Environmental Engineer

Framatome is a major international player in the nuclear energy market recognised for its innovative solutions and value-added technologies for designing, building, maintaining, and advancing the global nuclear fleet. The company designs, manufactures, and installs components, fuel and instrumentation and control systems for nuclear power plants and offers a full range of reactor services.
With 14,000 employees worldwide, every day Framatome’s expertise helps its customers improve the safety and performance of their nuclear plants and achieve their economic and societal goals.

Framatome is owned by the EDF Group (80.5%) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI – 19.5%)

In the UK we are currently over 300 strong and our plans are to grow to 400-500 by 2025 through the development our UK nuclear service offerings.

This role sits within EPR-E UK which is a joint venture between EDF and Framatome, an EPCC established in 2018 in charge of the design (basic design) and the realization (studies, procurement, erection, testing and commissioning) of nuclear islands for new projects in France and worldwide. 

The Environmental Engineer will lead on environmental technical topics and be required to engage with the full breadth of the Project teams and client as well as provide support to the Environmental Team Lead and wider Environment Team.

As part of the Environment Team, the Environmental Engineer will be required to provide high quality support and excellent levels of professionalism to the design teams, while ensuring the design and implementation of the design meets the environmental requirements and standards that would be expected of such prestigious Projects.

This is an excellent opportunity for a candidates with a strong engineering and environmental background to be part of building one of the largest, most complex projects in Europe; and ensure the success of nuclear as a key element in the energy mix of the UK by supporting the growing SZC Project.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing technical topics relating to the environmental requirements for systems and buildings as part of the design.
• Supporting the design, construction and commissioning phases with technical requests and design changes by providing technical expertise.
• Contributing or reviewing of corresponding reports in cooperation with other design entities and the Client for the systems and buildings within the scope of EPR-E.
• Supporting the EPR-E UK referent and other teams to identify of environmental regulations applicable to HPC and SZC sites.
• Being involved on Assessment Findings from regulator on EPR-E scope of systems and buildings to support SZC replication strategy.
• Supporting system engineers and civil and layout sections of EPR-E (in Paris and Bristol) to ensure functional requirements, operational regimes, effluent and waste characteristics and monitoring, waste management strategy, and other environment.

To be considered, we require the following qualifications, skills and experience:

• Degree qualified Engineer (in an appropriate scientific or engineering discipline)
• Experienced in working in an engineering project.
• Knowledge of environmental requirement implementation and environmental studies and assessments (preferably from a highly regulated industry).
• Knowledge of the demonstration of Best Available Techniques (BAT).
• Knowledge of Nuclear Safety Assessment Principles and experience of their application.
• Appropriate academic background to support working as an Environmental Engineer.
• Experience in the area of system design and layout engineering.
• Knowledge and the ability to navigate PDMS and Navisworks software.

The post is restricted due to the nature of the role and the export control regulations which apply. All applicants will be subject to national security and export control vetting processes

Specialization: S3 - Environment

Level of education (all) Bachelor

Place: United Kingdom, Europe, Aztec West

Employment level: Cadre

Position under administrative investigation: Yes