Senior Engineer Civil, Structural

1 week ago


Capenhurst UK, Chester, United Kingdom Urenco Capenhurst Full time

Senior Engineer – Civil, Structural & Architectural


We’re pleased to present the opportunity to join Urenco as a Senior Engineer – Civil, Structural & Architectural. Based at our Capenhurst site location, you’ll be a member of a multi-disciplinary Design Team to deliver to customers within Urenco the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) including technical feasibility and best available technology (BAT) studies.


Acting as CS&A (“the expertise area”) design engineer in delivery of Conceptual and Basic Design deliverables (=Front End Engineering Design) of new build or modifications of (production) facilities: providing directions and oversight regarding design development to third party engineering service providers.


Developing Urenco Group design standards to meet world class safety standards, site license requirements and providing competitive advantages to be supplier of choice in the Nuclear (Enrichment) business.


Provides expert knowledge and advice from a technical seniority perspective management on Plant Design requirement specifications including Asset protection and management strategy, CapEx plans, Safety and Learning from Experience.


Mobility: Travel required to all Urenco Sites occasionally.


Urenco is a trusted, long-term supplier to the nuclear industry, specialising in safe, cost effective and reliable uranium enrichment services. As demand in our sector increases, we are creating career opportunities and growth across our teams.


For us, a happy and engaged workforce is vital to our sustainability. Our aim is to recruit and retain talented people who can help us deliver outstanding customer service and achieve long term commercial success.


Join us on our journey, front and centre, to a net zero future.


What will your day look like?

  • Ensure advanced plant designs comprise safety features based on best industrial practice and lessons learnt from the (nuclear) business.
  • Develop and maintain knowledge of facility’s design and licensing basis in the assigned area of responsibility.
  • Actively promote a pro-active safety culture and perform analysis to create a learning from experience behavior
  • Determine CS&A design engineering aspects, options and evaluation in contribution to feasibility/optioneering/best available technology studies and Site Design Development Plans
  • Delivery of Conceptual Design and Design Specifications with focus on CS&A expertise area.
  • Delivery of Basic Design packages concerning with respect to CS&A.
  • Perform analysis, calculations, and develop designs in support of the assigned facility and engineering programs and projects.
  • Provide directions and oversight concerning Detailed Design and supplier manufacturing quality processes on request of site or group project managers.


What do you need to be great at this role?



  • Essential: Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Structural and Architectural Engineering
  • Preferred: Additional post university degree/training in science/engineering relevant to the expertise area and in particular sustainability/net zero.
  • Recognised experience in expertise area
  • Demonstrable capability to analyse and model complex technical design problems and define advanced design solutions.
  • Work experience in Design and Engineering.
  • Ability to model and simulate complex stationary and dynamic integrated process systems with respect to process and mechanical requirements, design starting points.
  • The ability to apply concepts and past experience to problems or challenges to assist in organizational learning and development.
  • Expertise in process industry.
  • Capability to analyse (measurement) data of complex process systems to solve or improve performance and understand (root) cause of events.


What can you expect of us?


At Urenco we’re dedicated to offering flexible benefits that support our people across all aspects of their lives. We’re delighted to offer a range of benefits to support our employees’ physical, emotional and financial wellbeing.


In addition to a competitive salary, we offer:


  • Annual leave of 27 days per annum.
  • A diverse range of family friendly policies.
  • A generous bonus scheme.
  • A defined contribution pension scheme; with up to 16% employer’s contribution.
  • Flexible benefits package; including life assurance and income protection. In addition, you’ll have an opportunity to purchase additional benefits that suit your lifestyle and take advantage of tax and NI savings.
  • Education and training; we take pride in helping people learn and develop by supporting, accelerating and directing your learning. As well as the completion of mandatory health and safety courses, training packages will be offered to meet your specific needs.


Please be aware that this role is subject to security clearance and medical, drug and alcohol testing prior to start.


Our Promise


At Urenco, everyone is welcome. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where we all have a voice, and you can feel confident being yourself. We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.



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