Job Description

Regular/Permanent United Kingdom / North West / Cheshire Hybrid Options

Job description

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Are you looking for a graduate position in an exciting company that will support you? Orano Limited is a nuclear specialist technical consultancy and engineering organisation working across the decommissioning, defence, nuclear new build, medical, fuel-cycle and transport sectors.


During your time as a graduate Decommissioning and Dismantling Engineer, you will be part of a 2-year graduate scheme. Your work here will have a real impact on making our world safer both for now and for future generations to come. This early exposure will equip you with the breadth of knowledge to ensure you start off with a strong footing in your career with us.


Within the Decommissioning and Dismantling (D&D) discipline of Orano Limited, you will participate in core D&D engineering tasks and activities, ranging from decommissioning planning, design and waste handling studies to dismantling, demolition and delicensing tasks.


The four core pillars of the D&D discipline at Orano Limited are:

1) Retrievals

2) POCO - Post Operational Clean Out

3) Investigations and Characterisation

4) Dismantling and Demolition


You will intervene throughout the full life cycle of decommissioning projects: Feasibility, Preliminary, Design Stage, Detail Design Stage, Construction/Commissioning. There may be an opportunity to do secondments with other disciplines that you are interested in too.

Responsibilities

Optioneering and Feasibility Studies Decommissioning Planning Input data collection, conditioning, and validation Development of multi-phase decommissioning plans Development of Decommissioning Flow Diagrams Scheduling and sequencing Throughput modelling Bespoke Studies Post-Operational Clean Out (POCO) Planning Investigation and Characterisation Planning Dismantling and Size Reduction Planning and Design Preparation of Method Statements and Design Risk Assessments Supporting Hazard Identification process e.g., HAZOP and HAZID Preparation of tender documents and technical responses for decommissioning works

Our Full-Time

Benefits

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Competitive Salary Private Medical Insurance at Single, Partner and Family levels Non Contributory Pension Scheme 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing by 1 day per year of service up to a cap of 30

Ideal qualifications

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Qualifications

BSc/MSc or BEng/MEng in a Nuclear, Chemical, Mechanical, Civil Engineering or a related scientific field.

Skills

1. Demonstrative initiative on moderate problem solving within assigned tasks.

2. Good verbal and written communication skills.

3. Good organisational skills.

4. Good problem-solving skills.

5. Good team player.

6. Enthusiastic and keen to learn.

Additional Information:

This position is based at Warrington. It is a full- time 37 hour position with 2 days minimum in the office.



Next Steps -

Once applied and selected you will go through the 1st stage which will be a form for you to fill out. if successful following this you will be contacted to attend an assessment day between February - April 2026.

The position will be for a start date of September 2026

For more information on our graduate scheme you can check out the link below

https://www.oranoprojects.uk/graduates.html

Applications close at the end of December 2025.

The successful candidate must, by the start of the employment, have permission to work in the UK, and be willing to undergo a security vetting process. Offers of employment will be subject to relevant security clearance being granted.


Benefits include



25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays Additional 1 day off for every 1-year service which is capped at 5 One Professional Membership subscription paid for by the company and support for Chartership goals Annual Bonus Scheme * Non Contribution pension