Summary
Job Description for Senior Mechanical Engineer:
NNL is where your solutions solve real-world problems. As part of our Engineering team, you’ll not only be able to get involved with a huge variety of projects, you’ll also have lots of opportunity to drive them through from start to finish – allowing you to see the impact your work has in a real-world environment. This is your chance to use your experience, expertise and ingenuity to collaborate with leading scientists. You’ll be part of a team that delivers work to benefit society by advancing cleaner energy, protecting the environment and keeping everyone safe.
This role will support a varied portfolio of engineering tasks and projects in the Windscale Laboratory to ensure the facility continues to deliver for NNL’s internal and external customers. The role holder will be part of a multidiscipline team and will be expected to support the delivery of new systems/components and provide solutions to engineering problems encountered on the plant during normal operations, maintenance, and breakdown phases. The role holder will provide a quick response to issues on plant, ensuring solutions meet statutory site and national safety standards, comply with NNL’s integrated management system, and meet customer expectations to reduce plant downtime to a minimum. The role supports engineering delivery work tasks at NNL’s Windscale Laboratory and will include engineering development/testing work at NNL’s Workington Facility.
The role holder can therefore be based at Windscale or Workington (to be decided at interview) and will include hybrid working (split between office and home working).
Main Responsibilities
* Provide specialist design services to clients and customers.
* Production of design and engineering deliverables to the agreed standards, quality, schedule, and cost.
* Contribute to the economic design of systems and equipment.
* Oversee the work of others and develop the skills and abilities of others for the benefit of NNL.
* Keep updated with all engineering legislative requirements, and changes in directives, standards, and regulations.
* Provide engineering discipline guidance to others.
* Actively participate in the development and application of appropriate technical and managerial processes and systems.
* Comply with all legislative, regulatory and company policy standards and processes applicable to the role.
Ideal Candidate
Essential Criteria for Senior Mechanical Engineer:
* Degree/HND/HNC in an Engineering discipline or closely related subject with relevant design and design office experience.
* Proven knowledge and experience following an accredited design/engineering process to deliver an assured design/system that meets all required statutory site and national safety standards, including a working knowledge of PUWER and CE/UKCA marking.
* Proven knowledge and experience using AutoCAD and 3D CAD software such as Inventor, Solidworks, Vault, together with Microsoft Office applications.
* Proven knowledge and experience of using EU directives, British Standards, and company standards and procedures.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills to clearly communicate engineered solutions to customers, regulators, and key stakeholders.
* Chartered Engineer preferred; minimum Incorporated Engineer, although equivalent experience will be considered.
* Proven knowledge and experience in system and component fault finding in operational active and non-active nuclear facilities, preferably on the Sellafield site.
* Proven knowledge and experience in the design, build, testing, installation, and commissioning of new plant systems and components.
* Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (includes identity, employment, financial, and criminal record checks plus 5 years of UK residency).
Desirable Criteria for Senior Mechanical Engineer:
* Experience working in the nuclear sector, preferably on the Sellafield site.
* Proven knowledge and experience of using Sellafield Ltd Engineering Standards in the design process.
* Knowledge and experience in producing mechanical and structural calculations to relevant industry design standards.
* Knowledge and experience in substantiation of mechanical equipment designated as safety equipment in a safety case.
* Knowledge and experience in producing Plant Modification Proposals (PMP’s) for equipment and plant modifications.
Why join us?
NNL isn’t just a place where you can do career-defining work that makes a real-world impact. It’s also a place where you’ll feel appreciated and valued. We’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong.
We also offer a range of employee benefits:
* Sector leading Family-Focused Policies.
* Attractive pension plans.
* Annual Leave: 25.5 days of leave plus 4 extra days during Christmas shutdown, plus Bank Holidays.
* Reduced gym membership discounts.
* Company Bonus.
* Learning Opportunities.
* Employee Assistance.
* Cycle to Work.
* Life Assurance.
* Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits.
* Access to ‘Mydiscounts’ for special offers and discounts.
* Health Care savings plan.
About The Company
NNL is a place where people do things that have never been done before. A place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
NNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where we aim to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent.
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