (including reports, specifications, work procedures, risk assessments, tender documentation, and Safe System of Work paperwork) and ensure adherence to design standards and UKAEA’s Quality System
• Manage component procurement, liaising with internal and external manufacturers and carrying out supplier visits to ensure compliance
• Supervise and direct installation activities, ensuring design and safety compliance

Skills

Strong communication skills

Leadership experience

Project planning

Technical documentation

Manufacturing techniques

Microsoft Office

Education

Degree in relevant scientific/engineering field

Job description

The salary for this role is £57,117(inclusive of a Specialist Allowance) . Onsite working is expected for 3days a week, however, we actively support requests for flexible working.

The role can be based at any of the following sites:Culham, Oxfordshire.

This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) , including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data.

The Role

The Diagnostic & Fusion Engineering Team is part of the Sensors & Control Unit in the Plasma Science & Operations Division. The team offers engineering and installation support on a range of diagnostic systems and related technology, working closely with scientific and technical staff. The team works on projects from across UKAEA as well as contracts with national and international partners.

A Senior Diagnostic Project Engineer will manage a range of diagnostic projects varying in scale and complexity. You will take a lead role in creating innovative design solutions to meet challenging requirements relating to diagnostic and fusion-related systems, acting as both an experienced project manager and contributing to designs with a high level of technical competence.

The post holder will take full responsibility for the definition, design, manufacture, assembly, commissioning, operation, disassembly and end of life processing for a variety of diagnostic and fusion-related subsystems, including ownership of project risk until close-out.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define project requirements, constraints, and deliverables
• Create and maintain project plans, risk registers, work packagesand cost profiles
• Delegate work packages and co-ordinate the activities of the project team to deliver projects on-time, in budget, and with appropriate quality levels, employing corrective actions to minimise any impact on schedule and budget
• Manage and review the activities of the Design Office, and the Modelling & Design and Engineering Evaluation Teams
• Chair design reviews and progress meetings to report project status, current activities, and to raise issues
• Produce technical documentation (including reports, specifications, work procedures, risk assessments, tender documentation, and Safe System of Work paperwork) and ensure adherence to design standards and UKAEA’s Quality System
• Manage component procurement, liaising with internal and external manufacturers and carrying out supplier visits to ensure compliance
• Supervise and direct installation activities, ensuring design and safety compliance

£57,117 (inclusive of Specialist Allowance) + excellent benefits including outstanding pension

• Degree level qualifications in a relevant scientific or engineering field.
• Experience in creating specifications and handling technical documentation approval processes.
• Experience of modern assembly and manufacturing techniques
• Strong communication skills to interface with both internal and external stakeholders and management, scientific, clerical and technical staff.
• Proven leadership experience in managing technical teams and projects.
• Experience in project planning including resource and cost profiling.
• A good level of PC skills, including experience with Microsoft Office.

UKAEA’s mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds to help us achieve this goal. We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and strive to ensure fair representation across our workforce. We particularly encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in STEM, including women and individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, while ensuring all appointments are made on merit.

UK Atomic Energy Authority is committed to being accessible. Please email [e-mail] if you have any questions or require help or adjustments to compete on a fair basis, for example, changes to the way we interview or share information.

Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.

As an employee of UKAEA you will benefit from:

• Outstandingdefined benefit pension scheme,details of which can be found at the end of this advert.
• Corporatebonus schemeup to7%and aRelocationallowance (if eligible).
• Flexible working optionsincluding family friendly policies.
• Employee Assistance Programmeand trained Mental Health First Aiders,
• Generous annual leaveallowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays
• A vibrantdculturecommitted to equality and being fullyinclusive

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Once you have submitted a formal application via our website, all CVs will be reviewed shortly after the closing date of the advert.

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