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Senior Electrical Engineer (SC cleared)

  • Location: Plymouth, PL2 2BG
  • Salary: £50 - £60 per hour
  • Job Type:Contract

Posted over 2 years ago

  • Sector: Nuclear
  • Contact: Tim Millbank
  • Contact Email: tmillbank@nrl.co.uk
  • Contact Phone: 01942 323277
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Expiry Date: 05 February 2022
  • Job Ref: 1039131

Working with a large defence contractor, NRL are looking for an SC cleared Senior Electrical Engineer. This is a long term contract role and whilst the work will be for Devonport, the role can be done remotely initially (will be well into this year before travel to Devonport will be needed).

Principal Tasks and Responsibilities

  • Within SQEP profile, supervising, preparing and/or checking designs, analyses, reports, drawings, specifications and other documents in support of Nuclear and Non-Nuclear related plant, facility and equipment within the company's licensed, authorised and operational sites, or in support of external contracts.

  • Participate in the problem solving for development of technical solutions to deficiencies or in the development of new designs.

  • Support the review and sentencing of new designs, methodology of construction and temporary works submitted to the Technical Authority.

  • To manage design work packages as Engineer, responsible as appointed by Manager. Supporting planning of activities, with respect to task durations, level of effort and estimated costs, through to provision of design deliverables with regular schedule reviews and progress reporting, utilising Earned Value Management methodologies, and construction support.

Qualifications and Experience Requirements

  • Academic: A degree in an appropriate engineering discipline.

  • Chartered Engineer, registered with Engineering Council or working towards chartership.

  • Nuclear: Nuclear Introductory Course or equivalent nuclear and/or marine system knowledge.

  • Must hold SC clearance and be a British Citizen


  • Design of electrical building services, to include fire detection and alarm systems, industrial lighting and emergency lighting, site broadcast (PA) and HVAC;

  • Design low voltage electrical distribution systems;

  • Design of control & instrumentation systems;

  • Design of communications and data systems;

  • Experience of substantiation of SIL and high integrity systems for justification of Nuclear Safety functions.


What's in it for you?:

  • Competitive hourly rate

  • Long term contract

  • Remote working