Facility Engineer

About the job

E&CI Engineer - EPURE Valduc France

AWE is currently recruiting for a Facility Engineer to deliver professional engineering services for the upkeep of all assets and equipment AWE needs in order to deliver the Programme.

This role is to support a joint UK/French Radiographic and Hydrodynamics facility located 45 minutes from Dijon in France. The EC&I Facility Engineer is one of the positions permanently based on the project in France for up to 5 years supporting the engineering team.

Location: Dijon France

Package: £33,850 - £50,800 Plus Allowances (depending on your suitability and level of experience)

AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) offers an attractive array of benefits which include:

• Relocation package including overseas accommodation

• Market leading contributory pension scheme

• Generous holiday entitlement 270 hours a year (inclusive of Bank Holidays )

• Salary sacrifice scheme

What will you be required to do?

• Apply technical knowledge for engineered systems and structures

• Interpret and deliver requirements from the order book which may include troubleshooting, quoting, reporting, design, commissioning, and handover as required.

• Identify and escalate business risk where applicable to plant and engineered systems.

• Make evidence-based engineering decisions to solve technical problems.

• Bring a range of EC&I skills to the team, which could potentially include one or more of the following Electrical distribution, functional safety, PLCs, machinery safety, intrinsic safety, BMS and specialist instrumentation.

What will you need to be considered?

• HNC/HND with additional experience or a relevant engineering degree.

• Proven ability to deliver engineering across similar manufacturing/research environment incorporating infrastructure facilities, plant and equipment.

• Experience of delivering facilities engineering and maintenance services across the life of an asset.

The successful candidate will need to achieve a proficient level of French, and although lessons will be provided, a significant level of personal effort will be required.

Please note: When first appointed in the role you will be based in the UK initially for a period of 6-9 months before being deployed to France. Once deployed to France you will follow the site standard 5 day working week.

Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role.

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