Job Description

Company Description

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ALTEN UK is seeking a skilled

Decommissioning Engineer

to promote the concept of

Design for Decommissioning

for our project within the Nuclear sector. You will work closely with system owners across the

Reactor Island

to ensure that designs incorporate features enabling safe, efficient, and cost-effective decommissioning of future of Nuclear projects.


Your main responsibilities will be:

Provide technical guidance

to system owners on embedding decommissioning features into designs.

Produce internal decommissioning procedures, strategies, and standards

, including documents for submission to regulators as part of the

Generic Design Assessment (GDA)

process.

Apply ALARP, BAT, and SFAIRP principles

to reactor system designs to ensure dismantling and decommissioning can be achieved effectively.

Engage with discipline leads

(e.g., radioactive waste, safety) and act as a stakeholder in design reviews, BAT assessments, and ALARP workshops.

Develop lessons learned

from industry experience to improve future reactor decommissioning approaches.

Represent the Decommissioning Team

in technical and project review forums.

You are...

Knowledgeable in

nuclear decommissioning and regulatory requirements

. Skilled at

balancing safety, environmental, and engineering considerations

. Able to work in

fast-paced multidisciplinary environments

. An excellent

communicator and stakeholder engager

. Proactive, analytical, and detail-oriented with a strong sense of accountability.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Experience, skills and qualifications required:

Degree-qualified

in Civil, Mechanical, or related engineering discipline.

Chartered

(or working towards chartership) with a relevant institute (e.g., IMechE). Experience of

nuclear decommissioning or nuclear waste management

. Familiarity with the

UK nuclear regulatory environment

and ability to present to regulators. Understanding of

safety cases

and environmental assessments. Experience in

optioneering

using BAT and ALARP arguments in design reviews. Strong

stakeholder engagement and communication skills

.

Desirable:

Prior experience working on a

licensed nuclear site

. Participation in

HAZOP workshops

and risk mitigation studies. Experience collaborating across

multidisciplinary engineering teams

. Broader exposure to

safety, environmental, or integrated E3S cases

.

Additional Information

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Our commitment to sustainable growth is unwavering, and we continuously strive for accelerated transformation and continuous improvement. Through ALTEN labs, mentoring programs, internal universities, and more, we are always pushing boundaries and embracing new possibilities.


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Join our passionate team and start building tomorrow, today!

In short you get:

A personalised career path and a rewarding management style A chance to work on the most exciting engineering projects and technologies along with Premium Customers A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries A competitive salary Private Medical & Travel Insurance Pension Scheme Cycle-to-work Scheme among many additional benefits Social atmosphere, regular gatherings, and team buildings * Flexible way of working (role dependent)