Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) Consultant

Job description

Your Impact:

At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40 countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are Jacobs' greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you'd expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

About the Opportunity

The Materials Science and Structural Integrity (MSSI) group are at the forefront of knowledge for our chosen field; leading research, solving critical client challenges and setting industry standards at our research facilities. Our scientists and engineers work across a broad range of structural integrity disciplines spanning metallurgy, materials science, corrosion science, stress analysis, structural integrity analysis/assessment, structural and mechanical engineering, non-destructive examination and advanced manufacturing processes. These services are provided to a range of customers, mainly but not exclusively in the nuclear industry, to ensure the economic and safe operation of capital-intensive plant, from both government and private industry.

This is an excellent opportunity for a suitable individual to join the Monitoring and Inspection Design (MID) Team within our Material Science and Structural Integrity (MSSI) team as an NDE consultant, based at our Birchwood Park office near Warrington in Cheshire, UK. MID provides inspection design and assessment to support clients in their application of effective NDE on plant. The MID team has specific strengths in inspection research and development, data collection and analysis, the assessment of the capability of NDE and monitoring systems, inspection modelling, and site implementation.

Recent work included the development and justification of the performance of bespoke NDE inspections within the nuclear power generation market.

What you will be doing:

• With guidance performs inspection research, development and applications, completing assigned tasks to time, cost and quality
• Produces fit-for-purpose deliverables such as technical reports, conclusions, recommendations and advice to customers
• Pro-actively interacts and collaborates with project team, supplier, other organisations and customer contacts as appropriate
• Responsible for timely and accurate completion of own allocated tasks
• Fulfils role in keeping with business requirements for health, safety, environment, security and quality
• Responsible for ensuring delivered work is of required standard

Here's What You'll Need:

• Degree (Level 6 or equivalent) in relevant Scientific or Engineering subject
• Working towards membership of a professional institution is desirable (IEng)
• Experience in design, development and solving problems including modelling
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• PCN level 2 qualification is preferred, though a desire to learn/be qualified is paramount

We are seeking out applicants who can apply theoretical concepts, together with practical skills and knowledge, to challenging and technically complex problems that impact on the safety and performance of components.

Essential skills

• Problem solving
• Resilient
• Curious
• Adaptable
• Growth mindset

Our Culture:

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we're more connected, and if we are diverse, we're more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity - ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women's - find out more about our employee networks here.

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