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Mechanical Engineer
CONTRACT
  • TERMS: contract
  • START DATE: 11/18/24
  • END DATE: 10/24/25
  • PAY RATE: $46.0 /HR
Person Summary A professionally registered engineer, possessing a recognised Level 5 qualification (Foundation Degree / HND) in an engineering discipline relevant to the role, with experience in engineering design development and substantiation. Role Summary Development of concept, scheme and detail designs, ensuring a compliant and safe design and achievement of quality standards. Production of technical documentation and drawings to support the development and substantiation of engineering design solutions. Ensure quality standards are met first time and NIS values (Respect, Protect, Commit and Inspire) and nuclear safety culture is positively role modelled and upheld. Specific Areas of Responsibility Business Winning
  • Provide technical support to the Engineering Manager in the production of bid proposals and tender responses.
Engineering Delivery
  • Undertake engineering activities to budget and schedule, providing early identification of variances from project baseline (scope, cost and schedule).
  • Support the Principal Engineer in identifying the completion status of engineering activities and the forecasting of activity completion.
Technical and Engineering
  • Produce Concept, Scheme and Detail Design 3D models and drawings, ensuring operation, maintenance, manufacture, construction and installation requirements are addressed.
  • Ensure conventional and nuclear safety principles are applied in the development of engineering design solutions.
  • Produce design risk assessments to identify product lifecycle hazards and establish risk reduction control measures to eliminate, reduce or control risks.
  • Produce scoping calculations to support the initial development of engineering design solutions prior to formal assessment by Stress Engineers.
  • Work closely with Stress Engineers to define analysis requirements and load cases to substantiate engineering design solutions.
  • Produce product lifecycle engineering documentation and drawings to support the development and substantiation of engineering design solutions.
  • Define engineering interfaces (physical, functional, performance and information) and ensure interdependencies are communicated and controlled.
  • Develop mock-up, prototype and test rig designs to validate engineering design solutions.
  • Produce Technical File documentation to demonstrate conformity to applicable legislation, regulations and standards (designated or harmonised) and support UKCA / CE Marking.
  • Ensure disciplined application of configuration control arrangements for the identification and control of 3D Models, drawings and documentation.
Engineering Compliance
  • Develop engineering design solutions in compliance with engineering requirements and applicable codes and standards.
  • Where UKCA / CE marking is required, develop engineering design solutions in compliance with applicable legislation, regulations and standards (designated or harmonised), and their associated essential health and safety requirements.
  • Maintain working knowledge of the Machinery Directive, LOLER, PUWER, CDM and other applicable legislation, regulations and standards, and their associated application in the engineering design process.
Engineering Assurance
  • Present and participate in design reviews to enable engineering design solutions to be evaluated against engineering best practice and verified against engineering requirements and applicable legislation, regulations and standards.
Integrated Engineering and Stakeholder Engagement
  • Work collaboratively with other engineering disciplines to ensure fully integrated multidiscipline engineering design.
  • Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders (procurement, manufacture, assembly, testing, etc.) and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to obtain inputs to inform design development.
  • Provide engineering support for resolution of technical issues and requests during procurement, manufacture, assembly, testing, installation and commissioning.
Quality and Continuous Improvement
  • Undertake engineering activities in accordance with processes and procedures identified in Design Quality Plans.
  • Produce engineering deliverables to expected quality standards, ensuring 'right first time' principles and minimising rework.
  • Provide feedback to process owners in the application of processes and procedures to create a cycle of continuous improvement.
  • Support continuous improvement activities to improve products, services and processes.
  • Identify and implement Learning from Experience (LFE) and engineering best practice.
Competency
  • Provide support and guidance to others to enhance skills, knowledge and work performance.
  • Maintain and develop personal competency through self-learning and continuous professional development.
Environment, Health, Safety, and Security
  • Ensure compliance with Client and workplace environmental, health and safety, and security processes.
  • Ensure security and confidentiality requirements are fully understood and complied with in the execution of engineering activities.
  • Contribute to a culture that promotes health and safety in everyday working practices.

