Senior/Lead Nuclear Design Engineer

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As one of the world’s leading consultancies operating in the built and natural environment, we offer unparalleled opportunities for talented individuals in search of a rewarding career both in India and around the world.

The Individual:

• Driven, highly organized, can identify and focus on priorities and deliver to deadline.
• Resilient, can work under pressure, doesn’t show frustration and lose composure when facing resistance.
• Customer focused, passionate about meeting the requirements of internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal skills can build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
• Confident, diplomatic and tactful.
• Proactive, works effectively on own initiative and requires little guidance.
• Demonstrates high levels of confidentiality.
• Able to work with high levels of autonomy and as part of a team.

Responsibilities:

The work is varied and may include some or all the responsibilities mentioned below:

• Design and development of nuclear steam supply systems, nuclear auxiliary systems, and nuclear safety systems.
• Design and development of nuclear fuel handling and waste management facilities.
• Design and engineering reactor components such as calandria, calandria tubes, coolant channels, shutdown mechanisms, etc.
• Preparation of conceptual and detail design packages, including optioneering, design development, and concept evaluation.
• Design and implementation of engineering changes/system upgrades in brown field projects.
• Production of design documentation.
• Equipment selection (including material selection) and procurement including technical bid evaluation, vendor drawing review.
• Production of manufacturing packages, coordination with manufacturer/contractor, review of vendor drawings/documents.
• Witness the pre-commissioning/commissioning activities by the contractor/vendor and produce/review all relevant documentation.
• Preparation of equipment specifications, technical risk assessments, commissioning strategies, cost and programme estimations.
• Preparation of design specifications to define and determine performance criteria for component upgrades.
• Strategy development for in-service inspection and testing.
• Production of 2D and 3D CAD drawings/models and bill of materials.
• Development of project technical proposals, scopes, schedules and budget estimates.
• Operational improvement and life extension studies.

Requirements:

• Suitable degree in engineering with 6 to 20 years of experience in a highly regulated industrial environment.
• Experience in design and engineering of nuclear power plant systems such as reactor coolant systems, reactor shutdown/regulation systems, reactor components, emergency core cooling or safety systems.
• Experience in design and engineering of nuclear fuel handling systems or other auxiliary systems including cooling water systems.
• Experience in design and engineering of nuclear fuel reprocessing and/or waste management facilities.
• Experience in design and engineering in one of the following disciplines: process engineering, mechanical engineering, control and instrumentation engineering, electrical engineering, piping engineering, reactor physics, fuel design.
• Ability to carry out detailed design, analysis and review others work.
• Strong delivery culture, maintaining strict timelines is must.
• Proven computer aptitude, and expertise in MS office. 
• Familiar with international design codes and standards applicable to nuclear industry and recommended practices pertaining to design, fabrication, installation, inspection, testing, quality assurance and quality control.
• Ability to work independently or as part of team, flexible attitude to the type of work and the level of responsibility accepted.
• Exposure to field installation, commissioning and testing of design changes.
• Ability to understand and define client’s requirements, plan and schedule deliverables, timelines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills with a proven ability to write accurate, detailed and concise technical reports (e.g. design substantiations, basis of analysis, safety case support references).
• Flexible to relocate to AtkinsRéalis India Office Locations (Bangalore/Gurgaon/Mumbai) flexible in travelling to AtkinsRéalis and client’s office locations around the world, if required.

What We Can Offer You:

• Varied, interesting and meaningful work.
• A hybrid working environment with flexibility and great opportunities.
• Opportunities for training and, as the team grows, career progression or sideways moves.
• An opportunity to work within a large global multi-disciplinary consultancy on a mission to change the ways we approach business as usual.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

We at AtkinsRéalis are committed to developing its people both personally and professionally. Our colleagues have the advantage of access to a high ranging training portfolio and development activities designed to help make the best of individual’s abilities and talents. We also actively support staff in achieving corporate membership of relevant institutions.

Meeting Your Needs:

To help you get the most out of life in and outside of work, we offer employees ‘Total Reward.’

Making sure you're supported is important to us. So, if you identify as having a disability, tell us ahead of your interview, and we’ll discuss any adjustments you might need.

Additional Information:

We are an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and ability.

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