Role: Head of Engineering Salary - Low Level Waste Repository Ltd

Role: Head of EngineeringSalary: £56,514 – £69,848Role DescriptionThe post holder will be required to lead, direct, control, develop and deployEngineering Services including support to operating plants across LLWRepository Ltd (LLWR) in a manner that strives to achieve the level ofperformance required to meet customer needs subject to specified standardsin safety, security, safeguards, quality, project delivery, and environmentalperformance. The post holder is the primary Site leader for provision ofengineering services.DutiesGeneral Responsibilities• For implementing LLWR standards and expectations in safetybehaviour and to monitor performance against these by delivering andsustaining improvements in safety through promoting, stimulating,encouraging, leading and auditing improvement processes.• For the health, safety and career development of the Engineeringteam.• For providing functional leadership to the Engineering organizationincluding line managing the engineering lead team.Engineering Capability Responsibilities• Maintain the health of the overall engineering capability, and report onhealth measures.• Facilitate the acquisition and allocation of the internal engineeringresources required to deliver the LTP, enabling resource mobility tomaximize their value.• Provide specialist discipline design delivery capability for topical areascritical to the success of the business.• Provide specialist Plant Engineering capabilities for topical areascritical to the successful management of LLWR assets including AssetManagement, Equipment Reliability and System Engineering.• Provide a Project Engineering Management capability that maintainsclose links with LLWR projects and programmes in order to ensure fitfor-purposeengineering strategies and timely engineering support thatfacilitates on time delivery of project milestones.• Establish key Engineering Supply Chain arrangements and links withparent companies and professional bodies to develop a strategicnetwork of resources and ready access to subject matter experts andengineering delivery support.Engineering Standards and Assurance Responsibilities• Maintain arrangements that ensure the deployment of suitably qualified

and experienced engineering staff• Develop, implement and maintain LLWR Engineering standards andprocedures.• Provide ongoing assurance that LLWR Engineering procedures are fitfor purpose and are appropriately promulgated and complied withacross LLWR.• Provide the procedures, training and support arrangements required towork in accordance with the Engineering procedures.• Establish and maintain an assessment programme that incorporatesmanagement, self and independent review elements which monitor theperformance of engineering work.• Establish, maintain and report on key performance indicators that areindicative of the health of the engineering function and reflect keybusiness objectives.• Share engineering learning and best practice across the function andoperations.Principal AccountabilitiesTo the Head of Science and Engineering for:• Delivering the engineering mission including delivery of the LifetimePlan through safe, sustainable performance and open and transparentpartnering with all its stakeholders.• Delivery of sustained improvements in all of the accountability areas bypromoting, stimulating, encouraging and leading change andimprovement processes.• Assurance that Design Authority and Intelligent Customerresponsibilities for discipline and plant engineering are being effectivelydischarged across LLWR.• Ensuring that appropriate arrangements for identification of engineeringrisks and development of mitigation plans are in place.• Overall control of Engineering Function financial forecasting andbudget control.• Leadership, mentoring, development and performance management ofthe Engineering Team.To the Head of Site for:• Delivering technically sound and cost effective engineering solutions,and ensuring the quality of the products and deliverables produced bythe engineering team support safe, reliable and predictableperformance.EHS&Q AccountabilitiesTo the Head of Science and Engineering for:• Delivering the overall targets set by the Managing Director, to meet therequirements of the company’s EHS&Q, security and safeguardsregulatory framework in accordance with statutory and Site Licence

equirements.• Ensuring the delivery of EHS&Q, security and safeguards performancein accordance with the requirements of the Sellafield Managementsystem within engineering’s area of responsibility.• Implementing LLWR standards and expectations in safety behaviourand monitor performance against these by delivering and sustainingimprovements in safety through promoting, stimulating, encouraging,leading and auditing improvement processes.Business AccountabilitiesTo the Head of Science and Engineering for:• The status, health and performance of the Engineering Function.• The delivery of the Engineering Function LTP.Engineering Capability AccountabilitiesTo the Head of Science and Engineering for:• Developing, maintaining and sustaining the Engineering capabilitiesneeded to deliver the LTP, including arrangements for appropriateengagement of the supply chain.• Optimizing resource deployment.• Selection, Suitably Qualified and Experienced Ping and appointment ofEngineering Team.Engineering Standards and Assurance AccountabilitiesTo the Head of Science and Engineering for:• Ensuring that engineering staff deployed to the business are suitablyqualified and experienced and capable of fulfilling their assigned roles.• Ensuring that engineering standards for the purpose of improving thedelivery of the LTP are developed, maintained and consistentlyapplied.• Ensuring that an engineering assurance programme is established andmaintained that provides an appropriate level of confidence thatengineering work is performed in accordance with requirements.• Ensuring that arrangements for facilitation of appropriate timelyengineering reviews are in place.Essential Skills• Degree qualified in an engineering discipline• Registered with the Engineering Council (i.e. Chartered Engineer)• Member of a Professional Engineering Institution• At least 5 years of relevant experience leading multi-disciplineengineering teams in a management capacity• At least 3 years working in the nuclear industry• In depth understanding of Design Engineering concepts including the

Design Authority and Intelligent Customer roles• Working understanding of Plant Engineering concepts including AssetManagement, Equipment Reliability and System Engineering aspracticed in the nuclear industry.• Working understanding of industry consensus standards including WorldAssociation of Nuclear Operators (WANO)• Working understanding of assessment and corrective actionmanagement programmes• Working understanding of engineering function performancemeasurement concepts and tools.• Excellent verbal and written communication skills• Ability to lead by example, commit to high standards, and to hold selfand others to account.Desirable Skills• Previous experience working on a licensed nuclear site.• Certified as APMP by the Association for Project Management.• Knowledge of the UK engineering supply chain, in particular nuclearindustry service providers based in the Northwest of England.• Previous experience in hazardous waste transportation, storage anddisposal.• Previous experience in operations and maintenance of hazardousfacilities.Background InformationLLW Repository Ltd is a waste management company that provides servicesto Customers to treat and dispose of low level radioactive waste. Under themanagement of UKNWM a consortium made up of URS, Studsvik UK, SercoAssurance and AREVA we manage the national Low Level Waste Repositoryin West Cumbria and oversee a national Low Level Waste programme toensure that lower activity waste is managed effectively on behalf of theNuclear Decommissioning Authority.We believe that nothing is more important than the protection of theenvironment and the health and safety of our employees, suppliers and thepublic. This presents an exciting opportunity for individuals to make a realdifference and substantial contribution to a focused long term profitablebusiness with significant potential for future development and growth. We arecommitted to ensuring that people who join LLW Repository Ltd feel welltreated and confident about their future. The LLW Repository Ltd offers longterm and secure employment with significant activity forecasted to beundertaken on and off the site going forward.Send applications and CVs to Claire Hall, Pelham House, Pelham Drive,CA20 1DB or Careers@llwrsite.com