Graduate Engineer

Job Title: Procurement Engineer (Defuelling) 

Location: Heysham 2 Power Station 

Booth Welsh are looking for a Graduate Procurement Engineer to work with our team in Heysham 2.

 

The Opportunity 

This is an exciting opportunity for a Procurement Engineer to join a team at the heart of supporting continued safe and efficient operation of a nuclear power station whilst also working on Defueling Projects.

You will bring sound engineering knowledge and judgement to play a key role in managing the station''s spare parts requirements, ensuring fit-for-purpose procurement of components, and maintaining compliance with engineering and quality assurance standards. 

 

The Role 

As a Procurement Engineer, your responsibilities will include: 

• Specifying and evaluating nuclear power station spares against original design intent. 
• Supporting the upkeep and integrity of the plant Spares Catalogue. 
• Developing procurement specifications in collaboration with Technical Specialists and Purchasers. 
• Maintaining compliance with all standards and procedures applicable to plant spares procurement. 
• Completing Item Equivalency Assessments to support changes in component selection. 
• Assisting with technical investigations, including parts sourcing and resolving obsolescence issues. 
• Conducting Quality Assurance (QA) reviews prior to purchasing QA1/2 spares, including reviewing and developing Quality Plans. 
• Performing Quality Control (QC) inspections on key goods being supplied. 
• Advising Purchasing and Warehouse teams to ensure smooth operation of Supply Chain processes. 

 

The Skills & Experience 

To be successful in this role, you will bring: 

• A minimum of HNC in an engineering discipline, ideally with Electrical or Control & Instrumentation or Mechanical bias (though broader engineering knowledge will also be considered). 
• Strong working knowledge of technical and quality assurance standards related to the procurement of spare parts. 
• Experience in engineering specification and component evaluation. 
• Familiarity with obsolescence management and quality control/assurance processes. 
• Ability to work collaboratively across technical, commercial, and warehouse functions. 
• Excellent communication skills and the confidence to offer insight and challenge constructively where required. 

 

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