Senior Structural Integrity Engineer - Military Veterans

We'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.In addition to the benefits you'd expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We're happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

About the Opportunity:

Our Structural Analysis and Assessment Team, based at our Birchwood office, Warrington, UK comprises a broad range of Engineering and Scientific experts spanning mathematics, physics, structural and mechanical engineering, coding/programming, finite element stress analysis and structural integrity analysis/assessment. We provide these services to a range of customers, mainly but not exclusively in the nuclear industry, to ensure the economic and safe operation of capital-intensive plant, from both government and private industry. We also actively participate in a number of national and international projects and work closely with other parts of the business to provide integrated solutions to client requirements.

As the demand for our services grow there is an exciting opportunity for an innovative and enthusiastic Senior Structural Integrity Engineer to join the team and apply their skills and knowledge of Finite Element Analysis, structural design/assessment and mechanical engineering to evaluate the performance and in-service behaviour of nuclear safety related structures and components. The successful candidate will have a sound structural integrity background, preferably with experience in delivering consultancy services to the nuclear or process industry sectors. As a Senior Structural Integrity Engineer you will be expected to supervise and mentor staff at an earlier stage in their career. You will also be expected to support the development of the business through the identification, bidding, winning and delivery of projects to clients.

Key responsibilities

• Design and/or analysis and assessment of complex structures and components utilising knowledge of classical strength of materials, implementation of analytical techniques such as finite element analysis and the application of relevant codes & standards.
• Discussing and developing solutions with colleagues and customers;
• Producing high quality technical reports on the outcome of your work;
• Checking work of other team members;
• Interfacing with customers throughout the lifecycle of projects;
• Assisting in maintaining the technical capability/knowledge of the team;
• Representing the business in technical meetings with clients and third parties;
• Delivering work to time, cost

We are looking for a Chartered Engineer or Scientist in their discipline, educated to degree level in mechanical engineering (or other relevant degree) and with extensive industrial experience and professionally accredited to IEng/CEng or working towards.

We are also looking for the following skills, experience or qualifications:

• BEng (Hons)/MEng or equivalent in a relevant STEM degree
• CEng or IEng preferred but not essential
• Experience of using relevant FEA software packages (Abaqus/ANSYS/Patran).
• Proficient in application of Structural design codes such as ASME, Eurocodes, British Standards;
• Curiosity, a questioning attitude and analytical skills to drive innovative solutions.

Due to our client requirements we will require you to be a British national with eligibility to obtain and maintain full UK security clearance (SC)

Our Culture:

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we're more connected, and if we are diverse, we're more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centered on inclusion and diversity.

We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility, please visitwww.vercida.comto view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

Your application experience is important to us and we're keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. We welcome feedback on our recruitment process and if you need more from us before deciding to join us then please let us know.

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