Location: Heysham 2 Power Station
Booth Welsh are looking for a Graduate Procurement Engineer to work with our team in Heysham 2.
The Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity for a Procurement Engineer to join a team at the heart of supporting continued safe and efficient operation of a nuclear power station whilst also working on Defueling Projects.
You will bring sound engineering knowledge and judgement to play a key role in managing the station's spare parts requirements, ensuring fit-for-purpose procurement of components, and maintaining compliance with engineering and quality assurance standards.
The Role
As a Procurement Engineer, your responsibilities will include:
Specifying and evaluating nuclear power station spares against original design intent.
Supporting the upkeep and integrity of the plant Spares Catalogue.
Developing procurement specifications in collaboration with Technical Specialists and Purchasers.
Maintaining compliance with all standards and procedures applicable to plant spares procurement.
Completing Item Equivalency Assessments to support changes in component selection.
Assisting with technical investigations, including parts sourcing and resolving obsolescence issues.
Conducting Quality Assurance (QA) reviews prior to purchasing QA1/2 spares, including reviewing and developing Quality Plans.
Performing Quality Control (QC) inspections on key goods being supplied.
Advising Purchasing and Warehouse teams to ensure smooth operation of Supply Chain processes.
The Skills & Experience
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
A minimum of HNC in an engineering discipline, ideally with Electrical or Control & Instrumentation or Mechanical bias (though broader engineering knowledge will also be considered).
Strong working knowledge of technical and quality assurance standards related to the procurement of spare parts.
Experience in engineering specification and component evaluation.
Familiarity with obsolescence management and quality control/assurance processes.
Ability to work collaboratively across technical, commercial, and warehouse functions.
Excellent communication skills and the confidence to offer insight and challenge constructively where required