NUVIA UK - Principal Building Services Engineer (HVAC)

NUVIA; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 61,200 - 74,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension with Life Cover

Private Medical Scheme

Employee Share Scheme

Hybrid & Flexible Working

25–28 days annual leave

Job summary

Nuvia is recruiting a Principal Building Services Engineer (HVAC) to lead multi‑discipline design teams in a nuclear environment. The role focuses on defining scope, delivering safe, timely, and quality design solutions that meet stringent technical specs, and driving governance across project phases.

Based in Birchwood Park, Warrington, the senior engineer collaborates with the Chief Engineer to ensure design delivery aligns with safety cases and regulatory requirements, while actively

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of fundamentals in your engineering discipline.
• Senior role in management and design delivery of Building Services for nuclear projects.
• Proven track record of delivering design solutions.
• Understanding of design requirements for nuclear safety cases.
• Good knowledge of safety legislation and statutory regulations.
• Strong organisational and interpersonal skills.
• High level of commercial awareness.
• Management of multi‑discipline engineering and design teams.
• Leadership of a technical team within a project delivery environment.
• Experience of managing sub‑contracts.
• Ability to develop engineering capability response in support of bid returns.
• Full membership of a discipline specific engineering institution.

Responsibilities

• Development of technical solutions.
• Governance of the design deliverables.
• Checking/approval of design deliverables.
• Contribution to design reviews and safety reviews.
• Ensuring quality and timely delivery of design documentation throughout all phases of the design process.
• Compliance with safety legislation, industry codes and standards and statutory regulations.
• Develop cost-effective technical solutions.
• Staff development.
• Management of contractors.
• Definition and distribution of the scope of design work to ensure safe, timely, quality and cost.

Skills

Engineering management

Nuclear industry experience

Education

Degree in engineering

Chartered Engineer

Job description

Location: Birchwood Park, Warrington

Salary: Up to £68,000 DOE

Work style: Hybrid

Purpose of the job

As a senior member of the Engineering Design Management Team, the Principal Engineer will manage multi‑discipline engineering resources to ensure design delivery to projects and adherence to the design process and applicable standards.

Role: Principal Building Services Engineer (HVAC)

The Principal Building Services Engineer defines and distributes the scope of work to ensure that the project is executed safely, on time and at appropriate levels of quality. The Principal Building Services Engineer is responsible for the delivery of design and engineering to meet the requirements of the technical specification.

Reports to

Chief Engineer for the engineering discipline.

Key Accountabilities

• Development of technical solutions
• Develop and reinforce the safety culture
• Governance of the design deliverables
• Checking/Approval of design deliverables
• Contribution to design reviews and safety reviews
• Ensuring quality and timely delivery of design documentation throughout all phases of the design process
• Compliance with safety legislation, industry codes and standards and statutory regulations
• Develop cost effective technical solutions
• Staff development
• Responsible for managing the quality and progress of design/engineering work carried out within the team/project
• Management of contractors
• Provide technical consultancy
• Definition and distribution of the scope of design work to ensure that all work is executed safely, on time and at appropriate levels of quality and cost
• Carry out discipline specific recruitment interviews

Occupational Skills And Knowledge

• Degree qualified in a relevant technical / engineering discipline or demonstrable experience
• Chartership in a discipline specific engineering institution

Essential – Duties and Requirements

• Strong understanding of the fundamentals within your engineering discipline
• Previous experience in a senior role in the management and design delivery of Building Services for nuclear projects
• Proven track record of successfully delivering design solutions
• Understanding of design requirements to support nuclear safety cases
• Good knowledge of safety legislation and statutory regulations
• Strong organisational and interpersonal skills
• High level of commercial awareness
• Management of multi‑discipline engineering and design teams
• Leadership of a technical team within a project delivery environment
• Experience of managing sub‑contracts
• Ability to develop engineering capability response in support of bid returns
• Full membership of a discipline specific engineering institution

Desirable

• Expert in Building Services design and team management within the Nuclear Industry
• Experience of Containment and process ventilation systems
• Experience of Design and Engineering substantiation
• Construction Site/commissioning experience
• Experience of working in the nuclear industry or other highly regulated industry
• A full UK driving licence

Why Nuvia

Nuvia – a subsidiary of VINCI construction – is an international company that operates across highly regulated sectors including Civil Nuclear and has a strong presence and history of delivery at nuclear sites in the UK and internationally.

Nuvia is a performance‑driven company that is committed to the development of its people within a culture of safety, innovation and excellence.

Employee Staff Benefits

• 8.5% Employer Pension Contribution with Life Assurance Cover
• Private Medical Scheme
• Employee Share Scheme
• Flexible and hybrid working, in agreement with local line management
• 25 Days Annual Leave (increasing to 28 days after 5 years’ service, 31 days after 10 years’ service)
• Option to buy, sell and carry over up to 5 days annual leave per year
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes: Electric Vehicles, Technology and Cycle to Work
• 18 Weeks Full Maternity Pay (+21w SMP)
• In Partnership with Trade Unions
• Personal Development & Further Education Support
• Long Service & Recognition Awards
• Fantastic Employee Discounts
• Free Employee Assistance Programme
• After 1 year of service

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