Mechanical Engineer (Client Side)
Posted 1 day ago by NUVIA
£55 Per hour
Inside
Onsite
Warrington, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Mechanical Engineer role at NUVIA UK involves supporting the Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) Future State Programme, focusing on delivering integrated engineering solutions for complex nuclear projects. The position requires BPSS clearance and entails working on-site at Hinton House, Warrington, for a minimum of three days per week. Candidates should possess relevant mechanical engineering qualifications and experience, with a strong emphasis on safety and compliance with legal requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Production of mechanical engineering deliverables in accordance with lead mechanical engineers' requirements.
- Deliver safe, fit-for-purpose, fully integrated engineering solutions that meet product requirements.
- Identify changes to engineering and inform the wider team, including the Responsible Engineer and Project Engineering Manager.
- Identify functional technical, safety, and engineering risks and inform the Responsible Engineer.
- Ensure engineering solutions are manufacturable, constructible, commissionable, and maintainable.
- Develop work in line with Sellafield Project Fundamentals and ensure compliance with legal requirements.
- Support the Responsible Engineer in defining requirements and executing product verification activities.
- Assist in developing and updating cost and time estimates for engineering solutions.
Key Skills:
- Qualified Mechanical Engineer.
- At least 4 years of relevant project design office experience.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Professionally qualified (e.g., Chartered) Engineer preferred.
- Experience in a contracting environment.
- Relevant site experience.
Salary (Rate): £55/HR
City: Warrington
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Engineering
Mechanical Engineer
Reference: PPPASF058
Location: Hinton House, Warrington
Travel: Required 3 days per week in the office.
Arrangement: Contract (Inside IR35) or Staff
Rate: £45-£55/HR Umbrella
NUVIA UK's Technical Services & Consulting department is fast growing with hybrid opportunities available up and down the country. We're striving to create a multidisciplinary team to offer our clients the best range of talent.
About The Role
BPSS clearance will be required at basic level. We require a Mechanical Engineer to support one of the projects SNM-AP. The Nuclear Decommissioning Authorities (NDA) Programme and Project Partners (PPP) contract model, allows the skills and expertise of both Sellafield Ltd and their Lot Partners to be combined to deliver a step change in major project delivery. The Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) Future State Programme is one of the most complex challenges facing the NDA in dealing with the UK’s nuclear legacy is managing the stockpile of separated civil plutonium
Requirements
- Production of mechanical engineering deliverables in accordance with lead mechanical engineers requirements.
- Deliver a safe fit for purpose, fully integrated and operable engineering solution that meets product requirements.
- Produce engineering deliverables that provide a fit for purpose integrated solution which meets specified requirements, including validation and verification, and that preserve the engineering intent and align with the plant configuration as appropriate.
- Identify any changes to engineering and inform the wider team, in particular the Responsible Engineer and the Project Engineering Manager.
- Identify any functional technical, safety and engineering risks and inform the Responsible Engineer.
- Ensure that the engineering solution is able to be manufactured, constructed, commissioned, handed over, put into operation, maintained, and decommissioned.
- Develop and carry out work in line with the Sellafield Project Fundamentals.
- Ensure solutions meet all discipline related legal requirements including CDM, safety, including the application of Engineering Design Safety Principles, security, environmental and Sellafield Site Licence conditions, and that deliverables and solutions generated are adequately underpinned.
- Ensure understanding and application of relevant legislation including SL and project specific policies, procedures, and standards.
- Support the Responsible Engineer in derivation of the requirements and capabilities for Areas, Systems and Products along with the associated conditions, constraints and validation.
- Support the Responsible Engineer in the definition and execution of product verification activities.
- Support in the development and updating of cost and time estimates for delivery of the engineering solution where required.
Essential
- Qualified Mechanical Engineer.
- Relevant experience, this would typically be at least 4 years in relevant project design office, is required to fully perform the role.
- Ability to work in a team environment and will be required to work form the Hinton House office for a minimum of 3 days a week fully embedded with the team.
Preferred
- Professionally qualified (e.g Chartered) Engineer.
- Experience in contracting environment.
- Relevant site experience.
Why us?
Employee Benefits
- 8.5% Pension Contribution & Life Assurance
- Private Medical Scheme*
- Employee Share Scheme
- Salary Sacrifice Schemes: Electrical Vehicles, Technology and Cycle to Work
- 18 Weeks Full Maternity Pay* (+21w SMP)
- 25 days holiday (increasing to 28 days after 5 years’ service, 31 days after 10 years’ service)
- Option to buy, sell and carry over up to 5 days annual leave per year
- In partnership with trade unions
- Personal Development & Further Education Support
- Long Service & Recognition Awards
- Free Employee Assistance Programme After 1 year of service.
NUVIA UK - a subsidiary of VINCI construction - is an international company that operates across highly regulated sectors including Civil Nuclear and has a strong presence and history of delivery at nuclear sites in the UK and internationally. NUVIA UK is a performance-driven company that is committed to the development of its people within a culture of safety, innovation, and excellence. NUVIA UK is committed towards equality in employment.