Nuclear Engineer

Ada Mode

Ada Mode help industrial trail-blazers to accelerate their journey to net-zero through engineering project and programme support and through the adoption of game changing AI. We work in the civil nuclear, wind energy, marine energy, water, agriculture, and manufacturing sectors. Ada Mode help customers by supporting engineering programmes with a particular focus on identifying opportunities in their data, designing a strategy and developing the solution. All of our consultants are able to apply and support the development of digital solutions, bespoke to the customer, and built on our Atlas data platform.

We are a young but rapidly growing company with a strong order book and are looking for someone who shares our vision and has enthusiasm for growing and developing an exciting business in the UK and overseas. We are looking for an engineer with strong interpersonal skills who is able to lead customer projects with a particular initial focus supporting engineering programmes in the Civil Nuclear sector. A successful applicant will join our growing consulting team working alongside data scientists, engineers and software developers. This role will be based in our Bristol office with a requirement for regular attendance at Ada Mode and client sites. We operate a hybrid working model with the exact working arrangements dependent on project requirements. In general, the appointed candidate can expect to be working in Ada Mode’s Bristol office or client office between 2 and 4 days per week.

The Role

1. Lead the early, creative and exploratory phases of customer projects to define project scope and deliverables.
2. Plan and project manage customer projects.
3. Manage project-level budgets and contracts with support from managers
4. Work alongside data scientists and developers to identify and define development of AI/ML technology to support client delivery.
5. Foster strong customer relationships, attend conferences, support bids and other business development activity

Experience and Qualifications

BSc and ideally an MSc/MEng or PhD in a quantitative field such as Nuclear, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering, Maths, other relevant discipline.

• ~2+ years post graduate work in a technical field, ideally within civil nuclear.
• An interest in applying AI/ML to industrial processes.
• Ability to form and sustain strong relationships with technical customers.
• Good grasp of technical project workflow from problem framing to delivery.
• Strong organisational and project management skills
• Confident and proactive communicator
• Creative problem-solving skills

Desirable Skills

Extra skills/experience we would like to hear about:

• A recognised Project Management qualification (eg. APM/ Prince 2) or PM experience.
• Some programming skills in Python with knowledge of common data analysis, visualisation, and machine learning libraries.
• Experience working within a civil nuclear operator or supplier organisation.

Benefits

• £35-50k DOE
• Competitive pension
• 33 days leave including bank holidays
• Flexible working arrangements
• Influential role within a vibrant young company

For more details please visit www.ada-mode.com

To apply for this role or for more information please email careers@ada-mode.com with your CV and cover letter.