Senior EC&I Engineer

At Amentum were not just solving problems; were engineering the future. Our team is driven by an unyielding commitment to innovation integrity and collaboration tackling some of the most significant challenges in science security and sustainability. If youre passionate about making a real impact and want to be part of a community that values ethical excellence this is the place where your ambition can thrive.

Here we believe that success comes from continuously pushing boundaries and working together to deliver on our promises. We embrace challenges with confidence and are dedicated to creating a secure and vibrant future for inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve grow and succeed today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive team who always strive to do the right thing for our people clients and communities.

People are our greatest asset and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best addition to the benefits youd expect UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and -life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. Were happy to discuss hybrid part-time and flexible working hours patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

The Opportunity
Amentum is the Design and Engineering partner for Sellafield under the PPP (Programme and Project Partners). This is a 20-year arrangement to deliver 7bn of major projects. We are looking to recruit high value expertise from across regulated and comparable sectors to work in a collaborative environment. PPP is delivering major projects site wide improvements and provision of supporting services.

The Project
The Sellafield Product & Residue Store (SPRS) Retreatment Plant (SRP) Project will provide a facility that receives Special Nuclear Material (SNM) from existing stores across the Sellafield site and processes it into a form suitable for safe and secure storage until 2120. This is a national strategic asset. This new Retreatment Plant project will make Sellafield safer sooner by;

• Safely receiving all SNM packages from their current storage locations.

• Retreating and/or repackaging those packages into 100-year packages.

• Enabling all SNM to remain safe and secure in this Store into the next century and beyond.

The SRP Project is currently in the Construction phase which incorporates procurement manufacture works test installation and commissioning. This role is required to provide both design support activities to the supply chain along with completion of outstanding design scope from earlier project phases.

The Role
The SRP Project now has an exciting opportunity to recruit a Senior EC&I Engineer to join the team in Hinton House Warrington. The role responsibilities include delivering the design of Radiometric systems.

As a Senior EC&I Engineer your responsibilities could include:

• Leading EC&I design activities across multiple project phases including detailed design procurement manufacture installation and commissioning.

• Managing and developing the EC&I design configuration baseline in response to evolving project requirements ensuring robust change control.

• Producing reviewing and approving EC&I design deliverables to programme deadlines and ensuring compliance with all relevant standards codes legislation and client engineering requirements.

• Providing technical oversight of the EC&I supply chain including resolution of complex Technical Queries design assurance reviews approval of supplier deliverables and support to Factory Acceptance Testing and Site Acceptance Testing.

• Coordinating EC&I system integration with multidisciplinary engineering teams through BIM interface management and formal design reviews.

• Supporting development of junior engineers and providing technical guidance across the EC&I discipline.

• Ensuring the EC&I design intent is fully aligned with nuclear and conventional safety requirements and that all functional performance and safety-critical requirements are met through appropriate Validation and Verification processes.

• Contributing to project planning risk assessments design substantiation and assurance activities.

As a Senior EC&I Engineer you will already have;

• BEng/MEng degree in a relevant discipline or demonstrable equivalent experience with an HNC/HND. - Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status (or working towards chartership).

• Significant experience delivering EC&I design within complex highly regulated industries; nuclear sector experience is highly desirable.

• Demonstrable technical responsibility in producing and validating EC&I design deliverables and substantiation documents.

• Strong understanding of relevant UK legislation design codes and industry good practice for EC&I engineering.

• Proficiency with relevant CAE and modelling tools (e.g. Autodesk AutoCAD BIM/3D modelling platforms). - Proven ability to mentor junior engineers and contribute to competency development within the discipline.

• Basic understanding of radiation radiometric systems and radiological protection.

Our Culture

Our values are built on a strong foundation of safety integrity and respect for every individual. People are at the heart of our mission and we believe in supporting one another through a culture of care and strive to create a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. Supporting mental wellbeing and fostering a sense of connection are essential to how we work.

When we embrace different perspectives and work together we become more innovative more agile and more successful. We partner with VERCIDA for greater online accessibility please visit to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

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Required Experience:

Senior IC

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1