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
If you are qualified and interested, please apply or email (url removed)
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed