Project Engineer (Nuclear)

Malton, North Yorkshire | Hybrid Working 💰 £35.26 – £47.88 per hour (Umbrella) - 37 hours per week 📅 12-Month Contract | 4 days per week (only 2 on site / 2 from home) Ceto Talent are supporting a major UK industrial infrastructure programme in the search for a Senior Project Engineer to join a complex nuclear engineering project based in Malton, North Yorkshire. This role offers the opportunity to work on technically challenging projects within a highly regulated environment, supporting the development and delivery of engineering solutions across the full project lifecycle. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering fit-for-purpose engineering solutions, ensuring robust technical governance, configuration control, and compliance with engineering standards. Key Responsibilities * Identify project functional requirements and stakeholder needs for assigned projects * Manage engineering support activities across project delivery phases * Contribute to Project Execution Plans including design, safety case and commissioning strategies * Support project optioneering and concept design development * Develop fit-for-purpose engineering solutions for complex project and produce and approve technical specifications * Manage detailed design activities in line with design authority standards * Prepare engineering modification proposals where required * Conduct technical assessments and approvals of contractor documentation (method statements, work instructions, risk assessments) * Provide technical supervision of construction and deconstruction activities to ensure compliance with design intent * Review and approve as-built drawings * Specify and oversee commissioning or decommissioning activities * Manage project handover to operations, ensuring documentation and training requirements are completed * Liaise with system engineers and key stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle and maintain configuration control across the project lifecycle * Support continuous improvement across health, safety, environment and quality practices on site Experience Required * Significant experience in a practising engineering role within industrial plant environments (Mechanical, Electrical, C&I or Civil) * Strong background in complex engineering project delivery * Experience supporting projects in highly regulated environments * Knowledge of engineering standards and technical governance processes * Experience with risk assessments and safe systems of work * Understanding of construction design and management responsibilities * Contract management experience within engineering projects Qualifications * HNC or equivalent engineering qualification (Level 5) * Degree level qualification (Level 6) desirable * Membership of a relevant professional engineering institution * Chartered status desirable Working Pattern * 4 days per week total * 2 days office / 2 days site - 2 days from home * Working hours: 07:25 – 17:00 If you are an experienced engineer looking to work on technically complex infrastructure projects within a highly regulated environment, we would be interested in speaking with you. Apply now or contact the consultant, Jasmine White at Ceto Talent