Nuclear Engineering Professional - Architect Engineer

Position Overview Title: Nuclear Engineering Professional - Architect Engineer Salary range: £50,000 to £70,000 per annum (DOE) Location: Bristol, Gloucester, Leatherhead, Glasgow, Burton, Manchester Working pattern: Flexible hybrid - time split between office, client sites and working from home. Closing date: Friday 28th August 2026 (early applications encouraged). Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategies for complex nuclear challenges.
• Produce high-quality technical documentation to meet client demands.
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship and training to colleagues and clients.
• Manage projects, ensuring they meet time, cost and quality expectations.
• Identify new business opportunities and generate proposals and bids.
• Establish and build enduring client relationships.
• Perform technical requirements capture, optioneering and specification authoring.
• Be responsible for the design, manufacture, delivery, installation and/or commissioning of plant items and systems.
• Integrate design and safety case requirements technically.
• Author and verify nuclear safety case proposals and key supporting documents.
• Inspect equipment at nuclear sites to ensure it remains qualified to meet functional safety requirements or identify remediation measures.
• Specify plans to retire and remove plant, systems and structures for safe, secure, cost-effective defuelling, dismantling and decommissioning.
Qualifications
• Essential:
• Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant science or engineering discipline.
• Technical knowledge within a particular field (e.g., mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, C&I).
• History of delivering technical work effectively.
• Good problem-solving and interpersonal skills.
• Confident, clear and organised written communicator.
• Willingness to travel to client sites as required.
Desirable:
• Engineering Management / Project Engineer capability.
• Architect Engineer experience.
• Background in electrical, C&I or mechanical engineering.
• Experience with operations, engineering, safety case development at nuclear sites.
• Confidence in developing new business and maintaining client relationships.
• Project management experience in a consultancy (or similar) environment.
• Chartered status (or working towards) with a professional institution.
Pre-employment Requirements
• Candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment screening and satisfy clearance criteria for UK National Security Vetting.
Benefits
• Competitive salary with annual reviews.
• 25 days holiday + option to buy 5 days.
• Flexible working options.
• Enhanced parental benefits.
• Company pension scheme.
• Targeted professional development.
• Life assurance.
• Private healthcare membership.
• Bonus scheme linked to company performance.
• Paid membership fees to a professional institution.
• Support in attaining professional membership.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Season ticket loan.
• Optional additional benefits available to tailor to personal requirements.
  
  Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant science or engineering discipline.
• Technical knowledge within a particular field (e.g., mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, C&I).
• History of delivering technical work effectively.
• Good problem-solving and interpersonal skills.
• Confident, clear and organised written communicator.
• Willingness to travel to client sites as required.
Desirable:
• Engineering Management / Project Engineer capability.
• Architect Engineer experience.
• Background in electrical, C&I or mechanical engineering.
• Experience with operations, engineering, safety case development at nuclear sites.
• Confidence in developing new business and maintaining client relationships.
• Project management experience in a consultancy (or similar) environment.
• Chartered status (or working towards) with a professional institution.
  
  Competitive salary with annual reviews.
• 25 days holiday + option to buy 5 days.
• Flexible working options.
• Enhanced parental benefits.
• Company pension scheme.
• Targeted professional development.
• Life assurance.
• Private healthcare membership.
• Bonus scheme linked to company performance.
• Paid membership fees to a professional institution.
• Support in attaining professional membership.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Season ticket loan.
• Optional additional benefits available to tailor to personal requirements.