Strategic Engineering Lead (Nuclear Reactors)

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Strategic Engineering Lead (Nuclear Reactors), Scrabster

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Client:

Jacobs

Location:

Scrabster, United Kingdom

Job Category:

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

9

Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

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Job Description:

Strategic Engineering Lead (Nuclear Reactors)-(EST0002DB)

Your Impact:

At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers 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 Jacobs’ 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 Jacobs. 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 Strategic Engineering Lead (Nuclear Reactors) to join our Decommissioning Projects business. Due to the rapid growth of our business in the civil nuclear site decommissioning arena, we require more support to deliver and expand on our existing decommissioning expertise.

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.

Role Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate teams or provide technical consultancy to support complex decommissioning challenges, primarily in the decommissioning of legacy nuclear facilities, including reactor segmentation and support systems.
• Develop strategies, plans, and implement activities across the project lifecycle, including bidding, design, and site execution.
• Apply expertise in project preparation and delivery, including technologies and techniques for legacy facility decommissioning, demolition, and land remediation.
• Conduct cost estimating, schedule preparation, and risk analysis to ensure successful project delivery.

Minimum Requirements

• Experience in nuclear decommissioning, especially civil nuclear reactor sites.
• Knowledge of best practices and lessons learned for civil nuclear reactor decommissioning.
• Innovative thinking and familiarity with approaches from various industries.
• Ability to develop creative solutions to improve decommissioning efficiencies.
• Membership of a professional institute; chartership preferred.
• Self-motivated with leadership skills and a strong technical background.
• Proven experience in team leadership and consultancy roles.
• Excellent communication skills; Japanese language skills are advantageous.
• Ability to liaise effectively with stakeholders.
• Experience with project requirements from FEED to EPC.

Additional experience in EDF or Magnox projects is beneficial:

EDF Experience:

• Knowledge of AGR plant and regulatory requirements.

Magnox Experience:

• Experience with Magnox plant decommissioning and waste management.