Senior/Lead HVAC Engineer

-; Warrington; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company is seeking a Senior HVAC Engineer to support decommissioning projects across the nuclear sector in the UK. This role involves designing and implementing complex HVAC systems, requiring specific experience and knowledge in nuclear standards and procedures. The successful candidate will contribute to various projects, ensuring design integrity and compliance throughout the project lifecycle, while being supported by a diverse and collaborative team.

Benefits

Free medical cover

Enhanced parental leave pay

Professional development reimbursement

Flexible working hours

Paid volunteering time

Qualifications

• Degree holder or Chartered Engineer with experience in nuclear field.
• Experience in producing ventilation system design deliverables.
• Knowledge of nuclear standards and site procedures.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement HVAC and Building Services systems.
• Support various nuclear clients through full life cycle project requirements.
• Preparation of design basis documents and engineering substantiation.

Skills

HVAC design experience

Nuclear ventilation systems knowledge

Project management

Psychometric calculations

Education

Degree in Engineering

Tools

Hevacomp

Pipenet

Autocad

Job description

We'll 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 currently recruiting for a Senior HVAC Engineer to join our Decommissioning Projects business. This role will be based in Birchwood, Warrington, Harwell, Oxfordshire or Scrabster, Caithness, but other locations are willingly considered.The Decommissioning business provides an exciting mixture of consultancy, engineering and project management support, along with delivery of challenging decommissioning related EPC projects, to major clients in the UK across both the civil nuclear and defence industries, including Dounreay, Sellafield Limited, Urenco and Magnox. Overseas, we are delivering similarly interesting and exciting projects across the globe including projects for clients in Central & Eastern Europe and Japan.

We are very proud to have supported these clients for many years, and our partnering arrangements will enable us to sustain and enhance this support in the long-term. We also deliver a number of projects for other private companies and academia needing decommissioning solutions.

You will understand the importance of radiological ventilation systems and will be responsible for the design and implementation of HVAC and Building Services systems including design studies, optioneering, scheme and detail design. Tasks will include the preparation of design basis documents, ventilation flow sheets, calculations, equipment/ductwork sizing, containment systems design, cascaded building ventilation design, specification writing and engineering substantiation. You will also be responsible for taking these designs forward to manufacture, installation and commissioning stages to provide defined outcomes for our customers.

Your responsibilities will be supporting various and diverse nuclear clients providing Front End Engineering Design through to full life cycle project requirements including:

• Waste retrieval and treatment
• POCO (Post Operation Clean Out)
• Fuel and packaging
• Technical assessment
• Key discipline contributor in Feasibility and Optioneering Studies

Here's What You'll Need:

• Ideally you will hold a Degree, be a member of CIBSE and/or a Chartered Engineer or alternatively have extensive demonstrable experience in the nuclear field.
• Appropriate demonstrable experience in delivering HVAC design in the nuclear sector.
• Knowledge & experience in the design and substantiation of nuclear ventilation systems.
• Knowledge of nuclear standards and site procedures.
• Experience in the production of ventilation system design deliverables, i.e. Ventilation Flow Diagrams (VFDs), Basis of Design (BoD), Plant Sizing Calculations (Heating/Cooling/Fan Sizing), Control Philosophy
• Experience in the delivery of Equipment Specifications, Design Reports, Manufacturing specifications and commissioning procedures.
• Experience in the production of CDM documentation such as Design Risk Assessments, Residual Risk Registers and Outline Installation Method Statements
• Knowledge of ductwork design, specification and installation.
• Able to produce and check psychometric calculations.
• Experience in the use of industry standard software such as Hevacomp and Pipenet is preferable.
• An understanding of Autocad packages and its capabilities.
• Ability to manage their own time effectively to ensure tasks are delivered to budget and timescale.

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.

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