Mechanical Engineer

Responsibilities

• Lifting Appliance Engineer - discharging LLWR's statutory duties under the Lifting- Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) as regards maintenance, examination and introduction into service of lifting equipment
• System Engineer for all lifting equipment and accessories
• Pressure Systems Engineer - discharging LLWR's statutory duties under the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations (PSSR); ensuring statutory inspections are conducted by a competent person and maintaining engineering oversight of pressure systems
• Appointed Crane Engineer - whose duties include reviewing crane proposals produced by NWS and contractors to ensure that all lifts are planned by the Contractor and approved by NWS before work starts; and for high hazard and impacts crane/lifting operations, setting up and managing (with the Head of Engineering as the chair) Crane Review Panels
• Support the mechanical responsible engineer in reviewing designs, including drawings and calculations
• Produce internal (low complexity) designs and/or specifications for plant operations support, infrastructure renewals, plant modifications or for configuration management purposes, and carry out design reviews on these designs
• Review Plant Modification Proposals (PMPs) to understand any impacts from the change/modification on the design intent, design basis and configuration baseline of the facility, asset or system (including impact on drawings and design basis documentation).
• Attend Nuclear Safety Case Review meetings, e.g. HAZOP, review of normal operations, fault identification meetings, and provide follow up information as necessary
• Support short- and long-term periodic review meetings and requests for information
• Carry out engineering substantiation in line with the relevant engineering and safety case processes to confirm equipment, structures, systems and components deliver the function claimed
• Produce through to approval and committee endorsement engineering substantiation reports and check sheets
• Produce and manage Engineering Schedules in association with the Nuclear Safety Case Managers
• Provide general engineering advice to the Nuclear Safety Case Team
• Provide support to commissioning and infrastructure renewals (replacement) tasks
• Provide support to the Packaging Design team in production and checking of calculations and reports, and general technical advice

Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential

• Engineering graduate (minimum 2:2) from an accredited institution in a relevant mechanical discipline, or equivalent appropriate professional qualification
• Relevant experience serving in an engineering design capacity with responsibility for the production, checking and approval of design and engineering deliverables including drawings, specifications, calculations, and reports.
• Broad knowledge of industry consensus standards, processes, procedures and methods relevant to the mechanical areas with a full understanding of underlying principles.
• Proven experience in the production of high-quality technical reports, specifications and engineering documentation.

Desirable

• Accredited by an appropriate professional institution (i.e. Incorporated / Chartered Engineer) or capable of achieving Chartership and working toward that objective.
• Proven ability to manage own workload against multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Can demonstrate having the ability to engage with and impact on others and work effectively as part of a wider team.
• Ability to ensure minimum standards and fundamental process requirements are maintained when under pressure to deliver and ability to challenge others at all levels of the organisation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Experience in general project management areas, work planning and schedule/programme management.
• Previous knowledge and experience of lifting appliances, ventilation and mechanical system engineering.

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Who are we?
Simply put, our job is to secure a safer future for us all. We do this by managing and disposing of the UK's nuclear radioactive waste safely and securely for generations to come. We have a critical role in the biggest multi-decade clean-up project in Europe. As part of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group, we provide permanent answers for nuclear waste.
Nuclear Waste Services builds on the work delivered at the Low-Level Waste Repository (LLWR) site and the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programme, maintaining these key activities whilst also adding further essential services for customers in the nuclear energy, defence, industrial, medical, and research sectors. Maintaining and developing this knowledge and experience is key to securing and developing our unique nuclear waste capabilities for the UK and the rest of the world
If you join Nuclear Waste Services, you'll be part of a team that brings together some of the most brilliant minds from around the UK, working across many specialisms - scientific, engineering, safety, operations, commercial, community engagement, and regulatory - to name a few.
We want Nuclear Waste Services to be a great place​ to work where people are respected, included and can perform at their best. We do this by living our Nuclear Waste Services values;
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We are action orientated ​​​​​​​- We deliver for our customers, partners, and people safely & securely.
We are collaborative and inclusive - We have greater success when we work together.
We are ambitious - We are problem solvers who embrace and act upon new challenges.​​​​​
We act with integrity - We are trusted to build a safe, secure and sustainable future

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Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is a joint trading name of LLW Repository Limited and Radioactive Waste Management Limited.
This role will be employed by LLW Repository Limited unless the successful candidate is currently on Radioactive Waste Management Limited terms and conditions. In this situation the employee will continue on their current terms and conditions.
NDA group appointments: the NDA Group Mobility Principles will apply.What's in it for you?

• On appointment to an RWM, full-time staff are entitled to a generous annual holiday allowance of 38 days' annual leave. LLWR up to 43 days in addition to a buy/sell scheme
• Rewarding performance (bonus scheme)
• We offer a generous above average pension scheme
• learning and development support
• payment of relevant annual professional subscriptions
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Financial advice assistance
• Flexible working
• Extended family-friendly policies
• Cycle to work scheme
• We welcome flexible and agile working practices
• Flexible working requests can be submitted from day 1 of employment

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Equal Opportunities
We value the unique differences that each of our colleagues bring to work every day and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, included and able to perform at their best. At Nuclear Waste Service we are committed to creating a workplace that is diverse and inclusive. We value the diversity of our people and actively seek to have a workforce that represents the rich diversity of the communities we support. Currently we are underrepresented in some areas, and would particularly welcome applicants from Women, Black, Asian and Ethnic Minorities, LGBTQ+ and candidates who have a disability.
In promoting equal opportunities, Nuclear Waste Service welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We select people according to their abilities and our needs. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all of the essential criteria for the vacancy.
Please note: Nuclear Waste Services reserves the right to close the vacancy early.
If you have any queries or would like to discuss this role, please email