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Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for a Principal Engineer - Nuclear Safety, with a background in Nuclear or Defence, to be engaged on a permanent basis, located in Cumbria.

What you'll be doing:

Deputising for the Build Assurance Manager as Required

Supporting or lead Nuclear Safety Engineering activities, including resolution of emergent issues during the Build and Commission, using application of common Safety Engineering techniques where appropriate

Act as the Intelligent Customer for documentation, advice, services concerning the Plant and safety case provided to the company

Developing sound technical solutions to issues arising during construction and commissioning of the Plant

Authoring inputs to the Office of the Chief Engineer advising on the compliance of the "as built" Plant against design, build and commissioning requirements in support of entry in nuclear build phases

Carry out nuclear safety assessment of the impact of changes to, and deviations from, the Plant design intent

Liaising with both internal and external customers as required ensuring that their requirements are adequately supported and that their needs are fully considered and incorporated where appropriate and agreed

Your skills and experiences:
Essential:

Degree level qualification (or equivalent) in a relevant subject such as Engineering of Physical Science

Understanding of the design, build, commissioning, and operation of Plant systems

Demonstrable competence of technical report writing

Desirable:

Engineering experience in design and build of systems, including and understanding of the role that safety and quality play

Ability to lead engineering investigations, including Root Cause Analysis

The ability to constructively challenge and influence others, whilst putting forward clear, concise and credible reasoning to support judgements

Why We're Different:

Westlakes Recruit are a people solutions business that understands the complexities of nuclear and the importance of our clients' mission critical objectives.

Smarter, faster, more agile - we have a laser focus on nuclear, with deep sectoral knowledge. We develop nuclear talent pools before you know you need them!

We do Nuclear. We only do Nuclear. We do all of Nuclear.

Powering a Diverse Nuclear Future:

As an equal opportunities business, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and abilities