Deputy Facility Chief Engineer

2 days ago

United Kingdom The Engineer Full time

Company Description

By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world’s energy? If so, read on.

Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs.

UKAEA leads the way in realising fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for ground-breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative.

As an employee of UKAEA, you will benefit from:

  1. Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme, details of which can be found at the end of this advert.
  2. Corporate bonus scheme of up to 7% and a Relocation allowance (if eligible).
  3. Flexible working options including family-friendly policies and the right to request flexible working from the start of your employment.
  4. Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders.
  5. Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days' Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays.
  6. Wide range of career development opportunities.
  7. A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive.

Job Description

The salary for this role is £67,023 (inclusive of a Specialist allowance). Onsite working is expected for 3 days each week; however, we actively support requests for flexible working.

This role is to be based in Culham, Oxfordshire.

This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open-source data.

The Role

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Principal or Senior Engineer ready to take ownership of critical design authority for high-complexity facilities. Join our Engineering Authority and become a key player in ensuring performance, compliance, and safety throughout the entire plant lifecycle.

As Deputy Facility Chief Engineer, you'll directly support the UKAEA Chief Engineer and Facility Chief Engineer, acting as their delegate and independently overseeing technical governance, particularly for experiments involving Electrical, Controls & Robotics systems. You'll also leverage your specialist skills to contribute to the Engineering Authority across all UKAEA facilities and programmes.

This role demands a proactive individual who is invested in long-term success and excels at building strong relationships with operations leaders and safety case holders. You'll be a visible and confident point of contact for technical governance, capable of interacting effectively with everyone from directors to early career engineers, providing crucial scrutiny of engineering decisions. If you're ready to shape the future of engineering within a dynamic and innovative environment, we want to hear from you.

Qualifications

Essential Requirements
  1. Extensive experience with complex industrial or research plants
  2. Extensive experience in the delivery across Plant Lifecycle (Need, Design, Build & Test, Commission, Operate, Monitor, Maintain & Modify, Decommission)
  3. Experience with industrial regulations, codes, standards, and norms together with tailoring their application within a diverse business
  4. Proven leadership in multi-disciplinary teams across engineering delivery, operations, safety cases, asset management and maintenance, and more

Additional Information

For a full list of benefits and to apply, select the apply button to be taken through to the UKAEA careers pages.

We welcome talented people from all backgrounds who want to help us achieve our mission. We encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly from women in STEM, people from Black British Caribbean and African, Pakistani and Bangladeshi British, and other ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and neurotypical individuals. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) and Wellbeing and our EDI Networks actively promote Inclusion and take steps to increase diversity within our organisation. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.

Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.

For applicants applying from outside the United Kingdom or those who have spent time outside the UK in the last five years, please visit the UK Government website for information on criminal record checks. If your country of residence or previous residence is not listed on the website or if the UK Government does not have information on obtaining a criminal records check from that state, we regret to inform you that we cannot process your application. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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