Senior Mechanical Engineer
CONTRACT
  • TERMS: contract
  • START DATE: 11/18/24
  • END DATE: 10/24/25
  • PAY RATE: $56.0 /HR
Person Summary A professionally registered engineer, possessing a recognised Level 6 qualification (Bachelor’s Degree with Honours) in an engineering discipline relevant to the role, with significant experience in engineering design development and substantiation. Role Summary Specification and development of concept, scheme and detail designs, ensuring a compliant and safe design and achievement of quality standards. Production and checking of technical documentation and drawings to support the development and substantiation of engineering design solutions. Ensure quality standards are met first time and NIS values (Respect, Protect, Commit and Inspire) and nuclear safety culture is positively role modelled and upheld. Specific Areas of Responsibility Business Winning
  • Provide technical support to the Engineering Manager in the production of bid proposals and tender responses.
Engineering Delivery
  • Undertake engineering activities to budget and schedule, providing early identification of variances from project baseline (scope, cost and schedule).
  • Support the Principal Engineer in identifying the completion status of engineering activities and the forecasting of activity completion.
Technical and Engineering
  • Produce Concept, Scheme and Detail Design 3D models and drawings, ensuring operation, maintenance, manufacture, construction and installation requirements are addressed.
  • Ensure conventional and nuclear safety principles are applied in the development of engineering design solutions.
  • Produce design risk assessments to identify product lifecycle hazards and establish risk reduction control measures to eliminate, reduce or control risks.
  • Produce scoping calculations to support the initial development of engineering design solutions prior to formal assessment by Stress Engineers.
  • Work closely with Stress Engineers to define analysis requirements and load cases to substantiate engineering design solutions.
  • Produce product lifecycle engineering documentation and drawings to support the development and substantiation of engineering design solutions.
  • Define engineering interfaces (physical, functional, performance and information) and ensure interdependencies are communicated and controlled.
  • Develop mock-up, prototype and test rig designs to validate engineering design solutions.
  • Produce Technical File documentation to demonstrate conformity to applicable legislation, regulations and standards (designated or harmonised) and support UKCA / CE Marking.
  • Ensure disciplined application of configuration control arrangements for the identification and control of 3D Models, drawings and documentation.
  • Support value engineering practices and maintain awareness of new and emerging technologies and the potential applications to current and future projects.
Engineering Compliance
  • Develop engineering design solutions in compliance with engineering requirements and applicable codes and standards.
  • Where UKCA / CE marking is required, develop engineering design solutions in compliance with applicable legislation, regulations and standards (designated or harmonised), and their associated essential health and safety requirements.
  • Undertake and record verification and validation activities (including conformity assessments) to demonstrate compliance with engineering requirements and applicable legislation, regulations and standards.
  • Maintain working knowledge of the Machinery Directive, LOLER, PUWER, CDM and other applicable legislation, regulations and standards, and their associated application in the engineering design process.
Engineering Assurance
  • Present and participate in design reviews to enable engineering design solutions to be evaluated against engineering best practice and verified against engineering requirements and applicable legislation, regulations and standards.
  • Review and check engineering design deliverables for accuracy and quality of data and technical content, ensuring compliance with processes and procedures, engineering requirements and applicable legislation, regulations and standards.
Integrated Engineering and Stakeholder Engagement
  • Work collaboratively with other engineering disciplines to ensure fully integrated multidiscipline engineering design.
  • Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders (procurement, manufacture, assembly, testing, etc.) and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to obtain inputs to inform design development.
  • Provide engineering support for resolution of technical issues and requests during procurement, manufacture, assembly, testing, installation and commissioning.
Quality and Continuous Improvement
  • Undertake engineering activities in accordance with processes and procedures identified in Design Quality Plans.
  • Produce engineering deliverables to expected quality standards, ensuring 'right first time' principles and minimising rework.
  • Provide feedback to process owners in the application of processes and procedures to create a cycle of continuous improvement.
  • Support continuous improvement activities to improve products, services and processes.
  • Identify and implement Learning from Experience (LFE) and engineering best practice.
Competency
  • Provide support and guidance to others to enhance skills, knowledge and work performance.
  • Maintain and develop personal competency through self-learning and continuous professional development.
Environment, Health, Safety, and Security
  • Ensure compliance with Client and workplace environmental, health and safety, and security processes.
  • Ensure security and confidentiality requirements are fully understood and complied with in the execution of engineering activities.
  • Contribute to a culture that promotes health and safety in everyday working practices.

