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Senior Decommissioning & Dismantling Engineer


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Organization

Orano Limited is the Orano group entity operating in the UK, working with the majority of the UK's nuclear clients and specialising in decommissioning, waste, and special nuclear material management. Orano Limited employs around 85 staff based at its offices in Abingdon, Warrington and Whitehaven. The company acts as the UK gateway to the global capability of Orano and combines this with a 40-year track record in the UK, marrying the group's international know-how with expertise in UK regulations and decades of UK nuclear site experience.

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Reference number

2024-18098  

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Position title

Senior Decommissioning & Dismantling Engineer

Job description (internal)

As a part of 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.

You will be responsible for delivering innovative engineering solutions to decommissioning challenges both across the UK and in an international setting.

As a Senior Engineer, you will also have the opportunity/responsibility of being a technical lead for projects and discrete packages of work. This will involve interfacing with the Client and coaching/leading more junior members of the team in delivering technical work.

As a Senior 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.

This role can be based at Warrington, Abingdon or Westlakes.

Skills and Qualifications (internal)

  • BSc/MSc or BEng/MEng in a relevant Engineering or Science (preferably with a specialism in nuclear) field.
  • Experience in nuclear decommissioning or waste management projects OR in the field of nuclear operations / nuclear power generation OR transferable experience in a similarly highly-regulated industry.
  • 5+ years professional engineering/technical specialist experience.
  • Experience in coaching, mentoring or acting as a technical lead in projects.
  • Achieved or actively pursuing Chartered status through a relevant professional body.
  • Willingness to obtain a security clearance.

Employment Classification

Regular/Permanent

Job

TA - Studies & Design

Job location

Job location

Europe, United Kingdom, North West, Cheshire

Geolocation by area (Always put 'Yes')

No

Adress

Warrington

Additional information

Telework/Home-office

Hybrid Options

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Primary manager

Annie DIGHTON