Nuclear Commissioning Project Leader

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Job Title:
Nuclear Commissioning Project
Leader – Mechanical
Location:
Barrow-In-Furness – Onsite
Salary:
Competitive
What you’ll be doing:
Driving the delivery of the test and commissioning plan
Supporting a team of nuclear mechanical commissioning engineers
Supporting the Reactor Test Group (RTG), authorising the suite of test documentation
Authorised Person in the permit to work process
Reviewing engineering outputs and documents
Imbedding learning from experience (LFE)
Your skills and experiences:
Essential:
Degree/HNC/HND in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience
Understanding of Nuclear System and other associated systems and their testing and commissioning
Understanding of overall submarine systems and their operation
Experience supporting and coaching a diverse team in
complex
environments
Proficient with IT systems and software (Microsoft products)
Planning test and commissioning programmes
Desirable:
Excellent people mentorship and development skills
Cat B Nuclear Operator or relevant nuclear industry experience (Ideally from a nuclear steam raising plant)
Experience of nuclear licensed or COMAH sites
Embedment of Learning from Experience (LFE)
Benefits:
As well as a
competitive
pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The RTS Commissioning Team:
As a Commissioning Project
Lead
– Mechanical, you will plan and
manage
a test section and all associated activities, delivering as part of wider test & commissioning (T&C) programme or project consisting of several major engineering systems, commissioning disciplines, platform assemblies, equipment or software products. This role will provide you the opportunity to be involved in embedding LFE to the rest of the programme and realisation of test commissioning strategy and provide input to support the delivery process. You will be responsible for a large group of Commissioning Engineers at various levels & disciplines, offering a broad range of technical skill & knowledge to on a unique project that is part of the national endeavour. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder
etc .) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please
speak
to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export
control
restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict
the roles
you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All
applicants
must
as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where
applicants
must
typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for
the role , to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date:
17th March 2026
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for
the role . Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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Location:
Cartmel Fell
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Engineering

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