Contract Engineering Lead (Civil Engineering)

Capgemini Engineering; Bristol; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus scheme

25 days paid holiday

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Options for private medical cover

Employee referral scheme (£3,000 per referral)

Job summary

Capgemini Engineering is seeking a Contract Engineering Lead (Civil) to join their Bristol team, focusing on the Sizewell C nuclear power station project. In this role, you will oversee civil detailing and ensure compliance with technical specs throughout the project lifecycle.

You will need a degree in Civil Engineering and significant experience in managing complex projects. Benefits include an annual bonus, 25 days paid holiday, and a pension scheme.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in engineering design or technical management.
• Proven experience in contract and design management within nuclear projects.
• Strong knowledge of CDM regulations and design risk management.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical authority for civil detailing contract package.
• Drive pre-contract activities and manage design through all gateway phases.
• Act as the primary technical interface between project management and detailing team.

Skills

Civil Engineering

Contract Management

Stakeholder Management

Nuclear Standards Knowledge

Configuration Management

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline

Job description

Contract Engineering Lead (Civil)

As a Contract Engineering Lead, you will sit at the heart of a complex, high‑impact civil detailing programme within the Sizewell C nuclear power station project, working at the intersection of technical excellence, contract governance, and cross‑functional leadership. You will be based 3 days per week at Aztec West, Bristol.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical authority for the civil detailing contract package, overseeing all technical deliverables and ensuring full compliance with SZC standards and replication principles across the programme lifecycle.
• Drive pre‑contract activities, including supporting the tender process, assessing Technical Appraisal Reports (TARs), and defining contract technical requirements such as the Book of Technical Specifications (BTS), List of Deliverables, Reviews and Controls (LDRC), and the surveillance plan.
• Manage design through all gateway phases (GR0–GRD), from the transfer of HPC information through design development, modelling support and query resolution, while leading key technical reviews including CIHP, GRC and GRD.
• Coordinate and lead technical review teams, oversee major deliverable outputs (DS28, DS26, DS30, DS31) and review supplementary documents, ensuring consistency and capability across all buildings.
• Act as the primary technical interface between the SZC Project Manager and the L3 Detailer, escalating risks, delays and non‑conformances, and supporting configuration control, change management, interface tracking and traceability.

Qualifications

• A degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related discipline, and a minimum of 10 years’ experience in engineering design, detailing or technical management within large‑scale infrastructure or nuclear projects.
• Proven experience in contract and design management, with the ability to define technical specifications, manage design governance processes, and drive compliance across multi‑party delivery teams.
• Strong knowledge of nuclear standards, replication principles and configuration management, with demonstrable experience working within regulated environments and managing design risk registers in line with CDM regulations.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with a track record of acting as a technical interface across complex project hierarchies and effectively coordinating multi‑disciplinary engineering teams.
• A collaborative and solutions‑focused approach, with the ability to lead technical meetings and workshops, resolve design queries, and maintain alignment across diverse teams throughout all phases of a major infrastructure programme.

Diversity & Inclusion

Capgemini Engineering values applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. Applications will be anonymised when shared with hiring managers to support an inclusive hiring process.

Benefits

• An annual bonus scheme.
• 25 days paid holiday (outside of bank holidays).
• A pension scheme with employer contributions.
• Options for private medical cover, life assurance and enhanced maternity/paternity pay.
• An employee referral scheme (£3,000 per employee referred).