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Welding Engineer

  • Location: Bridgwater, TA5 1TP
  • Salary: to be discussed
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted 21 days ago

  • Sector: Nuclear
  • Contact: Gareth Fairhurst
  • Contact Email: gareth.fairhurst@nrl.co.uk
  • Contact Phone: 01942 323277
  • Duration: permanent
  • Start Date: 08 April 2024
  • Expiry Date: 09 May 2024
  • Job Ref: V-170363-1

Welding Engineer – Bridgwater

Our client, a leader in the Nuclear and Defence industries, are now looking for a Welding Engineer to support with their site based in Bridgwater.

About the role:

This is a brilliant opportunity to work as part of a prestigious nuclear project. The alliance work across the project to integrate and coordinate the delivery of all main cabling and associated support services. This innovative approach will help different contractors work as a single entity to deliver the complex installation of cabling and pipework in the power station’s 2,500 rooms.

As a Welding Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will support the Welding Manager to ensure that all Welding and Welding Related matters are delivered to the highest standards appropriate to the particular requirements of the provision of a Nuclear Power Generating Facility incorporating all applicable RCC-M specification requirements for materials and workmanship.

  • Ensure the development of welding processes and procedures that satisfy the requirements of the specification. 

  • Ensure that the most appropriate and suitable methods / processes are applied to ensure the expectation of right first-time quality outputs are delivered.    

  • Support the establishment, development, and execution of the Welding Strategy in support of the MEHA project requirements.

  • Support the Non-Destructive Testing (NDT – e.g., RT, UT and VT) strategy, sometimes referred to as Non-Destructive Examination (NDE), to ensure safe and efficient analysis techniques are applied to evaluate the properties of welded joints.

  • Act as an SME for Welding Related Matters for stakeholders including, but not limited to, Client (e.g. TCO, RD, DI, JDO), JV Nominated Suppliers, Strategic Suppliers and others.

  • Support the governance and oversight of the implementation all welding processes and procedures to achieve quality goals.

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What you will need:

Ideally you will have skills and experience covering the below:

  • Significant experience as a welding engineer 

  • Auditing knowledge 

  • Large-scale project experience 

  • HNC/HND or Apprenticeship in relevant discipline 

  • Diploma in welding (or working towards this)

  • Professional accreditation (CEng/IEng or EngTech)

  • CSWIP 3.1 / 3.2 or PCN preferred.

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