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People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes , plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

About the Opportunity

Nuclear Power Programmes are delivering client critical works to some of our major UK and European Projects. Our embedded teams are delivering support to Hinkley Point C (New build power station in the South West), Sizewell C (located in the South East), helping develop technologies in SMR (Small modular Reactor) capability and working towards building Poland's first Nuclear Power station.

Working in both client facing and internal roles we are delivering major programme and project management capabilities throughout the project lifecycle. We are driving to deliver safe, high quality and to time solutions by thinking innovatively and working collaboratively.

The Hinkley Point C Equipment Programme is responsible for delivering the bulk of the mechanical, electrical and process equipment that will form the working power station. The contracts may be for discrete components or complete systems and will be delivered in partnership with NNB’s global supply chain. Contracts range from £250k to £150m. Input design is completed by the EDF Responsible Designer, with the detail design completed by the equipment supplier.

As an Area Engineering Lead, you will join part of Nuclear New Builds’ (NNB) Technical Directorate to work on a day-to-day basis on site with NNB’s Joint Design Office.

In your role, you will assist the Area Engineering Manager and coordinate all engineering disciplines to serve the needs for the construction of a given area. You will operationally manage the Designers’ deliverables; this includes the coordination and management of design changes, monitoring and ensuring configuration control, response to site queries, and closure of design open points.

Role Responsibilities:

• Acting as lead point of contact for a defined plant scope and managing a small design team.
• Working closely with the delivery and construction teams to gather requirements. You will then use the requirements to define scope, scheduling and prioritising Engineering tasks for the team to ensure site needs are met.
• Manage multi-disciplinary, cross-contract interfaces and act as mediator/ decision maker when best for project decisions are required.
• Working closely with the Design teams, Contractor and Construction teams to maintain technical quality of responses (content, consistency, comprehensiveness and accuracy), construction programme and construction safety.
• Coordinating interfaces and open points to ensure all design and construction changes are finalised ahead of the construction schedule. You will be required to manage expectations and mediate technical resolution where necessary.
• Accepting Design Packages released for a defined plant scope area, ensuring that the package meets functional requirements.
• Identifying issues that could affect Nuclear Safety and ensuring that processes comply with project quality procedures.
• Actively reporting to the Engineering Manager on risks and interfaces (technical and functional) and facilitate the resolution of all issues raised

• Degree qualified or equivalent experience in an Engineering Discipline (preferably Civil or Structural).
• Solid experience in the design of a variety of Infrastructure, Civil and Structural works.
• A demonstrated history of internal and external stakeholder management.
• Previous experience of site Engineering and management of design change processes.
• Understanding of Contract Management, particularly NEC, CDM Regulations etc.
• Previous experience in a regulated industry is desirable.
• Previous experience in using BIM software such as Navisworks, Tekla or Revit is desirable.

Our Culture

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centered on inclusion and diversity.

We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility, please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

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