Principal Mechanical Engineer

Job Description

Summary of the Role

The role involves working as part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team within the Approving Authority. The primary purpose of the role is to directly support current operations and future programmes.

The team consists of Mechanical, Civil, Building Services and Electrical Engineers and are responsible for the authorship, development, assessment, and maintenance of engineering design substantiation for Client Facilities.

Tasks

• Authoring, development, assessment, maintenance and management of the suite of theInfrastructure Design Substantiation documents.
• Authoring, development, assessment, maintenance and management of design changes/concessions
• Presentation ofDesign substantiations, to Client‘Due Process’ safety committees
• Production and development of Examination, Inspection, Maintenance & Testing (EIMT) Schedule, operating procedures and results to satisfy design requirements and safety case through life
• Producing Periodic Review of Safety reports
• Providing advice and direction to internal and external stakeholders
• Production of Independent Technical Review (ITA)/Independent Peer Review (IPR)
• Use a combination of general and specialist engineering knowledge and understanding to apply existing and emerging technology
• Apply appropriate theoretical and practical methods to design, develop, manufacture, construct, commission, operate, maintain, decommission and re-cycle engineering processes, systems, services and products in a nuclear/high risk environment
• Producing robust technical justification to allow for relevant mechanical/structural design modifications to be authorised within a high hazard industry
  
  

Qualifications

Essential:

• Experience of producing robust technical justification to allow for relevant mechanical/structural design modifications to be authorised within a high hazard industry
• Apply appropriate theoretical and practical methods to design, develop, manufacture, construct, commission, operate, maintain, decommission and re-cycle engineering processes, systems, services and products in a nuclear/high risk environment
• Use a combination of general and specialist engineering knowledge and understanding to apply existing and emerging technology

Desirable:

• Ideal candidates would already have experience within high-risk environments
• Familiarity with safety case development techniques e.g. HAZID/HAZOP studies.

QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Essential:

• BEng Mechanical or Structural engineering degree (or equivalent)
• Chartered Engineer status (or equivalent)

Desirable:

• Safety case related training

Additional Information

Hybrid with occasional visits to Client site near Helensburgh and Glasgow offices

Security Clearance: SC, sole UK National

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.

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