Senior Decommissioning & Dismantling Engineer

Senior Decommissioning & Dismantling Engineer

As a part of the Decommissioning Team of Orano Limited, you will participate in core D&D engineering tasks and activities, ranging from decommissioning planning, design and waste handling studies to dismantling, demolition and delicensing tasks.

The four core pillars of the D&D discipline at Orano Limited are:

1. Retrievals
2. POCO
3. Investigations and Characterisations
4. Dismantling and Demolition

You will intervene throughout the full life cycle of decommissioning projects: Feasibility, Preliminary Design Stage, Detail Design Stage, Construction/Commissioning.

You will be responsible for delivering innovative engineering solutions to decommissioning challenges both across the UK and in an international setting.

As a Senior Engineer, you will also have the opportunity/responsibility of being a technical lead for projects and discrete packages of work. This will involve interfacing with the Client and coaching/leading more junior members of the team in delivering technical work.

As a Senior Decommissioning and Dismantling Engineer at Orano Limited, you will be involved in a variety of specialist tasks. This could include:

• Optioneering and Feasibility Studies.
• Input data collection, conditioning, and validation.
• Development of multi-phase decommissioning plans.
• Development of Decommissioning Flow Diagrams.
• Scheduling and sequencing.
• Throughput modelling.
• Bespoke Studies.
• Post-Operational Clean Out (POCO) Planning.
• Investigation and Characterisation Planning.
• Dismantling and Size Reduction Planning and Design.
• Preparation of Method Statements and Design Risk Assessments.
• Supporting Hazard Identification process e.g. HAZOP and HAZID.
• Preparation of tender documents and technical responses for decommissioning works.

This role can be based at Warrington, Abingdon or Westlakes.

Minimum Requirements

• BSc/MSc or BEng/MEng in a relevant Engineering or Science (preferably with a specialism in nuclear) field.
• Experience in nuclear decommissioning or waste management projects OR in the field of nuclear operations / nuclear power generation OR transferable experience in a similarly highly-regulated industry.
• 5+ years professional engineering/technical specialist experience.
• Experience in coaching, mentoring or acting as a technical lead in projects.
• Achieved or actively pursuing Chartered status through a relevant professional body.
• Willingness to obtain a security clearance.

Benefits:

• Private Medical Insurance at Single, Partner and Family levels.
• Non Contributory Pension Scheme.
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing by 1 day per year of service up to a cap of 30.

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