Nuclear Engineer

We are seeking a Nuclear Engineer with a strong background in the nuclear industry to join our Nuclear and Power team in Derby. This is a contract role for 6 months

The Derby team’s work supports a number of key nuclear programmes including the UK Submarine programme, the existing nuclear generation fleet, decommissioning and high integrity structures for new nuclear establishments. The team are also increasing support to a range of exciting Civil Nuclear new builWe achieve success by working in close partnership with our clients, by matching our skills to their needs, being flexible, and by using our resources efficiently. Whether we’re delivering high quality engineering and technical projects such as the UK SMR programme of which Atkins are a major part of the consortium.

As an engineer within our team, your work will be diverse and challenging and you could be involved in: producing and checking of calculations, authoring technical documents, as well as supporting bidding activities in line with our or our clients QA process.

You will proactively support technical aspects of project delivery, including forecasting, change management, risk management and reporting on project progress. You will be accountable for instilling client confidence in Atkins’ technical delivery through your professionalism and care.

You will support the development, implementation and sharing of best practice through the engineering community and our formal recoding systems.

EXPERIENCE:
A strong foundation in Mechanical Engineering principles and their application in the nuclear industry and will have a track record of delivering technical solutions. You will have a responsible attitude towards safety and security.

You will have produced designs and calculations to demonstrate acceptable performance and authored key technical documentation. You are comfortable working in new and changing environments and have a desire to be challenged and contribute to the success of the business.

You are comfortable liaising with, and influencing, your stakeholders at all levels both internally and externally. You will have a proven track record of working effectively as part of a project team.

You will be used to / comfortable with supporting our Quality Assurance process through review or checking colleagues’ work and presenting your findings / work to clients.

Your experience will be throughout the complete project lifecycle. You’ll have direct experience of applying a range of engineering principles and skills to deliver successful project outcomes, with specific examples of working on technical challenges, and, direct accountability for quality and technical performance of engineering projects.

You will be able to demonstrate the following:

Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.

Working towards or achieved Chartered Engineer status

Nuclear sector experience of engineering (design, analysis, technical substantiation).

Delivery of technical projects and services.

Nuclear industry knowledge and safety case appreciation

Familiar with working to design codes and industry standards appropriate for a safety critical industry (ASME, Eurocodes, BS EN13001, RCC-M etc)

High integrity mechanical handling equipment (Nuclear de-fuelling/fuelling/waste manoeuvring etc.)

Delivery of technically compliant design deliverables in accordance with the input requirements

Production and checking of designs and calculations to demonstrate acceptable performance or identify design issues

Production of key technical documentation – Calculations, Design reports etc