Senior Engineer Civil

NRS Dounreay, Caithness

NRS Dounreay is Scotland’s largest decommissioning project.

For more than 50 years it was known as the centre of the UK’s fast reactor research and development and now the team is aiming to be recognised as a centre of excellence for nuclear decommissioning.

NRS Dounreay offers an opportunity to be involved in some of the UK’s most leading edge technical projects, developing unique skills and experiences which are highly sought after across the industry.

The package includes relocation assistance (where appropriate), an attractive company pension scheme, generous annual leave entitlement and a company bonus scheme.

At Dounreay we are committed to creating a workplace that is diverse and inclusive. We value the unique differences that each of our colleagues bring to work every day and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, included and able to perform at their best. We therefore actively welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds, with different experiences and perspectives and we are committed to ensuring that we work in an inclusive way that means everyone can perform at their best.

Dounreay is a member of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all candidates who have a disability who meet all of the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all of the essential criteria, Dounreay will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Job Description

A vacancy has arisen for a Senior Civil Engineer with the Dounreay Low Level Waste Disposal Facility within Site Services.  The purpose of the post is to manage and deliver the engineering requirements of the disposal facility in line with the Environmental safety case. 

Main Responsibilities: 

• Control and develop technical engineering strategies, plans and procedures 
• Develop and execute an engineering and safety case delivery strategy, optimising plans to respond to changes when necessary 
• Apply health, safety, environmental and waste management processes with operational and engineering activities taking advice where necessary from appropriate specialists   
• Validate the completion of activities to ensure compliance with procedures, legislation and quality standards 
• Liaise with and support the D3100 Design Authority
• Liaise effectively with regulators and stakeholders on specific projects 
• Design and evaluate the technical governance of projects  
• Undertake project governance roles as required 
• Establish and maintain Design Authority arrangements  
• Identify resource requirements to deliver engineering tasks 
• Develop an effective technical organisation to manage fit for purpose engineering design and safety project delivery in support of the Site Performance Plan 
• Manage the preparation, approval and issue of technical specifications 
• Support the project in the delivery of projects/programmes of work and sanction approvals 
• Identify, optimise, validate and approve engineering solutions for projects 
• Establish and maintain quality control procedures
• Fulfil role of Principal Designer
• Fulfil role of Temporary Works Coordinator
• Support Project Manager and Facility Operations team as required. 
• Perform the responsibilities of Authorisations relevant to post 
• Manage Dounreay staff as a Line Manager 

Attributes and Experience:

• Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent based on Engineering Council Standard for Incorporated Engineers
• Considerable civil engineering design and site experience
• Good understanding of supply chain and knowledge of CDM Regulations
• Knowledge and experience of NEC3 and NEC4 contracts, ideally with NEC project manager accreditation