Magnox Electric Ltd

Graduate Careers within Magnox Electric

As a graduate joining our scheme you will work in a real job experiencing different aspects of the business in your chosen discipline, putting your existing knowledge to good use.

You’ll enter a career path on our well established Professional Training and Development Scheme and will be encouraged to reach the top of your chosen field. You’ll broaden your expertise through professional development in your chosen Institute, and through active involvement in relevant projects. And in return you will help us to advance technology and develop processes to establish our business in today’s aggressive market, all the while making a difference to the UK’s decommissioning programme.

We have graduate opportunities in the following disciplines:-

• Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Business, Commercial & Finance
• Physics & Health Physics (Radiation Protection)
• Project Management
• Environmental and Waste Management
• Safety Case

Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

Mechanical and Electrical Engineering graduates are required to support plant systems and work closely with projects to provide a depth and range of technical expertise. You will develop detailed plant knowledge, an understanding of waste and decommissioning, the safety case and knowledge of the operating experience at the site.
Read about Nick’s experience

Chemical Engineering

Chemical engineering is in high demand across the Magnox fleet giving rise to opportunities in a diverse range of applications, from project management to detailed engineering design. The design of reliable processes to retrieve, condition and package various radioactive wastes is a major requirement at decommissioning sites, and there is also interesting opportunities for chemical engineers in the generating sites. Chemical engineers are required to design control philosophies and specify suitable instrumentation to support these projects and processes.
Read about Ezzat’s aspirations as a chemical engineer

Civil Engineering

As a civil engineer within Magnox you will have the opportunity to create innovative but appropriate solutions in the entire construction lifecycle. Many of our Sites are in one of the phases of defuelling or decommissioning and each phase presents different challenges for civil engineers, working in close cooperation with other disciplines. Within these phases there is often the need to construct new facilities as well as technical input into partial or complete demolition of buildings and structures. As a graduate on site you will undertake key activities identified to support safe defuelling and decommissioning of nuclear plant.
Read about Beth’s take on the industry

Business, Commercial & Finance

One of our key skills is the ability to deliver efficiently against our contract with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. Our commercial, finance and supply chain teams develop strategies and plans to meet the needs of our customer, ensuring value for money. This includes monitoring and managing our business risks to ensure delivery of contract milestones as well as developing novel approaches with our supply chain to deliver innovative solutions to the customer.
Read about Lucy’s project work

Physics & Health Physics (Radiation Protection)

As a member of the Health Physics team you will be providing authoritive advice to ensure radiation exposure is kept to a minimum. The welfare of the workers in Radiation Controlled areas is one of your key responsibilities. Other activities include monitoring, compliance with legislation, risk assessment and support to the site emergency plan.
Read about Nigel’s work highlights

Project Management

Ensuring our projects are delivered to time and cost is key to meeting the requirements of our customer. As a project team member or lead you will be involved in a variety of challenging technical projects using a range of management tools and techniques. Liaising with other technical areas in the business you will experience the entire project cycle gaining valuable experience in this developing area.

Environmental and Waste Management

Minimising our impact on the environment. Waste categorisation, certification, transport and storage/disposal.

Activities typically involve work on chemistry, chemical engineering, engineering, radiochemistry and materials issues to support waste and decommissioning activities on decommissioning nuclear power stations. The individual will be expected to contribute to optioneering studies in the environmental and waste and decommissioning area and to develop a good understanding of the safety and environmental legislation governing the nuclear industry. You will be responsible for the delivery of technical work to support decommissioned plant together with legacy waste management activities.