NUVIA have a new vacancy for a Senior Mechanical Specialist on a contract basis who specialise grow in the field of Nuclear Waste Packages (Type B / IP). We are growing capability across our locations and a number of roles are available dependent on experience.

Senior Mechanical Specialist: Role Overview

As a Senior Mechanical Specialist specialising in Engineering (nuclear waste packages) & Licensing you will join our burgeoning team which you will build experience and design techniques and appreciate the whole life-cycle of engineering consultancy projects. Most of this is achieved by day-to-day guidance in live projects, some big and some small. This will include initial concept design through optioneering, detailed design, substantiation of designs, license applications to regulators, manufacturing of the waste packages across the UK, and supporting operational fleets.

The successful applicant may be a good graduate or apprentice who has completed a scheme, and is now looking for a new challenge, or a slightly more experienced specialist that is keen to stay in a engineering generating position.

As well as receiving first-class training and support in design and licensing activities such as the implications of structural, impact, thermal, shielding and criticality assessments, you’ll work alongside and learn from some of the most respected and highly qualified professionals in their field. Your training will be organised to provide you with the skills and experience to apply for membership of the IMechE and become a professional accredited engineer.

·         You will be an active team member in a supportive work environment, contributing to the achievement of real business objectives and assigned to live projects - some of which are the largest and most exciting projects taking place within the nuclear industry.
·         As part of the team you will gain the experience required to grow in responsibility for delivering and planning engineering tasks of increasing size /as your career progresses. The area of Engineering and Licensing (in particular, Licensing Assessment/Applications and Hand Calculations) is treated as a part of the formal design process and is also vital for achieving regulatory acceptance for our customers.
·         You will interface with other engineering disciplines; project managers, production engineers, inspectors, nuclear safety and engineering analysis specialists.
·         The portfolio of projects has many waste packages in manufacturing phase or recently manufactured, so you get to see your hard work come to life!

Skills & Qualifications

• Technical abilities are essential, so you will need a Masters or bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field. We look for those with a passion for engineering and problem solving and would have an interest in designs, materials, manufacturing, how to operate & maintain mechanical components, and the essentials of how radiation shielding works in practice. It would benefit if you covered & enjoyed degree modules such as mechanics of structures and dynamics, preferably including CAD.

• Just as important are your behaviours; we are looking out for candidates with great communication skills, who are proactive, focused, and have the ability to work on their own and as part of a team.

All about us:

Nuvia is a leading international consultancy, engineering, project management and services provider to the highly regulated nuclear, defence, and science & research industries. Our expertise has been developed over many years and is backed up by our highly trained and committed workforce who have a wide range of specialist skills and knowledge. Nuvia is currently recruiting to deliver our live projects and future projects in the nuclear legacy, existing nuclear operations & decommissioning arena