Job Description

To manage the efficient and effective planning and safe deployment of maintenance, site engineering, scaffolding and rigging resources within the Engineering Services department in line with Company, statutory, regulatory and Site Licence requirements.

Principal Accountabilities

• Undertake observations, inspections and assessments to ensure the safe performance of systems and equipment for efficient delivery of work within the Site Manufacturing and Engineering Services (SM&ES) Workshops.
• Liaise with internal customers and stakeholders to understand their plant outage requirements.
• Manage the strategic planning and direction of the department’s performance, capability and competence to promote a high performing and cohesive team.
• Actively participate in the daily work screening process to determine if requested site work-scope is within SM&ES capability and capacity.
• Manage the safe stewardship of the SM&ES workshops including fabrication, machining, welding, pipefitting, electrical and mechanical equipment/plant to ensure that it is safe and fit for purpose.
• Establish and manage the appropriate controls and oversight for all internal and external service provider activities carried out within the workshop area ensuring they meet safety, quality and legal standards.
• Manage the implementation of appropriate standards, performance goals, measures and trends from delivery analysis to ensure continuous improvement.

Knowledge & Experience

• Higher level qualification in a relevant engineering or scientific discipline or demonstrable equivalent level of experience.
• Experience of engineering / maintenance / task delivery with demonstrable depth and breadth of knowledge across a wide range of disciplines including machining, fabrication, rigging, scaffolding, welding and pipe fitting.
• Experience in planning and prioritising the work of multi-disciplined teams and deploying across a wide range of workfaces.
• Working knowledge of a wide range of manufacturing techniques and experience of operating within a machine-shop and/or fabrication-shop environment.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of the organisation including Maintenance, Engineering, Task Delivery and Operations.

Essential Skills

• Higher level qualification in an engineering or scientific discipline or relevant experience.
• Demonstrable experience of front line delivery across Maintenance, Engineering and Tasks.
• Demonstrable experience of planning, and prioritising tasks across a multi-disciplined workforce including Electrical and Instrumentation, Mechanical, machining, fabrication, welding, pipefitting, scaffolding and rigging.
• Demonstrable experience of communicating and building relationships with all levels of the organisation.

Desirable Skills

• Understanding of the Disciplined Maintenance Manual and delivering maintenance standards and activities in line with SLC28.
• Professional qualification (or ability to gain) from a recognised technical / scientific professional body.
• Working knowledge of a wide range of manufacturing techniques and experience of operating within a machine-shop and/or fabrication shop environment.

Additional Information

• Open VN
• Number of Vacancies: 3
• Contact/s: Mark Nealy

The interviews for this vacancy are expected to take place from 16th November 2026.

ASW’s may have the right to apply for internal Sellafield Ltd vacancies. Please note if you are an Agency Supplied Worker you are required to attach evidence of all qualifications obtained to support your application. We require a minimum of A*-C (9-4) GCSE in English Language, Maths & Science/IT or equivalent / higher qualification.

Contracted Supply Workers (CSWs) are not eligible to apply to internal vacancies. CSWs are welcome to apply to external vacancies advertised on our external vacancies board.

If you choose to apply for this role and your application is shortlisted by the hiring manager, you will be invited to a competency based interview. In the interview, you will be assessed against the below competencies:

Behavioural:
Leading change – Level 3
Resilience – Level 3
Drive for results – Level 3

Technical:
Delivering Engineering Solutions (34.2) – Level 2
Managing Projects (34.4) – Level 2

Please see link to the competency framework for further information:
https://slportal.ssa-intra.net/pub/SC001/00027/Competency%20Framework/Forms/AllItems.aspx

If your technical competency is not in the above framework, please refer to the profession’s share point page for further information.

Sellafield Ltd are recognised as a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3). Disability Confident employers offer an interview to disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. Sellafield Ltd define the minimum criteria as the ‘essential skills’ which are listed on the vacancy notice. Whilst completing your application form, you will be able to indicate if you wish to be considered under the disability confident scheme. If you would prefer to discuss this directly with us, please contact the GBS Recruitment team on recruitment@sellafieldcloud.co.uk

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The closing date for this vacancy is Monday 26th October 2026.