Job Description

Location:

Bristol, England

Salary:

70k - 80k per year + None

Category

Pipefitting

Sector:

Power, Nuclear and Utilities

Contract type

Permanent

Consultant:

Natalie Barrett

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Piping Engineer to join our client on a permanent basis. This role will be based at one of our Energy offices (Newcastle, Warrington, Gloucester, Bristol or Knutsford). We put flexibility at the heart of what we do and we're happy to consider flexible working patterns.
The department is entering an exciting phase of opportunity by supporting our key client's UK nuclear fleet through a business transformation, and by supporting new small modular reactor developers. Our work is varied, covering New Build, Generation, Life Extension, and Defueling, and our capabilities are in demand across the nuclear sector.


The successful candidate must be highly motivated and proactive and looking to develop their technical capabilities.


Centre to the success of the role will be your people skills, building effective relationships and interacting with multiple internal and external stakeholders in multiple locations.


This post is for those with specific experience in pipe engineering within the civil, nuclear or other highly regulated industries. Candidates will be familiar with the requirements of working in a regulated environment with providing engineering support, you will deliver work to high HSSE standards in compliance to HSSE regulations.


The role offers good variety of work and opportunities to become involved in reviewing design/design substantiation, production of calculations/reports, providing advice on wide ranging technical issues and queries and supporting refurbishment/modification projects to extend life of plant & equipment.


It is expected you liaise with other engineering departments to ensure consistency across the company in how pipe simulations are carried out and verified.


Your role will be to deliver complex engineering solutions to time, cost and quality on projects of varying sizes.


Key responsibilities


Work within project delivery teams across the project lifecycle from bid generation, through concept and detailed design development to installation and commissioning


Working within integrated multi-disciplinary teams to deliver high profile projects


Take ownership of technical challenges, develop a strategy and implement the solution through engagement with internal and external stakeholders


Produce and review design deliverables (assumption notes, technical specifications and calculation notes, technical reports, etc)


Demonstrate knowledge of the practical aspects of implementing engineering designs and understand the use of standards and compliance with regulatory requirements in an engineering environment


Simplify complex problems and build and maintain valuable relationships


Qualifications - External


Degree qualified Mechanical engineer (or accomplished engineer through apprentice route with relevant expertise)


Chartered or Incorporated member (or working towards Chartership) of IMechE or equivalent


Knowledge of and ability to apply standards and regulations related to mechanical engineering


Demonstrable experience in one or more of the following technical disciplines: Pressure Vessels, Pipework (designed to ASME code), lifting and crane codes.


Working knowledge of piping simulation e.g. Caesar II or AutoPIPE would be an advantage however training will be given.


Knowledge of Civil nuclear plant systems, structures and component and associated design and assessment guidelines a distinct advantage


Self-motivated, with an ability and desire to work collaboratively with other organisations to create new opportunities


Able to think innovatively and solve complex problems