Senior Process Engineer

UKNNL is where your solutions solve real-world problems. As part of our Engineering team, you’ll not only be able to get involved with a huge variety of projects, you’ll also have lots of opportunity to drive them through from start to finish – allowing you to see the impact your work has in a real-world environment. This is your chance to use your experience, expertise and ingenuity to collaborate with leading scientists. You’ll be part of a team that delivers work to benefit society by advancing cleaner energy, protecting the environment and keeping everyone safe.

We’re looking for a versatile and experienced Senior Process Engineer who can take projects from initial specification through to delivery of an operational asset, managing all the relevant Process Engineering design elements throughout. We’re looking for someone who is self-motivated and a team player looking to push their career to the next level and keen to work and grow as part of an integrated team. There will be a requirement/opportunity to travel between UKNNL sites and customer locations, as required by the projects. The location for this role is flexible and can be based at Preston or Risley.

Main Responsibilities:

• Taking the lead in developing Process Engineering designs to national and international standards as part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team.
• Authoring and checking of calculations, engineering drawings, technical reports and design memos to support / underpin the design.
• Work alongside project / program managers to ensure that work is delivered to meet time, cost, quality and safety requirements.
• Work alongside the procurement team to define procurement requirements for engineering projects and work with suppliers to deliver successful project outcomes.
• Supporting the commissioning of your designs.
• Supporting the active plant areas with troubleshooting and problem solving.
• Working with the wider engineering and business teams to design safe plants in line with relevant safety standards, such as BS EN 61508, BS EN 60079 and BS EN 4126.
• Mentoring junior engineers and guiding their design activities.
• Working with the Process Engineering Discipline Lead to identify and develop business improvements.
• Engaging in the employee development program to support your technical and behavioural growth.

Essential Criteria:

• Chartered Engineer.
• Degree in Chemical Engineering or closely related subject and a relevant level of experience.
• Experience in developing process plant design deliverables in a highly regulated industry.
• Experience of the HAZOP process.
• Knowledge of the legislative, regulatory, quality and environmental requirements relating to engineering design projects.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, such that difficult concepts can be conveyed clearly and concisely to customers, regulators and key stakeholders.
• Evidence of problem solving and seeking solutions.
• Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years’ worth of UK residency).

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience in the nuclear sector.
• Self-motivated, high energy contributor.
• Questioning attitude.

Why join us?

UKNNL isn’t just a place where you can do career-defining work that makes a real-world impact. It’s also a place where you’ll feel appreciated and valued. We’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We put your wellbeing first, we push you to reach your potential, and we do everything possible to help you feel safe, supported and inspired.

Employee Benefits:

• Sector leading Family-Focused Policies: celebrate life events, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a week off for your marriage.
• Attractive pension plans: If you contribute 5%, UKNNL contributes 15%. Alternatively, if you choose not to contribute (0%), UKNNL will still contribute 10%.
• Annual Leave: Benefit from 25.5 days of leave, plus 4 extra days to be taken during Christmas shutdown, plus Bank Holidays.
• Reduced gym membership with discounts of up to 25% from 3,700 gym and leisure providers across the UK.
• Company Bonus: Be rewarded for your contributions.
• Learning Opportunities: Enhance your skills through excellent development programmes.
• Employee Assistance: Access support for personal and professional challenges.
• Cycle to Work: Stay active and eco-friendly.
• Life Assurance: Ensure peace of mind for you and your loved ones.
• Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits: Receive support during illness or injury.
• Access to ‘Mydiscounts’ which has a range of special offers and discounts from more than 200 suppliers, including medical insurance and dental insurance.
• Health Care: Health savings plan which allows you to claim money back on visits to the dentist, optician and/or physiotherapist (limits apply).

About The Company:

UKNNL is an incredible place to work. A place where people do things that have never been done before. A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business and society as a whole. This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:

UKNNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where UKNNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures, providing reasonable adjustments as appropriate. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging and the ability to access to workplace in a way which works for you.