Principal Decommissioning & Dismantling Engineer

Regular/Permanent
United Kingdom / South East / Oxfordshire

Hybrid Options

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Job description

Within the Decommissioning Team 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:

1) Retrievals

2) POCO

3) Investigations and Characterisations

4) Dismantling and Demolition

You will intervene throughout the full life cycle of decommissioning projects: Feasibility, Preliminary Design Stage, Detail Design Stage, Construction/Commissioning.

As a Principal Engineer, you will be responsible for coordinating a team in delivering innovative engineering solutions to decommissioning challenges both across the UK and in an international setting.

As a Decommissioning and Dismantling Engineer at Orano Limited, you will be involved in a variety of specialist tasks. This could include:

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.
Develop LC35 arrangements for clients and engage with the regulators.

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

The D&D team encourage diversity of thought and welcome applications of candidates with transferable skills that can be applied to nuclear decommissioning projects, therefore, there are no minimum role requirements and candidates will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

The preferred role requirements are as follows:

BSc/MSc or BEng/MEng in a relevant nuclear engineering, decommissioning, waste management or engineering (preferably with a specialism in nuclear) field.
Experience in nuclear decommissioning or waste management projects.
8+ years professional engineering/technical specialist experience.
Experience in coaching, mentoring and acting as a technical lead in projects.
Achieved Chartered status through a relevant professional body.

The successful candidate must, by the start of the employment, have permission to work in the UK, and be willing to undergo a security vetting process. Offers of employment will be subject to relevant security clearance being granted.

Travel to other Orano offices and client sites may be necessary. You should be willing to work flexibly to accommodate project and client requirements.

Principal Decommissioning & Dismantling Engineer

Ref: 2024-18100

Regular/Permanent

Abingdon

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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.