Graduate D&D Engineer- Westlakes

Regular/Permanent
United Kingdom / North West / Cumbria

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Job description

Are you looking for a graduate position in an exciting company that will support you? Orano Limited is a nuclear specialist technical consultancy and engineering organisation working across the decommissioning, defence, nuclear new build, medical, fuel-cycle and transport sectors.

During your time as a graduate Decommissioning and Dismantling Engineer, you will be part of a 2-year graduate scheme. Your work here will have a real impact on making our world safer both for now and for future generations to come. This early exposure will equip you with the breadth of knowledge to ensure you start off with a strong footing in your career with us.

Within the Decommissioning and Dismantling (D&D) discipline of Orano Limited, you will participate in core D&D engineering tasks and activities, ranging from decommissioning planning, design and waste handling studies to dismantling, demolition and delicensing tasks.

The four core pillars of the D&D discipline at Orano Limited are:
1) Retrievals
2) POCO - Post Operational Clean Out
3) Investigations and Characterisation
4) Dismantling and Demolition

You will intervene throughout the full life cycle of decommissioning projects: Feasibility, Preliminary, Design Stage, Detail Design Stage, Construction/Commissioning. There may be an opportunity to do secondments with other disciplines that you are interested in too.

Responsibilities

-Optioneering and Feasibility Studies
-Decommissioning Planning
-Input data collection, conditioning, and validation
-Development of multi-phase decommissioning plans
-Development of Decommissioning Flow Diagrams
-Scheduling and sequencing
-Throughput modelling
-Bespoke Studies
-Post-Operational Clean Out (POCO) Planning
-Investigation and Characterisation Planning
-Dismantling and Size Reduction Planning and Design
-Preparation of Method Statements and Design Risk Assessments
-Supporting Hazard Identification process e.g., HAZOP and HAZID
-Preparation of tender documents and technical responses for decommissioning works

Our Full-Time Benefits

Competitive Salary
Private Medical Insurance at Single, Partner and Family levels
Non Contributory Pension Scheme

25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing by 1 day per year of service up to a cap of 30

Ideal qualifications

Qualifications

BSc/MSc or BEng/MEng in a Nuclear, Chemical, Mechanical, Civil Engineering or a related scientific field.

Skills

1. Demonstrative initiative on moderate problem solving within assigned tasks.
2. Good verbal and written communication skills.
3. Good organisational skills.
4. Good problem-solving skills.
5. Good team player.
6. Enthusiastic and keen to learn.

Additional Information:

This position is based at Westlakes. It is a full- time 37 hour position with 2 days minimum in the office.

Next Steps -
Once applied and selected you will go through the 1st stage which will be a form for you to fill out. if successful following this you will be contacted to attend an assessment day between February - April 2026.
The position will be for a start date of September 2026
For more information on our graduate scheme you can check out the link below
https://www.oranoprojects.uk/graduates.html
Applications close at the end of December 2025.
The successful candidate must, by the start of the employment, have permission to work in the UK, and be willing to undergo a security vetting process. Offers of employment will be subject to relevant security clearance being granted.

Benefits include

25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
Additional 1 day off for every 1-year service which is capped at 5
One Professional Membership subscription paid for by the company and support for Chartership goals
Annual Bonus Scheme
and much more !

Graduate D&D Engineer- Westlakes

Ref: 2025-21425

Regular/Permanent

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Orano Ltd – Abingdon

Orano Limited est l’entité du groupe Orano opérant au Royaume-Uni. Elle intervient auprès de la majorité des clients du secteur nucléaire britannique et est spécialisée dans le démantèlement, les déchets et la gestion des matières nucléaires spéciales.
Orano Limited emploie environ 80 personnes réparties sur ses sites de Abingdon, Warrington et Whitehaven. Point d’accès à la capacité mondiale d’Orano pour tous nos clients britanniques, l’entreprise bénéficie d’une expérience de 40 ans outre-manche, alliant le savoir-faire international du groupe à l’expertise en matière de réglementation britannique et à des décennies d’expérience sur les sites nucléaires du Royaume-Uni.