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26-066 Commissioning Engineer

£200 per week
Full-time
JOB TITLE - Commissioning Engineer

LOCATION - Nationwide

DEPARTMENT - Operations

POSITION - Staff

CLEARANCE - DV

Working at NSG

NSG Environmental Ltd has been delivering work programmes in the nuclear industry for over 40 years. Traditionally in the areas of decommissioning and waste management, NSG now has a broad customer base and provides a wide spectrum of services across the nuclear project lifecycle, ranging from expert consultancy support, R&D and engineering design to rekit and refurbishment, site installation services and high-hazard physical decommissioning works, amongst others. This work is delivered at NSG's own offices and purpose-built facilities and nuclear sites across the UK. The delivery and management of these projects and programmes of work is carried out by a skilled workforce composed of both white-collar and blue-collar personnel in technical, administrative, and physical roles.

Our core values of Passion, Integrity, Challenge and Collaboration drive performance and ensure we add significant value. If joining us as a member of staff, we will support your professional development in an exciting and challenging work environment that will enable you to use, develop and hone your technical expertise in a supportive and collaborative working environment.

All applicants must be eligible DV Security Level Clearance. Please only apply if you have DV or you are eligible to obtain DV clearance and are happy to go through the process.

Candidate must be willing to travel and work away from home as and when required. Please only apply if you are able to travel.

The Role

To have responsibility for the commissioning activities associated with the delivery of the project for the assigned site, ensuring the delivery of the project in full compliance with the pre-determined standards of safety, quality, environmental and security and the conditions of contract.

Key Objectives

Project Delivery

Documentation

  • Input to the commissioning strategy and other high-level control documentation.
  • Prepare documentation to support project delivery, to include:
  • Control Plans
  • Setting to Work documents
  • Site Acceptance documents
  • Inactive commissioning documents
  • Method Statements
  • Risk Assessments
  • LTQR documentation
Liaison

  • Liaise with sub-contractors and suppliers to support the generation and review of:
  • Control Plans
  • Factory Acceptance Testing documents
  • Setting to Work documents
  • Site Acceptance Testing documents
  • Inactive commissioning documents
  • LTQR documentation
Project Delivery Services

  • Attendance at FATs ensuring that the supplier carries out the testing in accordance with the agreed test plan.
  • Ensuring that the supplier's equipment is installed as per the installation documentation and inspection has been undertaken to allow acceptance to proceed to Setting to Work.
  • Witnessing Setting to Work and ensuring that the documented procedure is being followed developed and signed off.
  • Liaise with the Client site commissioning manager
  • Management of project engineers and technicians in support of StW, SAT and inactive commissioning activities
  • Reporting any plant and equipment issues through to the NSG site Project Manager and support the rectification process in a timely manner.
  • Ensure and promote effective communication and working between disciplines to support the overall delivery of the project objectives.
Technical Competency

Technical Competence

  • Ensure personal, professional, technical, and engineering competency through continuing professional development
  • Understand the technical aspects of a project and develop design and engineering solutions with our in-house specialists or supply chain support as necessary.
  • Consolidation and collation of design and engineering documentation for internal approvals and presentation to the client as necessary.
Person Specification

Qualifications

  • Engineering degree - Desirable
  • Higher National Certificate in Engineering - Desirable
  • Nuclear Triple Bar - Desirable
  • Membership of appropriate technical / professional body - Desirable
  • IOSH Managing Safely or Level 2 Health & Safety in the Workplace or equivalent - Relevant training will be provided if required
Experience & Knowledge

  • Well organised with the ability to work to timescales and demonstrate attention to detail - Essential
  • Routine recording and reporting of information both verbal and numerical - Essential
  • Commissioning experience on a nuclear licenced site - Essential
  • Supplier witness testing - Essential
  • Experience of developing test documentation - Essential
  • Control panel design experience - Desirable
  • General knowledge of mechanical and process engineering disciplines - Desirable
  • Fault finding - Desirable
  • Onsite supplier management - Desirable
  • Used to dealing with confidential and commercial information - Desirable
  • Familiar with integrated management system operating procedures and requirements etc - Desirable
Skills & Abilities

  • Competent user of MS Office - Essential
  • Able to organise and prioritise own work - Essential
  • Ability to communicate with a wide range of colleagues at all levels and with external stakeholders and contractors - Desirable
  • Knowledge of ISO 9001 / 14001 & 45001 - Desirable
Package

Hours - 37.5 hours per week

Overtime - 37.5-60hours per week - Time and half

Overtime - 60+ hours per week or Sundays - Double time

Life Assurance 3x Salary

Subsistence allowance paid for working away (50+ miles away from home location) - £200pw lodge (£50pd, 4 days max) + £25pd Food

Private Healthcare package

Pension - Company contributes 5% Individual contributes 4%

Discretionary bonus

187.5 hours per year holiday allowance

Professional memberships covered

NSG Environmental are a Disability Confident Committed Employer
Vacancy posted 19 days ago
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