Principal Engineer - Site Engineering Authority

The Role

Providing oversight and governance on the engineering processes, making sure we comply with nuclear site licences.

A standard day can involve verifying engineering calculations, helping out with engineering surveys, writing specs, reviewing reports and asset management and writing health reports.

Assists in the production of estimates, creates and/or assists in the production of design requirement specifications.

Develops, promotes and shares new technologies for implementation across businesses and programme(s).

Acts as Engineering, technical or design authority for a sub-system or Line Replaceable Unit (LRU).

Provides technical leadership and guidance on matters relating to a discipline, may occasionally lead a team of engineers including line management responsibility.

Role Responsibilities:

Not limited to

• Undertake technical reviews, verifies and signs engineering designs.

• Articulate, define and document subject expertise, approaches and standards in order to extend business knowledge base.

• Provide technical direction to engineers.

• Supporting the development of individuals and teams to enhance skills and competencies, such that technical capability objectives are fully achieved.

The following accountabilities are consistent with those of the Senior Engineer (C):

• Define the qualification obligations for the assurance hold points during build, test and commissioning, and providing assurance to the Design Authority as to the adequacy and robustness of the Safety Case and supporting documentation.

• Undertake functional design and/or provide qualification and evidence for acceptance, fitness for purpose, legislative requirements, and safety.

• Obtain confirmation beyond reasonable doubt by review, surveillance and audit that those assumptions, underpinning engineering data, analysis methodologies, and interpretation of results have been validated.

• Liaise with both internal and external stakeholders as required ensuring that their requirements are adequately supported and that their needs are fully considered and incorporated where appropriate and agreed.

What BAE Systems are looking for, from you:

• The theoretical knowledge to solve problems in new technologies and develop new analytical techniques

• Successful application of the knowledge to deliver innovative products and services and/or take technical responsibility for complex engineering systems

• Accountability for project, finance and personnel management and managing trade-offs between technical and socio-economic factors

• Skill sets necessary to develop other technical staff

• Effective interpersonal skills in communicating technical matters

Security Requirements: SC & UK EYES ONLY

This role will require the person to hold full Security Clearance (SC) prior to working onsite. You will need to obtain a BPSS check as part of this process. You must currently hold or be eligible and willing to obtain SC and you must be eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship and have lived and worked in the UK for a minimum 5 year period. If you are unsure as to whether you are eligible, please contact me to discuss.

You must also be a sole British national in order to apply for this position.

The Umbrella rate quoted above is the Gross Umbrella rate (i.e. the rate we pay to the Umbrella Company inclusive of ALL employment costs). Please note, the rate paid by the Umbrella will be less, as will a Limited Deemed rate or Agency PAYE rate. Please get in touch to discuss the rates via these different payment vehicles.