Senior Nuclear HVAC Engineer

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you're surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to bebrilliant.

About the business unit:
The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we're helping to deliver the energy transition globally.

About this role:
Due to new project wins and continued growth, we're looking for Senior Nuclear HVAC Engineers to join our Nuclear Defence and Civil division. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on innovative projects across the defence and nuclear new-build industries. As part of our growing team, you will contribute to high-profile engineering challenges while developing your career within an organisation committed to supporting your professional growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work as key team member on HVAC engineering aspects of multi-discipline design projects, from feasibility to detailed design stages.
  
• Support the principal engineers and engineering managers to deliver the programmes of work
  
• Liaise with clients to develop and deliver innovative solutions tailored to their needs.
  
• Produce and oversee the creation of high-quality design and technical documentation, including: Calculations, Drawings, Basis of designs, Technical reports and specifications
  
• Provide quality assurance through checking of team outputs.
  
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver fit-for-purpose engineering solutions.
  
• Visit client sites as required and promote further opportunities to enhance client relationships.
  
• Ensure safety is an integral part of mechanical engineering design and project delivery.
  
• Present and defend solutions to complex problems in client-facing environments.
  
• Supporting the preparation of bids and estimates
  
• Ensure compliance with construction (design and management) regulations
  
• Mentoring and guidance of junior staff
  

Candidate specification:

• Degree in Building Services, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
  
• Professional accreditation (Chartered/Incorporated) status with relevant professional body (eg IMechE / CIBSE)
  
• Preferably experienced within a highly regulated environment (Nuclear ideally, but also Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical and Rail)
  
• Preferably knowledge & experience in nuclear containment ventilation design
  
• Broad knowledge of industry standards, legislation, and engineering principles, ideally including knowledge of nuclear ventilation guidelines and standards
  
• Experience of using design software such as H2X, MagiCAD, IES, Pipenet
  
• Revit and AutoCAD knowledge and experience will be beneficial
  
• Initiative and self-motivation to make decisions
  
• Good verbal and written communication skills
  
• In-depth knowledge of current Building Regulations and relevant Legislation
  

This role offers the opportunity to work at the forefront of the Nuclear HVAC field, delivering impactful projects for some of the industry's most prominent clients.

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment whereeveryonefeels they can contribute.

Accessibility

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Agile working

We are happy to talk openly about flexible working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years' service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

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