Cooling Water and Air Systems Engineer

About the role

MAST-U is currently the largest operating spherical tokamak in the world, providing a facility on which to perform experiments to provide the answer to key questions for fusion power to be delivered to the grid. We are looking for a Cooling Water and Air Systems Engineer , who will be contributing to the project management, design, procurement, development, installation and subsequent commissioning of new/enhanced cooling water and compressed air systems on UKAEA facilities, such as the MAST-U tokamak. Maintenance, refurbishment and/or replacement of the currently installed MAST-U plant and infrastructure will also be within the remit of the job holder. A specialised role, trained in both cooling water and compressed air systems, the job holder will work within a team of engineers and technicians under the management of the Cryogenics & Services Team Leader.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the continuing maintenance, refurbishment, enhancement and safe operation of the MAST-U cooling water and compressed air plants.
• Ensure legal compliance of MAST-U cooling water system to Legionella control HSG274
• Lead projects and work packages for cooling water and air systems, including design, procurement, development, installation and commissioning.
• Proactively improve the reliability & efficiency of existing MAST-U cooling and compressed air systems by proposing, designing and implementing solutions.
• Responsible for the authoring, production, maintenance and revision control of technical documentation, reports, drawings and P&ID's. Preparation of risk assessments, method statements and other safety documentation.
• Supervise junior team members and other personnel working in the MAST-U cooling water and air plant areas.
• Manage plant maintenance contracts with external parties.
• Essential Requirements:
• Relevant engineering apprenticeship or degree, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrable experience of
• Pressurized systems.
• Water cooling systems, including softened water and demineralization systems.
• Compressed air systems.
• Water hygiene, testing, cleaning and disinfection, for legionella control.
• A full list of our benefits can be found here https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/
• UK Atomic Energy Authority is committed to being accessible. Please email talent@ukaea.uk if you have any questions or require help or adjustments to compete on a fair basis, for example, changes to the way we interview or share information.
• Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.

Benefits

Additional Information

The salary for this role is £57,117 (inclusive of a Specialist Allowance) . Onsite working is expected for 5 days each week, however, we actively support requests for flexible working. This role can be based at any of the following sites: Culham, Oxfordshire. This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) , including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data.

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