Principal Mechanical Engineer
CONTRACT
  • TERMS: contract
  • START DATE: 11/18/24
  • END DATE: 10/24/25
  • PAY RATE: $66.0 /HR
Person Summary A professionally registered engineer, possessing a recognised Level 6 qualification (Bachelor’s Degree with Honours) in an engineering discipline relevant to the role. Proven leadership ability, focused on creating a collaborative working and learning environment, ensuring NIS values (Respect, Protect, Commit and Inspire) and nuclear safety culture is positively role modelled and upheld. Role Summary Actively lead and supervise engineering design teams in related discipline, providing technical direction and oversight in the execution of engineering activities, ensuring a compliant and safe design and achievement of quality standards. Support the Engineering Manager in the measurement and reporting of engineering activities against cost, schedule, quality and safety. Support the operations of the engineering portfolio and identify continuous improvement opportunities through the robust challenge of processes and procedures to achieve Excellence in Engineering. Specific Areas of Responsibility Business Winning
  • Provide technical support to the Engineering Manager in the production of bid proposals and tender responses.
Engineering Delivery
  • Actively lead and supervise engineering design teams in related discipline, providing technical direction and oversight in the execution of engineering activities.
  • Plan and coordinate engineering activities, monitoring performance against project baseline (scope, cost and schedule), and supporting the Engineering Manager in the identification, assessment and control of contract change.
  • Support the Engineering Manager in the preparation, monitoring and control of project schedules, identifying engineering activities, budgets and resources to implement engineering delivery strategies.
  • Support the Engineering Manager in the measurement and reporting of engineering activities against cost, schedule, quality and safety.
  • Support the implementation of recovery strategies to minimise impacts to cost and schedule where variances are identified against project baselines.
  • Identify, evidence and escalate emerging technical issues and project risks to the Engineering Manager.
Technical and Engineering
  • Provide technical oversight and support in the execution of engineering activities.
  • Produce design basis documentation to support the specification and development of engineering design solutions.
  • Ensure conventional and nuclear safety principles are applied in the development of engineering design solutions.
  • Facilitate the production, review and update of design risk assessment, ensuring Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) are engaged to support the identification of lifecycle hazards and risk reduction control measures.
  • Work closely with Stress Engineers to establish Analysis and Assessment Plans (AAPs) to define the scope of stress analysis to substantiate engineering design solutions.
  • Ensure engineering interfaces (physical, functional, performance and information) are identified, communicated and controlled.
  • Ensure Technical File documentation adequately demonstrates conformity to applicable legislation, regulations and standards (designated or harmonised) to support UKCA / CE Marking.
  • Ensure disciplined application of configuration control arrangements for the identification and control of 3D Models, drawings and documentation.
  • Support value engineering practices and maintain awareness of new and emerging technologies and the potential applications to current and future projects.
Engineering Compliance
  • Identify, record and communicate engineering requirements to provide a clear baseline for design development and management of change control.
  • Where UKCA / CE marking is required, identify, record and communicate applicable legislation, regulations and standards (designated or harmonised) to provide a clear baseline for the identification and verification of essential health and safety requirements.
  • Undertake and record verification and validation activities (including conformity assessments) to demonstrate compliance with engineering requirements and applicable legislation, regulations and standards.
  • Maintain proficient knowledge of the Machinery Directive, LOLER, PUWER, CDM and other applicable legislation, regulations and standards, and their associated application in the engineering design process.
Engineering Assurance
  • Undertake design reviews at appropriate points in the design process to ensure engineering design solutions satisfy engineering best practice and are verified against engineering requirements and applicable legislation, regulations and standards.
  • Review and check engineering design solutions and deliverables for accuracy and quality of data and technical content, ensuring compliance with processes and procedures, engineering requirements and applicable legislation, regulations and standards.
Integrated Engineering and Stakeholder Engagement
  • Coordinate and facilitate collaborative working with other engineering disciplines to ensure fully integrated multidiscipline engineering design.
  • Engage with internal stakeholders (procurement, manufacture, assembly, testing, etc.), Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and external stakeholders (Client and supply chain) to obtain inputs to inform design development and support forward planning activities.
  • Provide engineering support for resolution of technical issues and requests during procurement, manufacture, assembly, testing, installation and commissioning.
Quality and Continuous Improvement
  • Produce Design Quality Plans to identify applicable processes and procedures to be implemented in the execution of engineering activities, ensuring work is completed in accordance with the processes and procedures.
  • Through active leadership and human performance tools, ensure ‘right first time’ principles are executed to achieve and improve quality standards.
  • Provide feedback to process owners in the application of processes and procedures to create a cycle of continuous improvement.
  • Support continuous improvement activities to improve products, services and processes.
  • Identify and implement Learning from Experience (LFE) and engineering best practice.
Competency
  • Work closely with the Engineering Manager to support the identification and development of employee competence through personnel development plans, training and continuous professional development.
  • Mentor and coach others to enhance skills, knowledge and work performance.
  • Maintain and develop personal competency through self-learning and continuous professional development.
Environment, Health, Safety, and Security
  • Ensure compliance with Client and workplace environmental, health and safety, and security processes.
  • Ensure security and confidentiality requirements are fully understood and complied with in the execution of engineering activities.
  • Contribute to a culture that promotes health and safety in everyday working practices.
Resourcing
  • Assess and assign resources to engineering activities appropriate to their skills and experience.
  • Notify Engineering Manager of any gaps in resource requirements (capability and availability) to undertake engineering activities, advising specific skills and experience required.
  • Ensure effective utilisation of assigned resources in the execution of engineering activities.
Performance
  • Support the Engineering Manager in the monitoring and assessment of assigned resources against their defined roles and responsibilities, engineering competencies and personnel development plans, recognising achievements and escalating behavioural and performance concerns.

