Mechanical Equipment Engineer

Mechanical Equipment Engineer

Location: Reading

Contract

Job Summary:

This position is for a Mechanical Equipment Engineer who will work a multi-year contract on a United Kingdom (UK) nuclear infrastructure programme for which our client are providing the Project Management and Engineering services. This project is at the conceptual design phases driving a programme involving a multi-billion-pound investment in nuclear and non-nuclear facilities.

The Mechanical Equipment Engineer will be a proactive and driven individual who will support the Engineering Manager via the Project Engineer for Process, Plant and Equipment (PPE), as the technical representative for Mechanical engineering activities within the PPE team. You will assist in the engineering design efforts, which may include the delivery of technical documents, quality checks, and overall project delivery. You will be involved in preparing technical reports, studies, design, calculations, CAD drawings, using engineering software and supporting systems. In addition, you will participate in design reviews, and assure comments are addressed by facilitating their resolution to the satisfaction of the reviewers for the delivery of approved products. .

You will have the ability to work independently, use engineering judgment, and devise cost effective solutions to solving problems. In addition, you will help others and respond to requests for help in solving technical or procedural problems and issues. You will be responsible for assisting with discipline work process execution in a technically adequate manner and in accordance with company, contract, and industry codes and standards.

Major Responsibilities:

• Prepare mechanical equipment deliverables including basis of design (BoD), system definitions, calculations, performance standards, equipment specifications and layouts, inspection plans, test plans, etc. and review deliverables from other disciplines in line with requirements, design criteria, approved procedures, and applicable codes and standards.
• Designing equipment including dissolvers, ion exchange columns, precipitation vessels, storage and buffer tanks, condensers, containment systems, and preparing equipment integration concepts.
• Produce drawings and 3D models to support facility designs through RIBA Stage 3.
• Support studies assessing the environmental impact and sustainability of the proposed design and construction approach.
• Take part in workshops such as 3D model reviews, HAZID, HAZOP, constructability reviews, and value engineering, while checking compliance with applicable safety and quality standards.
• Provide inputs to safety cases and regulatory documentation.
• Participate in the preparation of Interface Control Documents (ICDs) as well as review and resolution of interfaces.
• Manufacturing, fabrication, and installation requirements.
• Lifecycle documentation: operations, maintenance, material movement philosophies, and decommissioning.

Education and Experience Requirements:

A recognised bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from an accredited college or university.
Minimum of 15 years postgraduation design experience with minimum of 3 years in nuclear industry desirable.
Chartered Engineer

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Life cycle experience designing equipment for the nuclear industry
• End-to-end mechanical design capability (concept to implementation)
• Strong mechanical system and equipment design expertise
• Proficiency in engineering calculations and technical documentation
• Proficiency in 3D CAD modelling and orthographic drawings
• Knowledge of engineering codes, standards, and legislation
• Ability to identify and mitigate technical risks
• Multidisciplinary integration (mechanical, electrical, civil)
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Relevant industrial experience. General nuclear experience a plus.
• Must be able to obtain Security Clearence (SC) for access to the AWE Site.
• Proficient in using Microsoft 365 apps (word, excel, power point, SharePoint)

Desirable

• Experience with nuclear of other heavily regulated industries such as chemical processing, oil & gas, aerospace, etc.
• Experience with nuclear substantiation
• Proficient with the use of Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD
• Interpreting P&IDs and Process flow diagrams to be developed into mechanical designs
• Design experience with any of the following:
• Pressure & vacuum systems
• Mechanical handling
• Ventilation systems (for buildings and/or containments)
• Glovebox Containments
• Mechanical Building services (i.e. pumps, chillers, boilers, ducting)