Introduction

Company cultures & job summary

Our client is looking for two Nuclear Decommissioning Engineers to support maintenance, facility engineering improvements and decommissioning projects across their Hampshire site. They need one Mechanical Engineer and one Electrical/C&I Engineer, both with 10+ years experience in regulated environments. DV Clearance is required, so you must already hold this to be considered.

If you are interested, apply today!

Working Patterns and location - Fully on site

Key responsibilities

Identify and define the minimum critical asset set required to support safe decommissioning operations.

• Develop asset baselines and map system dependencies down to subsystem level.

• Assign RAG status to all critical assets, assessing reliability, obsolescence risk and remaining operational life.

• Define proportionate improvement actions for Amber and Red rated assets, including repair, replacement and spares strategies.

• Deliver tasks from the Asset Improvement Plan and Asset Engineering Order Book.

• Identify and isolate redundant systems and implement practical COTS solutions where appropriate.

• Develop work packs and support engineering delivery within live operational facilities.

• Translate operational engineering issues into deliverable, risk-proportionate solutions.

Skills & experience

10+ years experience in facility engineering or project engineering roles within highly regulated environments.

• Proven background working on operational facilities in nuclear, defence, process or similar industries.

• Practical hands-on experience with either Mechanical or Electrical/C&I systems.

• Experience developing work packs and supporting engineering delivery in live facilities.

• Ability to translate complex operational issues into clear, deliverable engineering solutions.

• Experience conducting RAG assessments on assets, including obsolescence and failure mechanism analysis.

• Comfortable working across operations and project delivery interfaces.

T The client would also like to see some of the below, but this is not essential:

• Experience undertaking or supporting Authorised or Area Control Manager (ACM) responsibilities.

• Background in nuclear decommissioning or nuclear operations specifically.

• Familiarity with asset improvement planning and engineering order book management.

• Experience with ventilation simplification or infrastructure decoupling activities.

Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

Part-time opportunities/flexible working is available to suit individual needs.

Please note that the client has determined that the off-payroll working rules will apply to this assignment and therefore this contract will be run through an Umbrella Company. Income tax and primary national insurance contributions will be deducted at source from any payments made to the intermediary.

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