Commercial Manager
PERMANENT
  • TERMS: permanent

Job Title:              Commercial Manager - Pre-Contract Location:              Warrington, Cheshire + Hybrid Working Arrangement  Compensation:    Competitive + Benefits Role Type:           Full time / Permanent  Role ID:               SF59046

 

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Commercial Manager (Pre-Contract) at our Warrington site.

 

The role

As a Commercial Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This role offers an excellent opportunity to support business growth across our Nuclear Services and Civil Decommissioning business streams, through the provision of pre-contract commercial support.

 

Day-to-day, you’ll act as Commercial Lead on agreed bids (within the bid team). You'll cover a range of offerings from major projects to service and consultancy within civil nuclear industry, supplementing existing pre-contract capability within the business streams.

 

  • Provision of commercial and contractual support and advice across designated projects, working closely with bid teams.
  • Ensure the winning of good business – successful tenders which balance risk and reward.
  • Lead ensuring that any submissions are compliant with corporate governance procedures.
  • Negotiate customer contracts and work closely with Procurement to ensure flow down of key terms.
  • Derive commercial solutions to bid requirements such as commercial tender query responses, KPIs, pricing schedules.
  • Generate bids showing appropriate margin returns with credible delivery plans.
  • Agree arrangements with customers and partners, such as NDAs and MOUs, liaising closely with Legal and taking a leading role in establishing Joint Ventures where applicable
  • Support analysis of competitors, customers, and supply chain to ensure winning tenders

 

This position involves occasional travel/working across a range of internal and customer sites, as a requirement of the role.

 

This role is full time, thirty-seven hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with three days in our Warrington office and two days working from home. 

 

Essential experience of the Commercial Manager

  • Experience of working within highly regulated industries
  • Experience of NEC3/4 contracts, preferably the ECC (Engineering & Construction Contract)
  • Experience with Government customers / PCRs (Public Contract Regulations)
  • Customer facing experience (unable to consider anyone with subcontractor / supplier facing experience only)
  • Significant pre-contract experience, capable of autonomously leading bids from a commercial perspective
  • Sound understanding of contract terms and conditions / contract law, contract and commercial risk management, and estimating/financial aspects of bids

 

Qualifications for the Commercial Manager (Pre-Contract)

  • Quantity Surveying or Business related degree or equivalent qualifications

 

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

 

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role. 

 

What we offer 

  • Generous holiday allowance 
  • Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
  • Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
  • Employee share scheme 
  • Employee shopping savings portal
  • Payment of Professional Fees
  • Reservists in the armed forces receive ten-days special paid leave 
  • Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
  • ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
  • Autonomy to perform the role
  • Opportunities to develop your career

 

Cavendish Nuclear

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together. 


