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Sellafield's after commissioning engineers on £51,312, get in by Monday Sellafield advertises £51,312 commissioning engineer jobs, closing Monday

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Sellafield advertises £51,312 commissioning engineer jobs, closing Monday
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Sellafield wants Commissioning Test Engineers on £51,312, closing Monday 9 November, and there are other nuclear jobs going with the contractors too.

If you're an engineer or technician round here after a new job, or you've been eyeing up a move into nuclear, read on, because the clock's ticking.

Sellafield Ltd wants Commissioning Test Engineers, based on site, on £51,312 a year. They're permanent, full-time jobs testing and commissioning new kit, systems and buildings, basically the last check that everything works safely and does what it's meant to before operations take it over. The reference is SP06906 and applications shut on Monday 9 November.

You'll need a Level 3 qualification with plenty of relevant experience, or Incorporated Engineer status, or an HND or equivalent Level 5 in a relevant subject, plus engineering, maintenance, commissioning or operations experience.

It's not just Sellafield either. The News & Star's latest jobs round-up says Bechtel is after field engineers for the Pile Fuel Cladding Silo project on site, and Amentum and the National Nuclear Laboratory have West Cumbria jobs going too. Sellafield's own careers site has everything from trainee and work experience places to senior safety jobs.

And across the county, more than 11,000 jobs were posted online in the latest figures out this week, up 15%.

What you can do: read the full job spec and apply on the Sellafield Ltd careers website before Monday. Have a nosey at their other jobs and early careers schemes while you're there, and check the Bechtel, Amentum and National Nuclear Laboratory careers pages for their West Cumbria roles.

Sellafield Ltd is recruiting Commissioning Test Engineers on £51,312 a year, with applications closing on Monday 9 November, while contractors including Bechtel, Amentum and the National Nuclear Laboratory also have West Cumbria vacancies.

This is for engineers and technicians in West Cumbria looking for their next role, and for anyone thinking about a move into the nuclear industry.

Sellafield Ltd is recruiting Commissioning Test Engineers, based at Sellafield, on a salary of £51,312. The permanent, full-time roles involve planning and carrying out the testing and commissioning of new systems, equipment and facilities, acting as the final check that they work safely and as designed before they are handed over to operations. The job reference is SP06906 and applications close on Monday 9 November, so time is short.

Sellafield's listing asks for a Level 3 qualification backed by significant relevant experience, Incorporated Engineer status, or an HND or equivalent Level 5 qualification in a relevant technical subject, along with engineering, maintenance, commissioning or operational experience.

Other employers working at or around the site are also hiring, according to the News & Star's latest jobs round-up. Bechtel is advertising field engineer posts linked to the Pile Fuel Cladding Silo project at Sellafield, and Amentum and the United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory also have West Cumbria vacancies. Sellafield's own careers site lists a range of roles, from trainee and work experience places to senior safety posts.

Separately, Cumbria-wide figures published this week showed more than 11,000 job vacancies posted online in the county, a 15% rise.

What you can do: read the full job description and apply on the Sellafield Ltd careers website before Monday's deadline. Browse the site's other vacancies and early careers schemes there too, and check the Bechtel, Amentum and National Nuclear Laboratory careers pages for their West Cumbria roles.