Our client, Dounreay, is recruiting a Senior Engineer, on an initial 12-month contract to join their established team based in Thurso.
Appointment type: Fixed Term 12-month contract
Full time/part time: Full time
Job category: Engineering
Location: Dounreay/Hybrid
Salary range: £23-30 per hour PAYE
Job Description
A vacancy has arisen within the Reactors engineering team for a senior engineer (Process or Electrical Controls and Instrumentation (E,C&I) discipline. This is a temporary 12-month role. The purpose of the post is to manage and deliver the engineering process and the job holder will provide technical oversight and engineering quality.
The role will lead a multi‑disciplinary design team for an alkali metal treatment project. The successful candidate will be a Senior engineer with extensive experience in leading a multi‑disciplinary design for technically complex projects, providing technical leadership, focused on ensuring timely and high‑quality deliverables.
Responsibilities
* Control and develop technical engineering strategies, plans and procedures
* Deliver the engineering design package and engineering substantiation for an alkali metal treatment project
* Develop and execute an engineering and safety case delivery strategy, optimising plans to respond to changes when necessary
* Lead a multi‑disciplinary team of engineers
* Apply health, safety, environmental and waste management processes with engineering activities taking advice where necessary from appropriate specialists
* Validate the completion of activities to ensure compliance with procedures, legislation and quality standards
* Liaise effectively with regulators and stakeholders on specific projects
* Design and evaluate the technical governance of projects
* Undertake project governance roles as required
* Establish and maintain Design Authority arrangements
* Identify resource requirements to deliver engineering tasks
* Develop an effective technical organisation to manage fit for purpose engineering design and safety project delivery in support of the Site Performance Plan
* Manage the preparation, approval and issuance of technical specifications
* Support the project in the delivery of projects/programmes of work and sanction approvals
* Identify, validate and approve engineering solutions for projects
* Perform the responsibilities of Authorisations relevant to post
* Manage Dounreay staff as a Line Manager
Aptitudes and Experience
* Degree in engineering or equivalent: a process, electrical or controls system degree would be preferred
* Extensive experience in leading a multi‑disciplinary design for technically complex projects
* Extensive experience in engineering
* Strong technical leadership
* Experience in engineering substantiation
* Previous experience and the ability to demonstrate a strong understanding of configuration management
* Demonstrable practical and theoretical problem‑solving ability
* Undertake responsible engineer duties
* Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
* The ability to communicate effectively with staff/contractors at all levels is essential
* Good interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
* Self‑motivated and assertive
* Ability to apply engineering processes to achieve engineering solutions
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