Job Title: Senior EC&I Engineer Location: Oxford (Hybrid) Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 Ensure the safe, timely, and high-quality execution of the scope of work through effective definition and distribution.
Deliver all design and engineering components to meet Design Reviews and HAZOPs requirements within Project procedures.
Supervise less experienced engineering staff, manage engineering resources, and conduct interviews.
Position in Organization: Report to Principal Engineers; ultimate line management responsibility lies with the Chief Engineer in your discipline.
Report to Principal Engineer, Team Leader, or Department Manager.
Supervise a design or project team of up to 5 engineering staff, potentially supplemented by staff from elsewhere.
Allocate work, manage quality, progress, and cost within the project.
Manage project subcontracts.
Regularly interact with clients and managers of other engineering disciplines.
Key Accountabilities: Design, Specification, Procurement, Supply/Manufacture Liaison, Installation, Acceptance Testing, Commissioning, and Operator Training in Nuclear Engineering Projects.
Liaison with multi-disciplines.
Technical Consultancy.
Project Management, including quality, progress, and cost control with documentation.
Sales Support and Customer care.
Manage Contractors and Subcontractors, Staff Development.
Manage safety by developing and reinforcing the safety culture, ensuring compliance with safety regulations (e.g., CDM and CE marking), and applying safety systems.
Profile Essential: Degree qualified in a relevant technical/engineering discipline or demonstrable experience.
Full UK driver's license.
Working towards Chartered Engineer status (where applicable).
Minimum 5 years' experience in the Nuclear industry.
Demonstrable competence in a design/delivery position within a project-based environment.
Understanding of design requirements to support nuclear safety cases.
Significant experience in two or more of the following specific EC&I areas: Mechanical Handling (including Remote in-cell handling).
Process Instrumentation.
Functional Safety (to BS EN 61508/BS EN 61511).
Machinery Safety (including BS EN 60204 and BS EN 13849).
LV Distribution Systems (including experience in Trimble Pro-design).
Experience in managing sub-contracts.
Knowledge of safety regulations, including CDM.
Experience in checking design documentation, including drawings and supporting calculations.
Experience and/or ability to lead a technical team within a professional project delivery environment.
Organizational and collaboration skills.
Demonstrable expertise in working to tight deadlines.
Quality- and service-driven attitude.
High level of commercial awareness.
Experience in leading design teams.
Desirable: Chartered Engineer or candidates nearing chartership are preferred.
Membership to appropriate institutions is preferred (e.g., IET).
EC&I design integration with control systems (PLC/SCADA) would be advantageous.
Experience in Design Substantiation to support safety cases, including assessment of new and existing systems.
Additional experience obtained within the Defence sector would be advantageous.
Experience in bid preparation.
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