EC&I Manager
CONTRACT
  • TERMS: contract
  • START DATE: 11/18/24
  • END DATE: 10/24/25
  • PAY RATE: $75.0 /HR
Person Summary A professionally registered engineer, possessing a recognised Level 6 qualification (Bachelor’s Degree with Honours) in an engineering discipline relevant to the role. Proven leadership ability, focused on creating a collaborative working and learning environment, ensuring NIS values (Respect, Protect, Commit and Inspire) and nuclear safety culture is positively role modelled and upheld. Role Summary Successful delivery of the engineering content of assigned projects from bid through to project execution and close out, ensuring effective delivery and realisation of best achievable profit and schedule completion. Actively lead and manage multidiscipline engineering teams, providing technical direction and guidance in the execution of engineering delivery strategies, undertaking assurance activities to ensure a compliant and safe design and achievement of quality standards. Support the operations of the engineering portfolio and identify continuous improvement opportunities through the robust challenge of processes and procedures to achieve Excellence in Engineering. Specific Areas of Responsibility Business Winning
  • Act as technical lead in the production of bid proposals and tender responses, establishing engineering delivery strategies and scopes of work.
  • Ensure Client requirements are fully understood, and assumptions, exclusions and risks are clearly identified in bid proposals to provide a clear baseline for executing the engineering scope.
  • Establish costs and schedules to execute engineering scope in alignment with engineering delivery strategies, demonstrating the ‘how’ and ensuring key dependencies are identified.
  • Ensure costs and schedules include suitable assurance and design verification and validation activities to demonstrate compliance with processes and procedures, engineering requirements and applicable legislation, regulations and standards.
Engineering Delivery
  • Actively lead and manage multidiscipline engineering teams in the delivery of assigned projects, ensuring engineering delivery strategies are executed and assurance of engineering activities.
  • Ensure a clear baseline (scope, cost and schedule) is established for the engineering content of assigned projects, supporting the Project Manager in the identification, assessment and control of contract change.
  • Support the Project Manager in the preparation, monitoring and control of project schedules, identifying engineering activities, budgets and resources to implement engineering delivery strategies.
  • Establish and implement recovery strategies to minimise impacts to cost and schedule where variances are identified against project baselines.
  • Ensure emerging technical issues and project risks are identified, assessed and controlled to eliminate or minimise potential impacts, escalating significant issues that could impact engineering delivery in terms of safety, quality, cost and schedule to the Engineering Portfolio Lead.
Technical and Engineering
  • Provide technical direction and guidance in the execution of engineering activities.
  • Ensure appropriate engineering documentation, drawings and calculations are produced relevant to the design phase(s) being executed and their content sufficient to define and substantiate engineering design solutions.
  • Ensure conventional and nuclear safety principles are applied in the development of engineering design solutions.
  • Ensure Technical Files are produced in accordance with applicable CE marking directive(s), with associated documentation adequately demonstrating conformity to applicable legislation, regulations and standards (designated or harmonised) to support UKCA / CE Marking.
  • Ensure configuration control arrangements are established and implemented in accordance with internal processes and procedures and / or specific Client requirements.
  • Implement value engineering practices and maintain awareness of new and emerging technologies and the potential applications to current and future projects.
Engineering Compliance
  • Ensure engineering requirements are identified, recorded and agreed (with Client) to provide a clear baseline for design development and management of change control.
  • Establish UKCA / CE marking strategies and ensure applicable legislation, regulations and standards (designated or harmonised) are identified and recorded to provide a clear baseline for the identification and verification of essential health and safety requirements.
  • Ensure appropriate verification and validation activities (including conformity assessments) are undertaken and recorded to demonstrate compliance with engineering requirements and applicable legislation, regulations and standards.
  • Maintain proficient knowledge of the Machinery Directive, LOLER, PUWER, CDM and other applicable legislation, regulations and standards, and their associated application in the engineering design process.
Engineering Assurance
  • Work closely with the Engineering Compliance and Capability Lead to ensure engineering assurance activities are identified and scheduled appropriate to the level of technical risk and engineering design phase(s) being executed.
  • Undertake engineering assurance activities to demonstrate (with evidence) compliance with processes and procedures, engineering requirements and applicable legislation, regulations and standards.
  • Review and approve engineering design solutions and deliverables, ensuring suitability for intended use and adequate evidence to demonstrate compliance with processes and procedures, engineering requirements and applicable legislation, regulations and standards.
Integrated Engineering and Stakeholder Engagement
  • Create a collaborative working environment where engineering disciplines work closely to ensure fully integrated multidiscipline engineering design.
  • Ensure engineering integration activities are identified, scheduled and implemented during project delivery.
  • Facilitate engagement with internal stakeholders (procurement, manufacture, assembly, testing, etc.), Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and external stakeholders (Client and supply chain) to obtain inputs to inform design development and support forward planning activities.
  • Establish and maintain effective Client relationships, understanding and anticipating their needs, expectations and levels of influence.
  • Act as the engineering point of contact on assigned projects during procurement, manufacture, assembly, testing, installation and commissioning.
Quality and Continuous Improvement
  • Undertake quality planning activities to identify applicable processes and procedures to be implemented in the execution of the engineering content of assigned projects and their subsequent verification.
  • Through active leadership and human performance tools, ensure ‘right first time’ principles are executed to achieve and improve quality standards.
  • Provide feedback to process owners in the application of processes and procedures to create a cycle of continuous improvement.
  • Identify and implement continuous improvement activities to improve products, services and processes.
  • Ensure Learning from Experience (LFE) and engineering best practice is established and communicated to improve working practices and engineering quality.
Competency
  • Work closely with the Engineering Compliance and Capability Lead to support the identification of competencies and competency levels for defined engineering roles, ensuring they align with business objectives, operational needs and project requirements.
  • Work closely with the Engineering Compliance and Capability Lead to support the identification and development of employee competence through personnel development plans, training and continuous professional development.
  • Create an inspiring and collaborative learning environment that enhances understanding and provides shared experiences and knowledge.
  • Mentor and coach others to enhance skills, knowledge and work performance.
  • Maintain and develop personal competency through self-learning and continuous professional development.
Environment, Health, Safety, and Security
  • Ensure compliance with Client and workplace environmental, health and safety, and security processes.
  • Ensure security and confidentiality requirements are fully understood, communicated and complied with for assigned projects.
  • Establish and maintain a culture that promotes health and safety in everyday working practices.
Resourcing
  • Assess and identify engineering resource requirements (people, tools and equipment) for assigned projects and bid proposals.
  • Ensure engineering content of assigned projects is appropriately resourced with suitably qualified and experienced people.
  • Notify Engineering Portfolio Lead of any gaps in resource requirements (capability and availability) within assigned projects and support the implementation of recruitment plans and subcontract works.
  • Monitor and optimise resource utilisation for assigned projects to ensure effective engineering delivery and management of non-chargeable hours.
Performance
  • Monitor and assess performance of direct reports against their defined roles and responsibilities, engineering competencies and personnel development plans, ensuring expectations are clearly defined and providing feedback against achievement of performance objectives.
Reporting Relationships Reports to:         Engineering Portfolio Lead. Direct reports:  Line Management of assigned engineers Supervision of assigned engineering team in the delivery of the engineering content of assigned projects.  

