Building Services Lead (Mechanical)

PAE Government Services Inc.; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical cover

Digital GP service

Enhanced parental leave pay

Employee assistance & parental program

Professional development reimbursement

Collectively program: matched funding

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Mechanical Building Services Engineer to join the Ancillary Works Team for the Hinkley Point C project in the UK. You will oversee MEP design across external consultants and contractors, ensuring alignment with NNB requirements and staged delivery milestones.

The role involves coordinating design development from concept to construction, liaising with stakeholders, and applying QA processes to keep design activities on track.

Qualifications

• Experienced Mechanical Building Services engineer.
• Knowledge of building design, construction and commissioning.
• Familiarity with RIBA plan of work and CIBSE standards.
• Able to work with external consultants and contractors to meet NNB requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prepare technical specifications for consultants and contractors.
• Assist bidders with technical assessment.
• Coordinate with stakeholders across specification, procurement, design, construction and commissioning.
• Monitor subcontracted design activities with external support.
• Support design reviews during staged delivery.
• Analyse and resolve design issues raised by consultants and contractors.
• Manage design changes and non-conformances.
• Engage with NNB commissioning teams to ensure suitable proposals.

Skills

Mechanical Building Services

Nuclear industry knowledge

Project coordination

RIBA plan of work knowledge

CIBSE guidelines

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Amentum will inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities. 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

We employ the UK's most experienced and skilled technical services professionals and has grown to over 8,000 people in locations across the UK - we provide the resources to turn great ideas into reality, and we offer capable and committed individuals the opportunity to shape their careers how they wish. Hinkley Point C (HPC) is the first new nuclear power station to be built in the UK in over 20 years, HPCs two EPR reactors will be capable of generating 3.26GW of secure, low carbon electricity for 60 years, enough electricity to power around 6 million homes. In addition to the projects ‘clean energy’ benefits, HPC will create thousands of jobs and bring lasting benefits to the UK economy. As a Mechanical Building Services Engineer, you will be integrated in the Ancillary Works Team, which is responsible for managing the design of all permanent ancillary buildings and you will oversee the MEP designs by both external consultants and contractors to ensure they meet NNB’s requirements. The buildings are in varying states of maturity; ranging from concept (RIBA2) to in construction (RIBA 5). The main focus will be 5No buildings; one of which is part way thorugh MEP installation, and four of which are in advances stages of design.

Role responsibilities

• Supporting the preparation technical specifications for the consultants and contractors developing the design of the building.
• Contributing to the bidders’ technical assessment.
• Liaising with stakeholders involved in the specification, procurement, design, construction, use, maintenance and decommissioning of the building services.
• Surveillance of subcontracted design activities with the support of external consultants when required.
• Supporting design reviews as part of the staged delivery.
• Analysing and resolve any technical design issues presented by consultants and contractors, challenge their proposals.
• Supporting the management of design changes and non-conformances occurring during the design.
• Engage with NNB Commissioning Teams and understanding NNB requirements to ensure commissioning proposals from the Contractor are suitable.
• Applying QA processes, procedures and tools to manage the design activities (NNB arrangements, interface specifications with the Responsible Designer).

Education, Experience and Skills

• A suitably experienced Mechanical Building Services engineer.
• Experience with building design and coordination of building projects appreciated.
• Technical knowledge and experience of building design, construction and commissioning.
• Experience of working to, or knowledge of, RIBA plan of work and CIBSE.
• Accuracy, determination, diplomacy, results focussed.
• Experience in nuclear industry advantageous but not essential.

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.

Thank you for continued interest in employment with Amentum. For more than 100 years, Amentum has tackled the world’s toughest challenges to deliver agile and steadfast solutions to the U.S. government and its allies. With more than 50,000 employees on all seven continents and in more than 60 countries, Amentum delivers a broad range of operational support services to meet the critical needs of our clients. Our headquarters are in Chantilly, VA. Find us online at https://www.amentum.com/