Principal Process Engineer
Posted 2 weeks ago by JAM Recruitment Ltd
£70 Per hour
Inside
Hybrid
Bristol
Summary: The Principal Process Engineer role involves managing technical and design activities for nuclear projects, requiring extensive experience in high-hazard industries. The position is focused on delivering engineering solutions from concept to completion, including feasibility studies and design reviews. The successful candidate will lead a team and ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards. This role is based in either Warrington or Bristol, with a hybrid working arrangement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Apply engineering standards, codes, and best practices to all technical deliverables
- Produce and review calculations, drawings, specifications, and technical reports
- Supervise junior engineers and designers
- Prepare scopes of work, technical specifications, and design risk assessments
- Lead or support HAZOPs, design reviews, and change management
- Ensure quality, safety, and compliance throughout project lifecycles
Key Skills:
- Degree-qualified in a relevant engineering discipline (e.g. Chemical, Process)
- Chartered Engineer status or demonstrable experience working at CEng level
- Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering work packages
- Strong understanding of regulatory and safety frameworks in the nuclear or similar industries
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- Background in delivering full-lifecycle EPC projects (desirable)
- Experience across commercial and defence-related projects (desirable)
Salary (Rate): £70/hour
City: Bristol
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Other
Principal Process Engineer - Nuclear Projects
Location: Warrington or Bristol (3 days onsite per week)
Contract Length: 52 weeks
Rate: £55-£70 per hour (Umbrella, Inside IR35)
Clearance Requirement: Must be eligible for SC clearance
Are you a seasoned Process Engineer with extensive experience in high-hazard industries? Looking to be part of a team delivering cutting-edge nuclear engineering solutions? We're recruiting on behalf of a major organisation in the nuclear sector looking to strengthen their engineering team with a Principal Process Engineer.
The Opportunity:As part of the Engineering, Technical and Specialist Capability function, you'll manage the delivery of technical and design activities on a wide range of nuclear projects-from initial concept through to completion. This includes involvement in feasibility studies, design reviews, plant modifications, and hazard studies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Apply engineering standards, codes, and best practices to all technical deliverables
- Produce and review calculations, drawings, specifications, and technical reports
- Supervise junior engineers and designers
- Prepare scopes of work, technical specifications, and design risk assessments
- Lead or support HAZOPs, design reviews, and change management
- Ensure quality, safety, and compliance throughout project lifecycles
What We're Looking For:
Essential:
- Degree-qualified in a relevant engineering discipline (e.g. Chemical, Process)
- Chartered Engineer status or demonstrable experience working at CEng level
- Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering work packages
- Strong understanding of regulatory and safety frameworks in the nuclear or similar industries
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
Desirable:
- Background in delivering full-lifecycle EPC projects
- Experience across commercial and defence-related projects
You'll be joining a high-performing team tackling some of the UK's most complex nuclear challenges-including clean energy, decommissioning, and new build initiatives.
Background
This is an exciting opportunity to work for a global business that has developed a strategy of working closely with its contingent workforce. Within the role, you can expect to:
- Be appreciated and valued
- Increase earning potential
- Gain security clearance
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