Kinectrics takes pride in being consistently ranked as one of the best places to work in the energy and utility industry, where purpose and people mean as much as innovation and growth. That’s why we choose only the best and brightest to join us. To keep pace with the expanding energy and utility sector, Kinectrics has grown from a company of 300 to over 1,000 in only the last few years - and we aren’t looking to slow down. Join our diverse, supportive workplace for a rewarding career in the electricity industry.
Visit our website to learn more: www.kinectrics.com
The Opportunity
Position: Graduate Engineer
Employment Type: Permanent
Employment Level: Intermediate
Location: UK – Altrincham
Department: Nuclear
Reports to: TBA
Hours per week: 37.5
What We Offer
At Kinectrics, employees are recognized for their knowledge, experience, and contributions while working in a highly technical and challenging environment. Kinectrics puts you in the driver’s seat of your own career, setting you up alongside industry experts who will help you develop the skills essential to your professional growth in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and rewarding work culture.
Purpose: The work we do each day helps communities around the world. Find satisfaction in work that really matters, working alongside and as part of the best and brightest in the industry.
Growth: To keep pace with the expanding energy and utility sector, we are growing more each day, which means more opportunities for you. We encourage our employees to grow alongside our company thanks to a number of significant training and personal development opportunities.
Innovation: Our staff proudly develop innovations that push the industry forward.
Diversity: The company is dedicated to promoting diversity in its workforce, up to and including the senior management level. Our diversity committee ensures we stay up to date on leading trends and best practices, creating a desirable workspace for each and every one of our employees.
Competitive Compensation: We offer a competitive total compensation package unmatched by most industries.
We are looking for a self-motivated individual who is excited about becoming a key contributor within a dynamic team.
Accountabilities: How You Will Make an Impact
We are looking for graduates who are passionate about the environment and want to help create a low carbon future. People who will thrive in a specialised consultancy where everyone in the team will support them to consolidate their knowledge, get involved and collaborate in meaningful projects from the get-go.
As part of our team, you will get to work in partnership with our clients, visit nuclear power stations and be involved in the growth of fusion energy research projects such as JET, ITER, MAST, STEP and DEMO.
Our team is trusted by our clients to help them create and maintain safer, stronger and more efficient assets. We are experts in our field, and at Kinectrics you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects and find out where your passion lies. You will be working with leading organisations solving new challenges always supported by a senior member of our team, who can explain processes and mentor you.
General Accountabilities
You will be required to work on a variety of projects across stress analysis, fracture assessment and finite element analysis of the existing fleet of AGR and PWR nuclear power stations and the development of a new fleet of EPR nuclear power stations.
We are involved in multiple different projects, and we’ll need you researching, constructing and designing a process or system that will help our clients build, operate and maintain their assets more efficiently.
Your main areas of responsibility will involve:
• Design code assessments, pressure vessels and pipework
• Engineering design
• Pipework analysis
• Finite element analysis
• Defect tolerance assessments
• High temperature assessments
• Onsite support (flow accelerated corrosion and pipework support surveys)
• Impact, blast, missile and pipe whip assessments
• Seismic and dynamic analysis.
What You Need to Succeed
You will hold or be predicted a good honours degree with a minimum 2.1 BEng or MEng in a relevant engineering or science discipline. PhD and Masters would be an asset but are not essential.
Work experience that has enabled you to build confidence, strengthen your communication skills and demonstrate your work ethic. Previous experience in a consultancy environment would be an advantage.
Confidence to work on your own initiative or as part of a multi-disciplinary team and the ability to apply your technical knowledge to analyse problems and create innovative solutions.
A flexible approach to travel as our projects and training may take you to a variety of locations in the UK and possibly abroad.
Kinectrics Inc is strongly committed to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) and welcomes applications from all individuals. To learn more about our commitments please visit our diversity, equity and inclusion and indigenous relations pages.
Kinectrics welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.