Senior EC&I Design Engineer - Warrington

westlakesrecruit; Warrington; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Lead Electrical Design Engineer in Warrington. This role involves leading a multi-disciplinary team to deliver engineering projects, particularly in regulated environments. Candidates should have a strong background in engineering leadership and technical knowledge, with experience in nuclear or similar fields. Join to contribute to a diverse nuclear future.

Qualifications

• Proven record of successful delivery leading engineering teams.
• Strong technical knowledge in design environments.
• Experience with quality-assured systems, preferably nuclear.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary engineering team to deliver viable solutions.
• Manage scheduling, estimating, and design deliverables.
• Develop safety cases and attend HAZOPs.

Skills

Leadership in engineering

Technical knowledge in engineering design

Experience in regulated environments

Job description

Overview

Westlakes are currently recruiting for an experienced Lead Electrical Design Engineer to join a dynamic team based in Warrington.

This is an exciting opportunity to take on a key role in delivering complex engineering projects within a regulated environment. We are considering candidates on both a permanent and contract basis.

If you have a strong background in engineering leadership, experience in a design environment, and a passion for delivering high-quality solutions, we'd love to hear from you!

Role Responsibilities

• Lead and direct a multi-disciplinary engineering team to identify feasibility, develop outline requirement specifications, determine TRL levels and development plans to deliver a viable solution, and prepare a plan for the delivery of the appraise and select phase of the project. Deliver to the agreed time, cost and quality.
• Lead the multidiscipline teams, responsible for estimating, scheduling, forecasting and the production of the agreed design deliverables.
• Manage the JV teams in production of deliverables.
• Develop the safety case(s), including attendance at HAZOPs, support to safety assessment, review of ES, and production of substantiation documentation.
• Identify additional resource demand where required to ensure all deliverables can be originated and checked in accordance with the project schedule.
• Interface with other Project Discipline leads within the project(s) and engage with Site clients and stakeholders.

Essential Experience

• Background in engineering, demonstrating a record of successful delivery including recent leadership roles guiding technical personnel.
• Significant experience in an engineering design environment with strong technical knowledge.
• Recent experience working within a regulated and quality-assured system (preferably nuclear), where professional engineering judgment is key.
• Knowledge and understanding of governing laws, regulations, and standards for the nuclear industry (equivalent experience in other industries will be considered): Health & Safety at Work Act; Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015; Safety of Machinery, CDM, LOLER, Pressure Systems, DSEAR, Ionising Radiation.
• Identification of Technological Readiness Levels and development of technology development plans.

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