Principal EC&I Engineer

Amentum are currently recruiting for a Principal EC&I Engineer to join our Nuclear Power and Engineering Technical Services (NPETS) business. NPETS is entering an exciting phase of opportunity, supporting our key client's UK nuclear fleet through a business transformation, and supporting new small modular reactor developers as they prepare for deployment in the UK and internationally. Our work is varied, covering New Build, Generation, Life Extension, and Defueling, and our capabilities are in demand across the nuclear sector. Your role will be to manager, co-ordinate and deliver varied and exiting EC&I centric engineering projects. If you're familiar with project delivery, you'll know that they have plenty of moving parts and complexity, which is why you'll be working alongside our Operations Managers and Engineering Managers to deliver holistic and integrated solutions. People are at the heart of everything we do Centre to the success of the role will be your people skills, building effective relationships and interacting with multiple internal and external stakeholders in multiple locations. You'll also work closely with colleagues to support activities that offer the best service to the client. Through your interactions, you'll be able to gather useful intelligence on client needs and work with the team to deliver innovative solutions. You'll utilise your strong communication and engagement skills to achieve client, people and business outcomes, working with your team and peers that are based in different locations across the UK. We're continuously evolving and growing the business, so there's plenty of opportunity to evolve and grow your skills and career too. This role will be based at one of our NPETS offices (Newcastle, Warrington, Manchester, Gloucester, Bristol or Knutsford). We put flexibility at the heart of what we do and we're happy to consider flexible working patterns. Key responsibilities will be:

• Act as the Responsible Engineer on projects
• Lead project delivery teams across the project lifecycle from bid generation, through concept and detailed design development to installation and commissioning
• Own and manage project budgets
• Built and manage client relationships and leverage those relationships to deliver continued opportunities and new business leads
• Work on systems integration, testing and validation of PLC, SCADA and simulator systems
• Demonstrate knowledge of the practical aspects of implementing engineering designs and understand the use of standards and compliance with regulatory requirements in an engineering environment
• Produce high-quality technical reports
• Simplify complex problems and build and maintain valuable relationships
  
  MEng, MSc, BEng or BSc or equivalent in EC&I or another relevant discipline, chartered Engineer status with a relevant professional body
• Previous team leadership, line management, technical lead or Responsible Engineer experience
• An awareness of civil nuclear plant systems, structures and components and associated design and assessment guidelines (or relevant engineering principles from other highly regulated industries)
• An understanding of the relevant guidelines, standards and practices (e.g., IEC 61508, 61511, 61513, 61226, ONR SAPs / TAGS)
• Knowledge and experience in the systematic design lifecycle of a C&I system; including specification, design, assessment, verification, testing, installation, commissioning and maintenance of safety or process critical I&C Systems
• Knowledge of high integrity hardware or software-based control systems for industrial equipment
• Motivated team member with the ability to work to deadlines and communicate project progress
• Good communication skills and ability to articulate information to a broad range of stakeholders
• Committed to Continuous Professional Development
  
  At Amentum, we'll 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 and diverse 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 talent.
In addition to the benefits you'd 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 memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations. Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We're happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.