Job Description
Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow, and succeed - today and into tomorrow.
Our Energy, Security and Technology business is invested in you and your success. Everything we do - whether Aerospace, Defence, Intelligence, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Nuclear, Automotive, or Telecommunications - is more than just a project. It is our challenge as human beings, too. That is why we bring a thoughtful and collaborative approach to every one of our partnerships.
It is our promise to challenge the status quo as we redefine how to solve the world's greatest challenges and transform big ideas into intelligent solutions for a more connected, sustainable world.
Work life balance and flexibility is a key business strategy focus for Jacobs therefore we are considering flexible working hours, patterns, and locations to suit you and our business requirements.
About the opportunity:
The BEP Joint Venture project will safely design and deliver a Plant and the works in accordance with the requirements of the contract to enable conditioning of wastes from the various donor plants, carried out in line with the Employer's needs and to the satisfaction of stakeholders in the Box Encapsulation Project (BEP).
Lead Mechanical & Piping (M&P) Engineer for Area 600/900, reporting to the Area Delivery Engineering Manager and DLE. Responsible for management and delivery of M&P designs for Area 600/900. Leads the Area team and co-ordinates delivery of work across associated systems. Responsible for final approval of all Area 600/900 M&P design and engineering deliverables. Act as single point of contact with the Area project management team concerning project programme, project controls input and general project management support.
Duties will also include the checking of engineering documents including drawings, identification of required resources, progress reporting, attendance of review meetings, liaison with client representatives and Discipline Lead Engineers.Here's What You'll Need:
Degree qualified or demonstrable equivalent underpinning knowledge & understanding.
Minimum 10 years' experience of working within a highly regulated industry.
Nuclear experience preferred working on Sellafield Ltd projects.
Proven experience of leading and managing M&P design & engineering teams containing engineers, designers and pipe stress analysts.
Ability to provide technical input, guidance and leadership for the production of M&P deliverables
Awareness of current standards, regulations, legislation and technical developments.
Detailed knowledge of Piping Design and Plant Layout
Proven understanding of Mechanical & Pipe Specifications
Control of schedule and man-hour budgets
Liaison with technical specialists within the JV parent companies
A working knowledge of SL standards and procedures.
Knowledge of PDMS / Navisworks
Knowledge of CAESAR 2 software
A self-starter with good communication, analytical and team working skills.
Experience in interrogating design in the context of assuring its fitness for purpose with respect to design process, rigour and functionality.
Ability to chair and control meetings.
Why Jacobs?
We clear the way for inventive thinking so you have the support, means and space to deliver the boldest solutions for the extraordinary and every day. Jacobs. A world where you can.
Our Culture:
We're invested in you and your success. Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.
We aim to make inclusion and diversity core attributes of our identity, embedded in all our employment and business practices in all locations. We know that if we are inclusive, we're more connected, and if we are diverse, we're more creative.
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