EC&I Engineer
CONTRACT
  • TERMS: contract
  • START DATE: 11/18/24
  • END DATE: 10/24/25
  • PAY RATE: $46.0 /HR
Person Summary A professionally registered engineer, possessing a recognised Level 5 qualification (Foundation Degree / HND) in an engineering discipline relevant to the role, with experience in engineering design development and substantiation. Role Summary Development of concept, scheme and detail designs, ensuring a compliant and safe design and achievement of quality standards. Production of technical documentation and drawings to support the development and substantiation of engineering design solutions. Ensure quality standards are met first time and NIS values (Respect, Protect, Commit and Inspire) and nuclear safety culture is positively role modelled and upheld. Specific Areas of Responsibility Business Winning
  • Provide technical support to the Engineering Manager in the production of bid proposals and tender responses.
Engineering Delivery
  • Undertake engineering activities to budget and schedule, providing early identification of variances from project baseline (scope, cost and schedule).
  • Support the Principal Engineer in identifying the completion status of engineering activities and the forecasting of activity completion.
Technical and Engineering
  • Produce Concept, Scheme and Detail Design 3D models and drawings, ensuring operation, maintenance, manufacture, construction and installation requirements are addressed.
  • Ensure conventional and nuclear safety principles are applied in the development of engineering design solutions.
  • Produce design risk assessments to identify product lifecycle hazards and establish risk reduction control measures to eliminate, reduce or control risks.
  • Produce scoping calculations to support the initial development of engineering design solutions prior to formal assessment by Stress Engineers.
  • Work closely with Stress Engineers to define analysis requirements and load cases to substantiate engineering design solutions.
  • Produce product lifecycle engineering documentation and drawings to support the development and substantiation of engineering design solutions.
  • Define engineering interfaces (physical, functional, performance and information) and ensure interdependencies are communicated and controlled.
  • Develop mock-up, prototype and test rig designs to validate engineering design solutions.
  • Produce Technical File documentation to demonstrate conformity to applicable legislation, regulations and standards (designated or harmonised) and support UKCA / CE Marking.
  • Ensure disciplined application of configuration control arrangements for the identification and control of 3D Models, drawings and documentation.
Engineering Compliance
  • Develop engineering design solutions in compliance with engineering requirements and applicable codes and standards.
  • Where UKCA / CE marking is required, develop engineering design solutions in compliance with applicable legislation, regulations and standards (designated or harmonised), and their associated essential health and safety requirements.
  • Maintain working knowledge of the Machinery Directive, LOLER, PUWER, CDM and other applicable legislation, regulations and standards, and their associated application in the engineering design process.
Engineering Assurance
  • Present and participate in design reviews to enable engineering design solutions to be evaluated against engineering best practice and verified against engineering requirements and applicable legislation, regulations and standards.
Integrated Engineering and Stakeholder Engagement
  • Work collaboratively with other engineering disciplines to ensure fully integrated multidiscipline engineering design.
  • Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders (procurement, manufacture, assembly, testing, etc.) and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to obtain inputs to inform design development.
  • Provide engineering support for resolution of technical issues and requests during procurement, manufacture, assembly, testing, installation and commissioning.
Quality and Continuous Improvement
  • Undertake engineering activities in accordance with processes and procedures identified in Design Quality Plans.
  • Produce engineering deliverables to expected quality standards, ensuring 'right first time' principles and minimising rework.
  • Provide feedback to process owners in the application of processes and procedures to create a cycle of continuous improvement.
  • Support continuous improvement activities to improve products, services and processes.
  • Identify and implement Learning from Experience (LFE) and engineering best practice.
Competency
  • Provide support and guidance to others to enhance skills, knowledge and work performance.
  • Maintain and develop personal competency through self-learning and continuous professional development.
Environment, Health, Safety, and Security
  • Ensure compliance with Client and workplace environmental, health and safety, and security processes.
  • Ensure security and confidentiality requirements are fully understood and complied with in the execution of engineering activities.
  • Contribute to a culture that promotes health and safety in everyday working practices.

