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Senior Project Engineer

Job Posted: 20 hours ago

Salary: £ 45 - 55 / Hour
Job Type: Contract
Location: Chester

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Project Engineer 
Contract 
£45-£55 per hour 
 
Job Purpose 
The decommissioning projects team manage a range of small to medium sized projects related to nuclear decommissioning, building demolition and building refurbishment each with a budget in the range of £0.5M to £45M the role is to provide direct project engineering support to the Project Manager in technical topics that range from safety documentation to the co-ordination of design elements of any of the works. 

This section provides details on the specific or unique context that the job operates within. 
 
- Manage Work Packages and Work Breakdown Structure delivery within multiple projects in support of the Project Manager. 
- Work closely with the Project Manager(s) and Clerk of Works Team to ensure the effective supervision of contractors on site. 
- Co-ordination of design activity. 
- Chairing progress meetings and close out of actions 
- Coordinate design and construction interfaces within the project, attending and providing SQEP input at risk reviews etc. 
- Capable of interpreting the identified hazards and able to write / review RAMS in support of delivering the SSOW. 
- Liaise with vendors to ensure supply chain delivers to meet production requirements. 
- Assist with commissioning activities for new plant and equipment. 
- Advise on the sequencing of decommissioning and demolition works and liaise with nuclear waste engineers to optimise waste disposal solutions. 
- Ensure compliance with defined safety, environmental and security standards and procedures. 
- Preparation of technical documents and reports (e.g. Project Management Plans, Pre-construction Information, Construction Phase Plans etc.). 
- Preparation of safety documentation and plant modification proposals for projects. 
- Assist Project managers with the identification of project risks, the development of cost and schedules of works and the implementation of works. 
- Review of contractor's tender documentation and plans of work. 
- Assist with the collation of information for the Health and Safety Plans. 
- Liaison with Licensee, Infrastructure and Projects and Tenant oversight functions to gain approval of work and shared service aspects. 
- Managing Readiness reviews and Quality Plan through Project lifecycle. 
- Assist with Local Authority Planning Permission aspects. 
- Preparation of documents in compliance with Project Management and Change Management processes, for example Project Initiation Documents, Project Briefs, User Requirement Specifications, Security Plans, Stakeholder Management Plan and Communication Plans. 
- Assist with Project L.F.E. 

Specific Roles: 
- Represent UNS Project Design with External Contractors, Contractor Design Delivery Liaison and chairing weekly progress meetings. 
- Responsible for SDDR & MDDR Design organization and managing Design Review Processes with Design Authority & multiple DAIC coordination. 
- Assist the EC&I DAIC with the implementation of requirements into Projects 
- Assist the CS&A DAIC with the implementation of requirements into Projects 
- Champion the 5 Stages of Decommissioning 
- Facilitate the Delivery of Projects through all Stage gates cognisant of Project Delivery from Initiation - Closure 
- Delivery of Projects to Group Procedure and development of procedural documentation Risk Register, Highlight Reports 
- Key Stakeholder Engagement and Management

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