EC&I Lead Engineer

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

To support the delivery of the SRP Project, we are seeking a Senior CE&I Design Engineer to join the team in Hinton House, Birchwood, Warrington. Responsibilities of this position are to lead a team of engineers and designers to deliver the CE&I design aspects of mechanical handling and process services systems (instrumentation) through manufacture, works test, installation, and commissioning support.

The CE&I plant systems this role primarily covers are;

• Package transfer and storage outside of Glovebox Lines

• Building mechanical handling systems, cranes, lifts etc

• Building process services systems, LP steam, chilled water, compressed air etc.

• Specification and selection of process instrumentation across the SRP facility.

Responsibilities:

• Provide design support to procurement, manufacture, and installation teams for the above systems.

• Management of CE&I design configuration baseline for the above CE&I systems in response to developing project requirements and design information from the supply chain.

• Checking and reviewing CE&I design deliverables to programme deadlines and to appropriate relevant standards, codes, and regulations.

• Working with the supply chain, supporting design aspects of contracts in ensuring suppliers meet client Engineering Standards, responding to Technical Queries, supporting production of test specification and attendance at Works Acceptance Testing at supplier facilities.

• To integrate and coordinate the above CE&I systems into the wider SRP Plant, via Building Interface Modelling (BIM), working with the other engineering and non-technical disciplines.

• Support the project Commissioning team activities.

• Responsibility for ensuring that throughout remaining phases of the project lifecycle, the CE&I design intent is aligned to safety case requirements (nuclear and conventional) and ensuring all functional requirements are met, ensuring Validation and Verification is adequately managed.

• Mentor and support the development of engineers, designers, graduates, and apprentices.

• Has excellent communication skills and is able to interface with all levels of the engineering organisation.

• Has a BEng/MEng degree or HND/HNC in a relevant field, or demonstrable equivalent experience.

• Has achieved Incorporated professional registration or be working towards professional registration

• Moderate experience in a similar role, previous Nuclear experience is highly desirable

At interview, shall be able to demonstrate the following competencies:

• Evidence of their design competence through previous work and projects.

• Conversant with existing CAE tools, e.g. Autodesk AutoCAD.

• Independently capable of managing his/her area of responsibility.

• Ensuring Validation & Verification is completed throughout project delivery.

This role can be either fully office based or a blend of office and home working. There is a requirement to routinely interface with installation contractors, plant operators and maintainers at Sellafield site. Travel will therefore be necessary from time to time.

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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