Senior EC&I Engineer
CONTRACT
  • TERMS: contract
  • START DATE: 11/18/24
  • END DATE: 10/24/25
  • PAY RATE: $56.0 /HR
Person Summary A professionally registered engineer, possessing a recognised Level 6 qualification (Bachelor’s Degree with Honours) in an engineering discipline relevant to the role, with significant experience in engineering design development and substantiation. Role Summary Specification and development of concept, scheme and detail designs, ensuring a compliant and safe design and achievement of quality standards. Production and checking of technical documentation and drawings to support the development and substantiation of engineering design solutions. Ensure quality standards are met first time and NIS values (Respect, Protect, Commit and Inspire) and nuclear safety culture is positively role modelled and upheld. Specific Areas of Responsibility Business Winning
  • Provide technical support to the Engineering Manager in the production of bid proposals and tender responses.
Engineering Delivery
  • Undertake engineering activities to budget and schedule, providing early identification of variances from project baseline (scope, cost and schedule).
  • Support the Principal Engineer in identifying the completion status of engineering activities and the forecasting of activity completion.
Technical and Engineering
  • Produce Concept, Scheme and Detail Design 3D models and drawings, ensuring operation, maintenance, manufacture, construction and installation requirements are addressed.
  • Ensure conventional and nuclear safety principles are applied in the development of engineering design solutions.
  • Produce design risk assessments to identify product lifecycle hazards and establish risk reduction control measures to eliminate, reduce or control risks.
  • Produce scoping calculations to support the initial development of engineering design solutions prior to formal assessment by Stress Engineers.
  • Work closely with Stress Engineers to define analysis requirements and load cases to substantiate engineering design solutions.
  • Produce product lifecycle engineering documentation and drawings to support the development and substantiation of engineering design solutions.
  • Define engineering interfaces (physical, functional, performance and information) and ensure interdependencies are communicated and controlled.
  • Develop mock-up, prototype and test rig designs to validate engineering design solutions.
  • Produce Technical File documentation to demonstrate conformity to applicable legislation, regulations and standards (designated or harmonised) and support UKCA / CE Marking.
  • Ensure disciplined application of configuration control arrangements for the identification and control of 3D Models, drawings and documentation.
  • Support value engineering practices and maintain awareness of new and emerging technologies and the potential applications to current and future projects.
Engineering Compliance
  • Develop engineering design solutions in compliance with engineering requirements and applicable codes and standards.
  • Where UKCA / CE marking is required, develop engineering design solutions in compliance with applicable legislation, regulations and standards (designated or harmonised), and their associated essential health and safety requirements.
  • Undertake and record verification and validation activities (including conformity assessments) to demonstrate compliance with engineering requirements and applicable legislation, regulations and standards.
  • Maintain working knowledge of the Machinery Directive, LOLER, PUWER, CDM and other applicable legislation, regulations and standards, and their associated application in the engineering design process.
Engineering Assurance
  • Present and participate in design reviews to enable engineering design solutions to be evaluated against engineering best practice and verified against engineering requirements and applicable legislation, regulations and standards.
  • Review and check engineering design deliverables for accuracy and quality of data and technical content, ensuring compliance with processes and procedures, engineering requirements and applicable legislation, regulations and standards.
Integrated Engineering and Stakeholder Engagement
  • Work collaboratively with other engineering disciplines to ensure fully integrated multidiscipline engineering design.
  • Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders (procurement, manufacture, assembly, testing, etc.) and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to obtain inputs to inform design development.
  • Provide engineering support for resolution of technical issues and requests during procurement, manufacture, assembly, testing, installation and commissioning.
Quality and Continuous Improvement
  • Undertake engineering activities in accordance with processes and procedures identified in Design Quality Plans.
  • Produce engineering deliverables to expected quality standards, ensuring 'right first time' principles and minimising rework.
  • Provide feedback to process owners in the application of processes and procedures to create a cycle of continuous improvement.
  • Support continuous improvement activities to improve products, services and processes.
  • Identify and implement Learning from Experience (LFE) and engineering best practice.
Competency
  • Provide support and guidance to others to enhance skills, knowledge and work performance.
  • Maintain and develop personal competency through self-learning and continuous professional development.
Environment, Health, Safety, and Security
  • Ensure compliance with Client and workplace environmental, health and safety, and security processes.
  • Ensure security and confidentiality requirements are fully understood and complied with in the execution of engineering activities.
  • Contribute to a culture that promotes health and safety in everyday working practices.

