Decommissioning Engineer

Decommissioning Engineer

• Location: Reading, UK (Onsite, 5 days per week)
• Duration: 12 Month
• Rate - £60 Per hour Outside IR35

Are you an experienced Decommissioning Engineer looking to join a high-hazard facility programme in the UK. This is a hands-on, boots-on-ground role supporting the mechanical decommissioning of a highly regulated plant. The work involves handling decommissioned equipment in air-fed suits within controlled environments, ensuring strict adherence to health, safety, and regulatory protocols.

This is an opportunity to apply your mechanical decommissioning expertise in a critical, high-stakes environment within the nuclear sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct mechanical decommissioning activities safely and efficiently
• Work on-site in high-hazard areas requiring air-fed suits
• Handle, dismantle, and prepare plant equipment for decommissioning and disposal
• Ensure compliance with all site safety, quality, and regulatory standards
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to maintain project timelines and targets
• Participate in planning, risk assessments, and HAZOP-style reviews where required

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven experience in mechanical decommissioning or high-hazard industrial environments
• Comfortable working in fully PPE-compliant, restricted-access areas
• Ability to work onsite full-time (5 days per week)
• Strong understanding of safety-critical operations and high-hazard procedures
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills

Desirable

• Experience working in nuclear or highly regulated industrial environments
• Previous exposure to air-fed suit operations or similar high-hazard PPE environments
• Experience in long-term projects (12-36 months) with large engineering teams

Please note that this role will require UK Security Clearance