Lead Permit Engineer

Location: Cumbria ,CA20 1PG
Salary: £35.10 p/h PAYE / £46.14 p/h Umbrella (inside IR35)
Term: Ends in June 2025

The role: Exciting opportunity for a skilled Lead Permit Engineer lasting over 12 months on a contract basis, within the nuclear sector. In a large industry which could offer a wide range of different career opportunities for yourself.

Duties/Responsibilities may include:

• To function as part of a multi-disciplined team to energize, isolate and commission specific Systems / Equipment in a safe, effective and timely manner
• To prepare, issue and close Safe Systems of Work
• Ensure all Permit Office activities are carried out in accordance with all Site Licence, Environmental, Regulatory and Industry requirements, including HSG250 and HSG253
• Ensuring a proactive and balanced approach to safety (Nuclear, Environmental and Conventional) to ensure that Permit Office safety is optimized during commissioning
• Advise and support the Permit Office Manager in confirming that plant and equipment can be safely energized to carry out meaningful testing
• Carrying out all Permit Office activities in line with the approved test documentation and relevant Commissioning Management Procedures
• Maintain all documentation associated with Permit Office activities
• Ensure all Permit Office test equipment is calibrated and has certification
• Carry out all energisation and isolation activities in a safe, effective and timely manner through all stages of commissioning
• Liaise with all supporting functions including Site Construction and Operations Teams to complete energistics and isolations effectively
• Maintain a close working relationship with the engineers involved with interfacing systems and areas
• Communicate technical information within own areas of expertise to a wide variety of supporting functions through the use of reports etc
• To assist in the development of plans, strategies and programmes in support of efficient and effective Permit Office activities
• To provide input as a Key Stakeholder to the Risk Assessment process.

Skills, experience & qualifications:

• Appropriate technical qualification (C&G, ONC, HNC) in an engineering discipline
• Has had previous experience as a Permit Engineer in the commissioning of nuclear or similar plants
• The ability to obtain BC is essential or the Role
• Competent in the use of standard Microsoft IT packages e.g. Word and Exce

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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