Senior Process Engineer (Client side - 2209)

Location

United Kingdom | United States

Job description

NUVIA UK's Technical Services department are recruiting for experienced Process Engineers. These are embedded opportunities, supporting one of our leading clients within the nuclear industry. Location wise, you will be based out of the client's office at Birchwood Park in Warrington, on a hybrid basis. Please note we can also recruit on a permanent basis, if this is your preference.

Please note the ability to obtain BPSS level security clearance is essential, as a minimum.

About The Role:

As part of the North Transfers project, there is a need to retrieve a large number of packages of special nuclear material from several stores on the Sellafield site and safely transfer them via a centralised export facility to a new plant for onward treatment. This involves the construction of a safety case, consideration DSEAR (hydrogen) issues and the need to ensure compatibility with acceptance criteria of the downstream plant.

Alongside this, as part of a separate project, there is the need to consider how packages that don’t meet the acceptance criteria for this and/or other processes available (“orphan packages”) are handled. Additionally there is the need to safely transfer packages to NNL for detailed analysis.

North Transfers:

• Updates to Basis of Process Safety & Basis of Design.
• Completion of export strategy & chemotoxic assessment.
• Updates to transport conditions for acceptance document.
• Consideration of venting arrangements for transport containers.
• Liasion with key stakeholers and other design disciplines.
• Support to DSEAR activities.
• Support to other disciplines.

Orphan Wastes:

• Working in conjunction with technical to establish Technical Underpinning Envelope.
• Working with stakeholders and other projects to establish potential treatment routes.
• Optioneering.
• Consideration of potential safety (radiological and conventional) and DSEAR issues.
• Development of CAE and BoPS.

NNL Transfers:

• Activities similar to the above.

Essential Experience & Qualifications:

• Degree qualified in Chemical Engineering (or equivalent engineering discipline)
• Proactive and driven approach to work.
• Good communication skills and ability to work with other team members / disciplines.
• Competent report writing skills: clearly and concisely reporting findings.
• Comfortable working under time and cost constraints.
• Experience of delivery of chemical engineering deliverables on multidiscipline design projects.

Security Clearance Requirements:

• BPSS essential, SC clearance will also be required if not already held.

Nuvia - a subsidiary of VINCI construction - is an international company that operates across highly regulated sectors including Civil Nuclear and has a strong presence and history of delivery at nuclear sites in the UK and internationally.

Nuvia is a performance-driven company that is committed to the development of its people within a culture of safety, innovation, and excellence.

Nuvia UK is committed towards equality in employment.

Entity

NUVIA is a branch of VINCI, the world's largest integrated concessions and construction group. NUVIA is more specifically the nuclear entity of the VINCI Group and is involved in the entire life cycle of nuclear facilities, from new build to decommissioning, maintenance and operation. NUVIA is constantly growing, with more than 2700 employees worldwide. On average, 100 men and women join us every year. Now, more than ever, we are looking for new talent to support the group's growth.

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