Are you a driven chemical engineer who thrives on solving complex challenges? Do you get energised by the idea of shaping safety, design, and engineering strategies that make a real impact? If you're looking for a role where no two days are the same, where your expertise truly matters, and where your work strengthens the safety and performance of a nationally significant site then keep reading.
Responsibilities
- Providing oversight of complex, technical and radiologically challenging projects
- Working in support of a number of reprocessing plants, with focus on liquor transfer, ion exchange, chemical washout techniques
- Developing novel and innovative solutions to complex problems
- Providing mentoring, coaching and support to developing engineers
What You’ll Do
- Development and execution of engineering, safety case and technical governance strategies, ensuring they meet evolving project needs
- Applying and championing robust health, safety, environmental and waste management practices across all engineering activities
- Managing the preparation, approval and maintenance of technical specifications and design authority arrangements
- Liaising with regulators, stakeholders and project teams to validate engineering solutions, maintain compliance and support successful project delivery
What You’ll Bring
- A degree in Chemical Engineering plus demonstrable experience in a relevant engineering environment, with IChemE membership or equivalent
- Hands‑on experience supporting modifications and safety case assessments, including familiarity with LOPA, SIL assessments, and wider process safety methodologies
- Strong design capability with confidence participating in design reviews and interpreting PFDs, P&IDs, system engineering, and all key design stages
- Proven ability to engage regulators and stakeholders, develop engineering strategies, validate technical work, and drive compliant and fit‑for‑purpose engineering delivery
- Post specific capability analysis assessment
All successful candidates who do not already hold security clearance will need to provide proof of identity, eligibility to work in the UK, and employment/education history (typically covering the last 3–5 years) in line with NRS Baseline Security requirements. Some roles may also require full Security Clearance, which involves additional checks. For details, please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) guidance.
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