Trades Workforce Solutions
Apr 13, 2026
Full time
Project Title BEP Delivery JV Project Description The Box Encapsulation Plant project is one of the most important construction projects at the Sellafield Site, the plant will play a vital role in Sellafield's 100 year clean up programme by taking nuclear waste recovered from the site's original wasteplants and encasing it in concrete so it can be stored in a modern building. The plant is primarily designed to deal with waste from the Magnox Swarf Storage Silo, one of four legacy waste plants prioritised for clean up by Sellafield Ltd's owner, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). Alongside that work, the plant will also receive certain wastes from the other three legacy waste stores, the First Generation Magnox Storage Pond, the Pile Fuel Storage Pond, and Pile Fuel Cladding Silo. The BEP Joint Venture project will safely design and deliver a plant and the works in accordance with the requirements of the contract to enable conditioning of wastes from the various donor plants, carried out in line with the Employer's needs and to the satisfaction of stakeholders in the Box Encapsulation Project (BEP). Job Description / Role The Lead Commissioning Engineer reports to the Area Commissioning Team Leader. The Lead Commissioning Engineer will have Commissioning Engineers and Technicians reporting to them. Responsibilities Ensuring Safety is the highest priority on the project with a continued strive towards Zero Harm. He ensures that he is a role model for all aspects of safety, ensuring a proactive approach to nuclear, radiological, conventional and environmental safety. Leading a team of commissioning Engineers and Technicians. Leading all testing activities throughout all stages of commissioning. Supervising the production of commissioning test documentation. Supervising and organising commissioning Technicians and support resources. Supervising the initiation and implementation of FOBs and TQs. Liaising with the regulatory compliance representatives to ensure witnessing of commissioning activities is expedited. Recording and management of Temporary Commissioning Aids. Recording of supporting data in accordance with test requirements. Utilise completions management systems to manage commissioning activities, and handovers from construction to commissioning and commissioning to client. Schedule work and manage work against a project schedule. Take part in multi discipline design reviews and work with the engineering team. Actively drive continuous improvement within the commissioning process. Actively drive progress to meet schedule deadlines. Essential Experience & Qualifications Time served or equivalent in an engineering discipline e.g. piping or electrical discipline. Preference for HNC or equivalent or route to achieve the qualification. Project commissioning experience. IOSH Managing Safely. Relevant CSCS/Trade card. Security Clearance - the ability to obtain BPSS is essential for this role. Design Tools / Software Go Completions Microsoft suite Location & Working Preferred Work Location: Sellafield Site. 4 Days a week required on Sellafield Site. Hybrid/Remote Working: Opportunity Yes.
