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)