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Electrical Engineer (Permanent)

17 August by Urenco

Job Location:
United Kingdom -England -North West England -Cheshire -Capenhurst
Salary:
£48,000 - £59,000/annum

Electrical Engineer

We’re pleased to present the opportunity to join Urenco as an Electrical Engineer is important to us. Based at our Capenhurst Site you’ll be a member of a Multi-disciplinary Design Team to deliver to multiple customers within Urenco the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) including technical feasibility and best available technology (BAT) studies.

Urenco; trusted, long-term supplier to the nuclear industry, specialising in safe, cost effective and reliable uranium enrichment services. As demand in our sector increases, we are creating career opportunities and growth across our teams.

For us, a happy and engaged workforce is vital to our sustainability. Our aim is to recruit and retain talented people who can help us deliver outstanding customer service and achieve long term commercial success.

What will your day look like?

 

  • Acting as an Electrical design engineer in delivery of Conceptual and Basic Design deliverables of new build or modifications of facilities.
  • Supporting the Senior Electrical Engineer in design development, design specification and safety basis of design. Also provide input to the Plant Safety Case.
  • Investigating and developing Plant Design concepts and executing feasibility/optioneering studies. Applying general design and engineering standards and investigating best available technology to support design delivery to Urenco customers.
  • Provides expert knowledge and advice concerning plant, systems and component design and engineering specifications including safety and Learning from Experience to multiple projects in Urenco group.
  • Actively promote a pro-active safety culture and perform analysis to create a learning from experience behaviour.
  • Ensure advanced plant designs comprise safety features based on best industrial practice and lessons learnt from the (nuclear) business.
  • Determine C&I design engineering aspects, options and evaluation in contribution to feasibility/optioneering/best available technology studies.
  • Support delivery of Conceptual Design and Design Specifications with focus on C&I expertise area.
  • Support delivery of Basic Design packages concerning Core Plant Technology (CPT) with respect to C&I systems and equipment.
  • Provide directions and oversight concerning Detailed Design and supplier manufacturing quality processes on request of site or group project managers.
  • Define and maintain Core Plant Technology (CPT) design expertise on the basis of Urenco best (safety) practice and world class state-of-the-art technology (Design Technology Excellence Centre).
  • Establish, control, and maintain Group Reference Design and safety case standards and requirements.  Group Reference Design includes core UF6 enrichment, critical core UF6 support system requirements, relevant UF6 de-conversion requirements, and all design and safety case requirements in support of UTD activities.
  • Supports Post Implementation Reviews in C&I expertise area to establish the feedback loop to Design Authority from a safety/license compliance, operational and asset management perspective.


What do you need to be great at this role?

  • Essential: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics or Advanced Technology.
  • Preferred: Additional post university degree/training in science/engineering relevant to the expertise area.
  • The position shall require regular travel to various Urenco facilities worldwide.
  • Recognized experience in expertise area
  • Demonstrable capability to analyse and model complex technical design problems and define advanced design solutions.
  • Work experience in Design and Engineering.

What can you expect of us?

At Urenco we’re dedicated to offering flexible benefits that support our people across all aspects of their lives. We’re delighted to offer a range of benefits to support our employees’ physical, emotional and financial wellbeing.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer:

  • Annual leave of 27 days per annum.
  • A generous bonus scheme based on achievement of personal and company objectives.
  • A defined contribution pension scheme: contributions start at 4% (employee) and 10% (employer).
  • Hybrid Working Pattern: up to two days working remotely on average per week. Flexible start and finish time and 1.30pm finish on Fridays.
  • Flexible benefits package; including life assurance and income protection. In addition, you’ll have an opportunity to purchase additional benefits that suit your lifestyle.
  • Paid time off for volunteering.
  • The opportunity to join our private medical and dental insurance schemes.
  • Education and training; we take pride in helping people learn and develop by supporting, accelerating and directing your learning. As well as the completion of mandatory health and safety courses, training packages will be offered to meet your specific needs.

This role is subject to passing:

  • Security Clearance
  • Medical, drug and alcohol tests 

Our Promise

At Urenco, everyone is welcome. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where we all have a voice, and you can feel confident being yourself.  We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.  We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.   

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