Overview
As a Lead Engineer – Chemistry at Rolls‑Royce SMR you will play a key strategic and technical role in developing, justifying, and integrating water chemistry control across the SMR design. Your work will support performance, safety, regulatory compliance, and overall maturity of the reactor design, directly influencing the SMR programme’s success.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead water chemistry control and justification activities across all reactor operating modes and systems.
- Act as the primary technical interface for the chemistry discipline with regulators, partners, and potential customers.
- Contribute to the SMR safety case, engaging with regulators and customers.
- Coach and mentor junior engineers to build technical capability within the team.
- Conduct detailed technical reviews to ensure chemistry‑related outputs meet quality, accuracy, and compliance requirements.
- Drive strategic development of the chemistry team—identifying opportunities, building networks, and influencing future direction.
- Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, identify gaps or non‑conformances, and propose robust, practical solutions.
- Maintain engagement with external industry communities to keep the SMR at the forefront of nuclear chemistry practice.
- Own and manage delivery plans, ensuring work is delivered on cost, schedule, and quality targets.
Qualifications & Skills
- Degree (or equivalent) in chemistry or a closely related discipline.
- Strong practical experience in applied chemistry.
- Experience working in nuclear, power generation, or other highly regulated industries.
- Understanding of PWR plant behaviour, ALARP principles and regulatory expectations (highly beneficial).
- Ability to interpret chemistry data, predict trends, and assess implications for safety and operability.
- Clear, confident communication skills for explaining complex technical information to varied audiences.
- Strong collaboration skills, building relationships across multidisciplinary teams and external organisations.
- Experience coaching, mentoring, or supporting others in a technical environment.
Location & Ways of Working
Full flexibility across UK offices in Derby, Warrington or Manchester with hybrid working available. Typical expectations are around two days per week in the office, varying with individual needs and team activities.
Pay and Benefits
- Salary £60,000 – £78,750 plus a performance‑related bonus of up to 12.5%.
- Benefits allowance £2,200 for a bespoke package.
- Pension: 12% employer and 6% employee contributions.
- Holiday entitlement: 28 days plus public holidays, with the option to buy or sell up to 4 days.
- Family‑friendly policies and private medical insurance (BUPA).
- Life assurance of 6× pensionable pay and a one‑off start‑up payment of £250 for home‑office purchases.
Employment Equality
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. As a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive, and continually improving recruitment practices to ensure everyone can thrive.
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