The Orano Group, based and headquartered in France, provides its customers with very high added-value solutions, products, technologies and services across six principal Business Units, including Mining, Chemistry and Enrichment, Recycling, Decommissioning and Services, Nuclear Packages and Services, and Projects. These activities are of strategic importance to both the French nuclear sector and nuclear installations around the world, including in the United Kingdom (UK).
Orano, has a workforce of 16,000 employees, two-thirds of whom are based in France one-third outside of France in continental Europe, the UK, North America, Asia, and the Far East.
The Orano Projects Business Unit (OP BU) brings together nuclear fuel cycle engineering expertise to serve the group’s facilities and external customers. Its services range from Operational Support Engineering to full Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Management (EPCM) missions. OP represents:
- A team of 1,500 professionals worldwide,
- On the Nuclear fuel cycle; Mining, Uranium chemistry, Enrichment, Spent fuel recycling, Dismantling and Waste management,
- Including Non-fuel cycle Nuclear Engineering, New Builds, and other non-nuclear applications,
- OP embodies more than 50 years' experience in the design, construction and operation of one-of-a-kind facilities
In this regard, under the EPCM umbrella, OP is offering services at high levels of experience and seniority. Orano Projects is the OP platform in the UK which gathers Engineering and Consultancy businesses.
In the UK, the Orano Projects BU delivers work through its owned subsidiary, Orano Limited. Orano Limited operates through three offices in the UK, located in Warrington, Abingdon, and on the Westlakes Science and Technology Park located near the Sellafield nuclear site in West Cumbria.
Purpose of position
To undertake the delivery of engineering design packages to the required time, cost and quality and personally undertake some of the more complex design tasks as required. To provide specialist process engineering advice.
Role and Responsibilities
Responsibilities include:
· Production of design deliverables (e.g. drawings, reports or calculations) to agreed standards of safety, cost, quality and time.
· Where appropriate, may be required to train and develop others.
· Involvement in improvement initiatives and projects.
· Comply with all legislative, regulatory and company policy standards and processes applicable to the role.
Job Context & Challenges
Close working relationships with other Orano sites and client sites may be required, which necessitates regular travel to those sites (dependent upon project).
Additional Information & Benefits
Full-time, permanent, 37-hours a week
Travel may be required on occasion between Orano offices and Client sites
Hybrid working – 2 days minimum in the office each week, flexible working
Free on-site parking
Person Specification
We are much more interested in what you could do, than what you have already done. The Process 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.
Criteria
Skills & Abilities
Communication skills – ability to confidently liaise with external stakeholders and team members, both oral and written.
Proactivity – ability to independently seek out or develop one’s own answer to challenging technical questions.
Questioning attitude – ability to analyse situations and challenge the conditions, activities or solutions to support continuous improvement and develop areas of best practice.
Organisational excellence – ability to organise one’s own time and the time of others to ensure internal / external deadlines are achieved and Client expectations are exceeded.
Reactivity - ability to respond quickly and effectively to unforeseen situations.
Integrity and Inclusivity – ability to take responsibility for one’s own actions and foster an inclusive working environment where all members of the team are respected and given equal opportunity to participate.
Qualifications & Experience
Have a BEng (Hons) or MEng (Hons) in Chemical Engineering.
Minimum of 2 years relevant experience as a Process Engineer on Nuclear site or a highly regulated site.
Associate member of the IChemE working towards
