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Principal Commissioning Engineer

  • Location: Stoke Gifford
  • Salary: Competitive
  • Job Type:Contract

Posted almost 3 years ago

  • Sector: Nuclear
  • Contact: Emma Lamb
  • Contact Email: elamb@nrl.co.uk
  • Contact Phone: 01942 323277
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Expiry Date: 16 June 2021
  • Job Ref: 1035992
NRL are currently recruiting for an experienced Principal Commissioning Engineer to work on a contract basis in Reading. You will be contracted to 45 hours per week and all applicants must hold valid & transferable SC or DV nuclear clearance. The contract will be working for one of our leading clients with the nuclear industry. 

Principal Tasks and Responsibilities:
  • Supervision of the Commissioning technicians under their direct responsibility.
  • Adherence to the agreed Commissioning Quality Management System and ensuring that the commissioning team members correctly apply procedures, codes and standards to commissioning activities.
  • Interface with the Client team and other project disciplines (Design Engineering, Training, Procurement, Quality Assurance, Construction, Operations and Maintenance)
  • Functional inputs to Commissioning Deliverables.
  • Day to day progress monitoring and reporting.
  • Input to, production and checking of Commissioning Documentation (including Test Documentation, Commissioning Reports).
  • Assisting the Commissioning Team Leader in the identification of the Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) requirements – approval of vendor test documentation, witnessing of vendor testing, approval of vendor test results where required.
  • Responsible for production and checking of the Commissioning Test Documentation.
  • Ensuring that all mandatory test pre-requisites are in place
  • Carry out Risk Assessment and produce Safe Systems of Work
  • Responsible for the execution of commissioning tests to schedule.
  • Responsible for the satisfactory completion of all commissioning execution records and results and control of all raw data associated with the tests they carry out.
  • Review and acceptance of completed test records.
  • Compilation and review of Commissioning LTQR packages
  • Provision of discipline specific subject matter expertise.
  • Day to Day planning of commissioning execution activities.
Academic Requirements:
  • Level 4 Qualification (e.g. HNC) preferred but ‘commissioning specific’ experience may be considered in lieu of qualification.
  • IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent
  • CSCS/ECS Affiliated cards (in date) in specific discipline
  • Member of institution (IET etc.) preferred
Security Clearance Requirements:
  • SC or DV - Mandatory for access to site
Experience requirements - Preferred Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
  • Electrical & Instrumentation and Control Systems commissioning experience
  • Experience in the nuclear industry
  • Previous site experience (nuclear)
  • AWE experience
  • Conversant with Siemens S7 and Simocode, WinCC, Profibus and PICS software packages
  • For Electrical Commissioning Engineers only – 18th Edition IEE Regulations (Electrical)
  • Be familiar with commissioning procedures for TCA’s, Fob’s (or CR’s) and handover.