Graduate D&D Engineer - Westlakes

Regular/Permanent
United Kingdom / North West / Cumbria

Hybrid Options

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Job description

Want to feel like you are making a real difference in the Nuclear sector as a graduate in 2025? No matter where you sit in the organisation you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business. This exciting and innovative graduate programme is designed to develop talented individuals who will grow and potentially lead our business in the future. Each graduate is allocated a mentor over a two-year period, who will work closely with you to support the induction process and your subsequent career development

During your time as a graduate D&D engineer, you will be part of a 2-year graduate scheme in which your employment will continue thereafter. Your work here will have a real impact on making our world safer both for now and for future generations to come. This early exposure will equip you with the breadth of knowledge to ensure you start off with a strong footing in your career with us. Within the Decommissioning and Dismantling (D&D) discipline of Orano Limited, you will participate in core D&D engineering tasks and activities, ranging from decommissioning planning, design and waste handling studies to dismantling, demolition and delicensing tasks. The four core pillars of the D&D discipline at Orano Limited are: Retrievals, POCO, Investigations and Characterisations and Dismantling.

You will be involved in all these key areas, intervening throughout the full life cycle of decommissioning projects: Feasibility, Preliminary Design Stage, Detail Design Stage, Construction/Commissioning. There may be an opportunity to do secondments with other disciplines that you are interested in too.

Some of the specialist tasks you could be involved in are:

Optioneering and Feasibility Studies.
Decommissioning Planning.
Input data collection, conditioning, and validation.
Development of multi-phase decommissioning plans.
Development of Decommissioning Flow Diagrams.
Scheduling and sequencing.
Throughput modelling.
Bespoke Studies.
Post-Operational Clean Out (POCO) Planning.
Investigation and Characterisation Planning.
Dismantling and Size Reduction Planning and Design.
Preparation of Method Statements and Design Risk Assessments.
Supporting Hazard Identification process e.g., HAZOP and HAZID.
Preparation of tender documents and technical responses for decommissioning works.

Our Full-Time Benefits

Competitive Salary
Private Medical Insurance at Single, Partner and Family levels
Non Contributory Pension Scheme

25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing by 1 day per year of service up to a cap of 30

Ideal qualifications

This post is for 2 graduates for the Westlakes (Cumbria) office. Please refer to the other graduate job posts for other locations. We understand that different people have different priorities, which is why we pride ourselves on our supportive and friendly environment and ability to provide flexible hybrid working arrangements. We are much more interested in what you could do, than what you have already done. The D&D team encourage diversity of thought and welcome applications of candidates with transferable skills that can be applied to our projects, therefore, all candidates will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Skills & Abilities

Demonstrative initiative on moderate problem solving within assigned tasks.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Good organisational skills.
Good problem-solving skills.
Good team player.
Enthusiastic and keen to learn

Qualification

BSc/MSc or BEng/MEng in a chemical, mechanical engineering field.

The successful candidate must, by the start of the employment, have permission to work in the UK, and be willing to obtain SC clearance.

Travel may be required on occasion between Orano offices and Client sites

The assessment day will take place in 2025.

Graduate D&D Engineer - Westlakes

Ref: 2024-17685

Regular/Permanent

Whitehaven

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Orano Ltd – Abingdon

Orano Limited est l’entité du groupe Orano opérant au Royaume-Uni. Elle intervient auprès de la majorité des clients du secteur nucléaire britannique et est spécialisée dans le démantèlement, les déchets et la gestion des matières nucléaires spéciales.
Orano Limited emploie environ 80 personnes réparties sur ses sites de Abingdon, Warrington et Whitehaven. Point d’accès à la capacité mondiale d’Orano pour tous nos clients britanniques, l’entreprise bénéficie d’une expérience de 40 ans outre-manche, alliant le savoir-faire international du groupe à l’expertise en matière de réglementation britannique et à des décennies d’expérience sur les sites nucléaires du Royaume-Uni.