ADT Driver
CONTRACT
  • TERMS: contract
  • START DATE: 11/20/24
  • PAY RATE: $25.0 /HR
Astute’s Nuclear team is partnering with a leading Self-Drive Plant Hire and Transport Services company with a focus on economic, environment and social value to recruit an ADT driver on a 12-month contract for its Sizewell C site.    The ADT Driver role comes with an hourly rate of £22 - £25 per hour. Key skills    •    Skilled in performing tasks such as loading, hauling, and dumping materials efficiently and safely. •    Strong understanding of site health, safety, and environmental standards, particularly in high-risk environments like nuclear or large-scale construction sites. •      Experienced in the safe and efficient operation of articulated dump trucks.    Qualifications  •    Valid CPCS or NPORS Card: Certification for operating articulated dump trucks. •    At least 3 years of experience working on construction sites, highways, or similar environments. •    BPSS Clearance: Ability to obtain or maintain Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance, required for nuclear site access. Location, remuneration and timeframe of the ADT Driver role    •    Sizewell C site •    Hourly rates between £22 - £25 Inside IR35 •    Initial 12-month contract  

Telehandler Operator
CONTRACT
  • TERMS: contract
  • START DATE: 11/28/24
  • PAY RATE: $25.0 /HR
Astute’s Nuclear team is partnering with a leading Self-Drive Plant Hire and Transport Services company with a focus on economic, environment and social value to recruit a Telehandler Operator on a 12-month contract for its Sizewell C site.    The Telehandler Operator role comes with an hourly rate of £22 - £25 per hour. Key skills    
  • Skilled in loading, transporting, and distributing materials using a telehandler.
  • Strong understanding of site health, safety, and environmental compliance requirements.
  • High attention to detail when manoeuvring in tight spaces or working at height.  
   Qualifications
  • Valid CPCS or NPORS Card: Operating Telehandlers
  • At least 3 years of experience working on construction sites, highways, or similar environments.
  • BPSS Clearance: Ability to obtain or maintain Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance, required for nuclear site access.
Location, remuneration and timeframe of the ADT Driver role    
  • Suffolk
  • Hourly rates between £22 - £25 (PAYE)
  • Initial 12-month contract

Marketing Test
PERMANENT
  • TERMS: permanent

Astute’s Renewables team is exclusively partnering with a FTSE250 renewable energy provider with a commitment to professional development and sustainability to recruit a Marketing Tester for its Manchester site. The strategically important Marketing Tester role comes with a salary of £45,000, a pension, and flexible working options. If you’re a Marketing Tester and are looking to work for an organisation that puts integrity and people at the forefront of everything it does, then submit your CV to apply today. Responsibilities and duties Reporting to the Marketing Manager, you will:
  • Conduct thorough testing of marketing campaigns and materials
  • Analyze and interpret data to measure campaign effectiveness
  • Develop and implement A/B tests to optimize marketing strategies
  • Collaborate with the marketing team to improve customer engagement
  • Provide detailed reports and recommendations based on test results
Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:
  • A degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field
  • Proven experience in marketing testing and analysis
  • Familiarity with various marketing software and tools
  • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
Personal skills
  • The Marketing Tester role would suit someone who is:
  • Highly analytical and data-driven
  • Detail-oriented with excellent problem-solving skills
  • A strong communicator and team player
  • Creative and innovative in approach to marketing challenges
Salary and benefits of the Marketing Tester role  
  • Salary of £45,000
  • Company pension scheme
  • Flexible working options
  • Opportunities for professional development and career progression

If you're ready to take on this exciting role, apply today!