Configuration Change Engineer

EDF Energy Limited; Stogursey; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

EDF Energy Limited through HPC seeks a Configuration Engineer to support the Change Control Branch within the Configuration Assurance function of the NNB Technical Directorate in the UK. You will ensure design proposals comply with UK regulations and manage end-to-end configuration activities.

The role requires coordinating stakeholders, handling open points and design changes, and developing data-centric approaches to design configuration, with travel across the South West as needed.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant science or engineering subject.
• Experience in the Nuclear Industry is useful.
• Experience of process development in engineering projects.
• Understanding of quality arrangements for nuclear plant construction.
• Ability to travel to different project locations across the South West.
• Excellent communicator and be able to work independently.
• Self-starter with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support Change Control within Configuration Management.
• Coordinate HPC configuration management processes.
• Develop and maintain data-centric ways of working for design configuration.
• Assist in Design Handovers to NNB and monitor end-to-end configuration activities.

Skills

Engineering degree

Nuclear industry

Process development

Quality systems

Equipment engineering

Design processes

Health & Safety

Power plant design

Project management

Communication

Travel flexibility

Relationship building

Proactiveness

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science

Tools

Analysis tools

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Job Purpose / Overview

To provide professional, high quality engineering support to the HPC Project on behalf of the Configuration Assurance Function of the NNB Technical Directorate and to ensure that the proposed design is compliant with UK regulations and context.

Principal Accountabilities

The primary responsibility of the role of Configuration Engineer is to support the Change Control Branch of Configuration Assurance in coordinating HPC's activities within the Configuration Management processes.

This will involve providing technical assistance and managing activities so that the Configuration Management processes owned by Configuration Assurance are properly, adequately and efficiently implemented across the project.

The main scope is as follows:

• Along with the rest of the Change Control Team, the role will be the preferred point of contact within HPC for configuration management processes. In particular, the technical point of contact for Engineering Managers and Design Entities for all configuration management topics.
• Coordinates the contributions from HPC stakeholders to the progression of configuration management processes including resolution of Open Points, Design Changes, referential changes, and progressing agreements on Technical Interface attributes.
• Is responsible for controlling, supporting, overall steering and monitoring of the end-to-end configuration activities.
• Is involved in Design Handovers to NNB to ensure configuration control is maintained.
• Responsible for the development and maintenance of data centric ways of working for managing design configuration.

In addition, the post-holder may be required to perform other tasks relevant for the project or to the personal development of the post holder.

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience

Knowledge & Skills

• Degree in a relevant science or engineering subject or strong technical background preferred
• Experience within the Nuclear Industry useful but not mandatory
• Experience of process development and application within engineering projects
• Understanding of quality arrangements required and associated with nuclear plant construction preferred
• Understanding of equipment engineering requirements
• Knowledge of design processes and activities related to Nuclear Industry preferred
• Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation including CDM and Nuclear Site License requirements
• Knowledge of power station design is desirable (EPR or NPP)
• Proficient project management, organisational and Coordination skills
• Great communication skills and ability to build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Decision making and escalation ability for resolution of issues
• Knowledge of budget and schedule management
• Ability to travel to different project locations across the South West
• Qualifications & Experience
• Behavioural Competences
• Relationship building skills
• Self-starter
• Excellent communicator and be able to work independently
• Proactive
• Attention to detail
• Organisational skills
• Questioning attitude
• Receptive to change

• Engineering or technical discipline experience
• Understanding of analysis tools and methods, combined with the ability to apply them
• Understand quality arrangements and preferably those associated with nuclear plant construction
• Understand engineering requirements
• Demonstrate ownership of a process and demonstrate proactivity in resolving Configuration Management issues
• Ability to extract and compile relevant data according to the task in hand, often from numerous sources
• Analysis of technical documents
• Performs analysis of data highlighting and summarising relevant issues
• Maintains accurate and timely records (systems, databases, spreadsheets).
• Can develop and adapt theories to deliver project milestones
• Ability to identify opportunities for improvements to procedures, processes and/or systems
• (optional) Possesses a broad knowledge of engineering principles in relation to power station design

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Why Join Us?

For more than 60 years, nuclear power stations in the UK have been quietly keeping Britain fuelled with massive amounts of home-grown energy.

Our teams up and down the country are proudly continuing to serve the nation – but they also have an eye on the future.

EDF is leading the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C and plans for a new power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk.

Nuclear power is the most reliable, low-carbon energy source currently available to the UK. EDF is playing a key role in the development of nuclear sites, while Hinkley Point C will provide low-carbon electricity to meet 7% of the UK demand. The project is already making a positive impact on the local and national economy as well as boosting skills and education.

We’re not just building new nuclear power stations. We’re developing careers, upskilling generations and creating thousands of employment and apprenticeship opportunities across a variety of skills areas.

It takes a special kind of person to work in the nuclear energy industry and although we have thousands of them there’s always a need for more.

Our industry has a mind-boggling range of opportunities and more jobs, and in more places, than you might think. But it’s also an industry which is changing.

We’re a responsible business and proud to be Britain’s biggest generator of zero carbon electricity. With size, age and experience, we believe we can do even more.