Project Engineer

EDF Energy; Four Forks; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

EDF Energy in the UK seeks an experienced Project Engineer for Exentec Hargreaves on the Hinkley Point C project. You will oversee planning, coordination with designers, contractors and suppliers, and ensure alignment with client requirements across the full lifecycle.

The role covers technical oversight of HVAC designs, design validation, compliance with standards (Dw144), site execution, documentation, costing, and client engagement.

Qualifications

• Minimum of HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering/Building Services.
• Excellent knowledge in design and fabrication/assembly of packaged plant rooms.
• Awareness of industry standards and legislation including CE marking.

Responsibilities

• Develop project schedules and milestones.
• Coordinate with design engineers, contractors, and suppliers.
• Review project scope and ensure alignment with client requirements.
• Attend project meetings and provide technical input.
• Review and validate HVAC designs and drawings.
• Ensure compliance with codes, standards (e.g., Dw144), and specifications.
• Approve equipment selections and submittals.
• Resolve technical issues during design and construction phases.
• Monitor installation activities for quality and safety.
• Conduct site inspections and verify work against drawings.
• Coordinate commissioning and testing of HVAC systems.
• Ensure timely delivery of materials and equipment.
• Maintain project documentation (RFIs, change orders, progress reports).
• Prepare handover documents and O&M manuals.
• Track project costs and support budget control.
• Report progress to stakeholders and raise issues as needed.
• Communicate with clients to clarify requirements and expectations.
• Provide technical presentations and updates.
• Manage client feedback and ensure satisfaction.
• Support post-installation troubleshooting and warranty issues.

Skills

Communication skills

Client facing

Change management

RIBA

Education

HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering/Building Services

Job description

Project Engineer Exentec Hargreaves - Hinkley Point C Exentec Hargreaves is a pioneering UK leader in construction engineering of HVAC and specialist ventilation systems for safety critical facilities. Exentec Hargreaves is proud to be associated with some of the UK's most prestigious infrastructure projects. For more than 150 years, Exentec Hargreaves has proved its value as the largest and most unique construction engineering business specialising in HVAC in the Energy & Decommissioning, Defence and Transport sectors. Key Accountabilities Project Planning & Coordination

• Develop project schedules and milestones
• Coordinate with design engineers, contractors, and suppliers
• Review project scope and ensure alignment with client requirements
• Attend project meetings and provide technical input

Technical Oversight

• Review and validate HVAC designs and drawings
• Ensure compliance with codes, standards (e.g., Dw144), and specifications
• Approve equipment selections and submittals
• Resolve technical issues during design and construction phases

Site Execution & Supervision

• Monitor installation activities for quality and safety
• Conduct site inspections and verify work against drawings
• Coordinate commissioning and testing of HVAC systems
• Ensure timely delivery of materials and equipment

Documentation & Reporting

• Maintain project documentation (RFIs, change orders, progress reports)
• Prepare handover documents and O&M manuals
• Track project costs and support budget control
• Report progress to stakeholders and raise issues as needed

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• Communicate with clients to clarify requirements and expectations
• Provide technical presentations and updates
• Manage client feedback and ensure satisfaction
• Support post-installation troubleshooting and warranty issues

Requirements

• Minimum of HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering/Building Services
• Excellent knowledge in design and fabrication/assembly of packaged plant rooms - structural, piping, maintainability, transportation, etc.
• Modular design and manufacture
• Awareness of industry standards and legislation including CE marking
• Customer facing, with high degree of commercial awareness
• Understanding of requirements management and configuration and change management
• Ideally experienced in HVAC design and design of bespoke mechanical equipment in Nuclear applications
• Tendering and delivery through the full project lifecycle
• RIBA conversant
• Excellent communication skills

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.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK.

Exentec Hargreaves is a pioneering UK leader in construction engineering of HVAC and specialist ventilation systems for safety critical facilities. Exentec Hargreaves is proud to be associated with some of the UK's most prestigious infrastructure projects. For more than 150 years, Exentec Hargreaves has proved its value as the largest and most unique construction engineering business specialising in HVAC in the Energy & Decommissioning, Defence and Transport sectors., 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.