What We’re Looking For…
✅ Key Qualifications, Experience & Skills
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or a related Engineering / Science discipline.
- Experience across the valve lifecycle, including specification, design, procurement, qualification, manufacturing, installation, commissioning, or maintenance.
- Background working on complex projects within highly regulated industries such as Nuclear, Energy, Oil & Gas, Defence, Process, or Power Generation.
- Strong understanding of engineering documentation, including technical specifications, equipment data sheets, calculations, testing records and supplier deliverables.
- Ability to assess technical issues, identify practical solutions and support implementation.
- Excellent stakeholder management and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong organisation, attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Fluent in spoken and written English, with the ability to produce clear technical documentation and present complex information to a range of stakeholders.
- Desirable (but not mandatory) Experience & Skills
- Knowledge of nuclear industry codes, standards and safety requirements.
- Experience with valve sizing, actuator sizing, valve qualification, or performance assessments.
- Experience reviewing supplier documentation and managing technical interfaces with valve manufacturers.
- Knowledge of EPR design principles, the Hinkley Point C project, and associated engineering methodologies.
- Previous experience supporting construction, manufacturing, installation, commissioning, or site activities.
- Experience coordinating cross-functional engineering activities and managing complex stakeholder interfaces.
- Understanding of 2D/3D design software and engineering document management systems.
- Ability to prioritise competing demands, challenge assumptions appropriately, and understand the requirements of neighbouring disciplines.
- Proven ability to deliver commitments and meet project deadlines.
- French language skills would be advantageous.
✅ Key Competencies
We’re looking for a proactive and collaborative engineer with strong communication, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills. You’ll be comfortable working across multidisciplinary teams, managing competing priorities, and communicating complex technical information clearly. A commitment to quality, safety and delivering to project deadlines is essential.
Don’t Meet Every Requirement? We’d Still Love to Hear From You!
We know that great engineers don’t always tick every box on a job description! If you have a strong engineering background and experience in valve engineering or related mechanical systems, we encourage you to apply, even if your experience doesn’t quite align with every requirement listed above.
Nuclear industry experience is also not essential. We’re keen to hear from candidates from other highly regulated sectors such as Energy, Oil & Gas, Defence, Power Generation, Process Industries, Aerospace, Rail, Marine, or Heavy Manufacturing, where similar engineering principles, technical standards and safety-focused ways of working apply.
If you’re looking to apply your expertise on one of the UK’s most ambitious infrastructure projects, we’d be delighted to hear from you.
