Area Engineering Manager FEED


Company:	Morson Edge
Salary:	from £70 an hour
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Seascale
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 3 days remote
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	21 Sept 2026
Closing date:	21 Oct 2026

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Summary

**WARRINGTON OR CUMBRIA BASED**

I am looking for an Area Engineering Manager (FEED Front End Engineering Design) to support the Design Services Alliance (DSA) at Sellafield. The role will be based in either Warrington or Cumbria on a hybrid basis (with Sellafield site attendance as required)

This is a 12 month contract role inside IR35 at market rates.

BPSS clearance is required for this role.

***Only apply if you are a British Citizen and passport holder and not have worked outside the UK during the past 5 years.***

ROLE OVERVIEW:

This role sits within the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) phase of major nuclear programmes. It involves leading multidisciplinary engineering teams to develop technically robust, safe and deliverable solutions from project conception through to Gate 2 / Single Preferred Solution.

Working across a portfolio of projects, you will provide engineering leadership from initial opportunity identification, through requirements capture, optioneering and engineering definition, ensuring projects are sufficiently mature to transition into detailed design and delivery.

You will act as the engineering focal point for your allocated programmes, bringing together engineering disciplines, safety, operations and stakeholders to develop solutions that are technically sound, deliverable and aligned with programme objectives.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Engineering Leadership

Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams through FEED activities across multiple projects. Define and mature engineering scope from initial concept through Gate 2. Develop engineering strategies aligned to programme and business objectives. Ensure engineering solutions are safe, legally compliant, proportionate and fit for purpose. Lead engineering integration across all engineering disciplines.

Lead the engineering activities required to develop projects including:

Scope definition Requirements management Functional specification development Engineering option development Value Management Optioneering Technology Readiness Level (TRL) assessments Engineering substantiation Delivery strategy development Develop projects to the level of maturity required for transition into detailed design and project delivery. This reflects the Gate 0-2 mobilisation activities identified in the client role specification. Stakeholder Management

Work collaboratively with:

Sellafield Programme teams Project Engineering Managers Safety Case teams Operations Construction Commissioning Technical Authorities Subject Matter Experts Facilitate engineering decision-making and build consensus around preferred technical solutions.

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