Job Description
Lead Process Engineer
Warrington / Whitehaven
Permanent / Contract (Inside IR35)
The PPF project is providing a facility to safely release gas from potentially presurised packages of SNM, managing potential hydrogen and contamination hazards. There are to be facilities for both and and low pressure packages within a new glovebox and also the facility to decant and sort the material contents of the packages. The glovebox will be inerted using a new nitrogen supply. The project is currently in the detail design phase.
The SMP storage project is looking at taking a signiciant inventory of SNM packages from several locations and safely store them in the existing DESF store for an interim period prior to their reworking through another plant in the future. Management of hydrogen and other hazards is at the core of this project also, and much of the work is building the case for a change in use of the existing store. This project is currently in the concept/prelim design phase.
To lead an existing and expanding team working across two projects in the SNM area, looking at:
* Management of chemical, DSEAR, chemotoxic and radiological hazards
* Development of nitrogen intering system
* Working with specialist supply chain
* Engagement with SNM Technical team
* Engagement with key stakeholders
* Identfication and management of key project risks
Qualifications
Essential Experience & Qualifications
* Degree qualified in Chemical Engineering (or equivalent engineering discipline)
* Chartered Chemical Engineer with IChemE/EC.
* Experience of nuclear industry design delivery
* Proactive and driven approach to work.
* Good communication skills
* Experience of leading a team of Process engineers
* Experience of working with other disciplines and key stakeholders
* Competent report writing skills: clearly and concisely reporting findings.
* Comfortable working under time and cost constraints.
* Experience of producing estimates and inputting to / reporting against schedules.
* DSEAR / hydrogen management experience.
Desirable Experience & Qualifications / Additional information (e.g Radiological Status Requirements)
* Experience with Sellafield Ltd checking and approval procedure
Additional Information
Security Clearance:
Due to the nature of work to be undertaken applicants will be required to meet certain residency criteria in order to attain a minimum level of UK security clearance if not already security cleared to a minimum SC level.
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