Principal Building Services Engineer (HVAC)

Vinci; Warrington; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension & Life Assurance

Private Medical

Employee Share Scheme

Hybrid Working

25 Days Leave

Leave Carryover

Salary Sacrifice EV

Maternity Pay

Trade Union Partnership

Development Support

Long Service Awards

Job summary

NUVIA UK is seeking a Principal Building Services Engineer to lead multi-discipline engineering teams, ensure safe, on-time delivery, and govern design deliverables across nuclear projects. You will recruit, mentor staff, and drive engineering solutions while ensuring compliance with safety regulations and industry standards.

The role requires chartered status and a strong track record in building services for regulated environments, with leadership in bid responses and subcontract management.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in a relevant technical/engineering discipline.
• Chartered status or professional membership in an engineering institution.
• Experience delivering design and engineering on nuclear projects.
• Knowledge of safety legislation and industry regulations.
• Proven track record in leadership and multi-discipline delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-discipline engineering resources to ensure design delivery.
• Govern design deliverables and supervise safety reviews.
• Define and distribute scope of design work.
• Manage contractors and sub-contracts on projects.
• Support bid returns with engineering capability responses.
• Develop and reinforce safety culture across teams.

Skills

Leadership of a technical team

Multi-discipline management

Governance of design deliverables

Checking/approval of design

Development of technical solutions

Safety compliance knowledge

Project delivery experience

Staff development

Commercial awareness

Bid support engineering capability

Education

Degree in relevant engineering discipline

Chartered or equivalent membership

Full membership of engineering institution

Job description

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. 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 technical specification. Reports to,

• 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
  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
  There has never been a more exciting time to join NUVIA UK. As a result of significant growth and major contract awards, including the STEP fusion programme and major frameworks supporting the UK's defence and nuclear infrastructure, we are expanding our capability and delivering some of the UK's most innovative and strategically important programmes. Operating across the nuclear, defence and energy sectors, our work supports critical national infrastructure, strengthens energy security and contributes to the UK's long-term resilience.

The following motivates why join: From helping to deliver the UK's ambitious fusion energy programme to supporting major defence and nuclear infrastructure projects, our teams work at the forefront of complex, safety-critical challenges. Our diverse portfolio offers the opportunity to develop specialist expertise, work alongside industry-leading professionals and build a rewarding career while contributing to projects of national significance. Join NUVIA and be part of a growing organisation where you can make a lasting impact on society, industry and future generations, while benefiting from meaningful career development., 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 an international company, we have

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: Electrical 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