Job Description

Overview of Responsibilities

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As an

Electromechanical Technician

, you will support the safe, reliable and compliant operation of power supply systems while contributing to engineering projects and continuous improvement across our technical estate.



Specifically, you will act as the Plant Responsible Officer, promoting safety, reporting issues and managing spares and consumables for assigned power supplies. You will also deliver training to operations and maintenance teams and identify opportunities to improve reliability and performance to reduce plant faults.



Supporting the delivery of engineering projects, you will act as a Project Engineer for medium work packages and support larger, multi-year programmes, helping translate modelling and simulation into practical engineering outputs and preparing technical inputs.



Additionally, you will:



- Manage or supervise installation, testing and commissioning activities

- Co-ordinate multidisciplinary teams during work package delivery

- Produce, review and present technical documentation in line with UKAEA standards

- Support compliance with safety and regulatory requirements, including CDM and EAWR

- Oversee the safe and compliant management of SF? systems




Salary
42,858 (inclusive of Specialist Allowance) + excellent benefits including outstanding pension
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Programme
Department
Tokamak Systems
Discipline
Science
Site Location
UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire
Type of Employment
Full-time
Reference Number
REF3942C

Qualifications

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Apprentice training, with relevant experience working in an industrial environment Experience producing written safe systems of work Qualification and experience in supervising CDM works, including the supervision of external contractors Experience arranging and procuring external engineering services Demonstrable knowledge of electrical and mechanical maintenance techniques and industry best practice A pressurised water and compressed air qualification, with experience applying system isolations A C&G 1788 Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Engineering Maintenance, or a BTEC Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering or a related subject A BS7671 18th Edition qualification

Additional Information

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A full list of our benefits can be found here https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/ but highlights include:

42,858 21.5% pension contribution 30.5 days annual leave (25 plus 3 days over Christmas and 2.5 'privilege' days) Flexible and hybrid working options Relocation assistance scheme

UKAEA's mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds who want to help us achieve our mission. We are under-represented from some groups and so want to encourage applications in particular from women in STEM, people from Black

British Caribbean and African backgrounds and from Pakistani and Bangladeshi British backgrounds. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) and Wellbeing and our EDI Networks actively promote Inclusion and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.



UK Atomic Energy Authority is committed to being accessible. Please email talent@ukaea.uk if you have any questions or require help or adjustments to compete on a fair basis, for example, changes to the way we interview or share information.