Project Engineer (Nuclear Island)

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Job summary

A leading company in nuclear engineering seeks a Project Engineer for its Sizewell C project based in London. The role involves defining design requirements, managing technical specifications, and ensuring compliance with engineering processes. Ideal candidates will possess a Civil Engineering degree, strong design knowledge, and effective communication skills to engage with a diverse project team.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in managing designs and teams.
• Desirable: Chartered Engineer (MICE or MIStructE) or working towards.

Responsibilities

• Support the definition of technical requirements and specification.
• Manage technical open points and design changes.
• Coordinate with other parties on technical interfaces.

Skills

Knowledge of design activities in heavy civil engineering structures

Familiarity with current design standards

Ability to communicate effectively

Education

Honours Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Job description

Project Engineer – Nuclear Island 1174CW

Based in our London office with hybrid working available. Travel to Ipswich and Bristol will be required

£325 PAYE & Up to £500 Umbrella

Vacancy Overview:

Are you looking for a career which is rewarding, at the cutting edge of project development and where you can really make a difference? Come and join our expanding Sizewell C (SZC) team and work on one of the most exciting and largest megaprojects in the UK, whilst being at the forefront of the UK's climate change agenda and energy policy. Following on from the success of Hinkley Point C (HPC), the SZC Project is a nuclear new build project in Suffolk, which has obtained planning approval and Government financing support. The project has started construction and is now seeking private investment. When completed, it will provide dependable electricity to 6 million homes for 60 years, which along with renewables, will support Britain to achieve Net Zero by 2050.

Job Purpose / Overview

The SZC Project Team is a growing, diverse and collaborative organisation committed to engaging stakeholders, triggering development consent and preparing the project for the start of construction. The Engineering & Technical function within the Civil Works Programme (CWP) is an integral part of this project, responsible for the:

• Definition of the design, engineering, and technical requirements

• Leadership of the delivery of all CWP design (from requirements definition to acceptance), including management of the Engineering & Technical budget and associated resources and supply chain to deliver the design to the CWP Delivery teams.

• Integration of constructability requirements and design integration within the Civil Works Programme and with Site Establishment and Offsite Infrastructure

The Project Engineer will be part of the Engineering & Technical function within the Civil Works Programme and report to the Technical & Engineering Manager.

Principal Accountabilities

•Support the definition or validation the SZC Technical Requirements and Specification, including engagement with EDF Nuclear Services and SZC Design Authority.

•Support the management of technical Open Points and Design Changes. This includes supporting progression through the technical governance processes including Replication Principles, Technical Direction Forum (TDF), No Change Committee (NCC) and Non-Permanent Works Change Committee (NPWCC).

•Support the Design Technical Assurance for the end-to-end design and ensuring SZC acceptance can be provided, including reviews and approvals as defined by the surveillance plans.

•Support risk management through Risk Management Processes.

•Support the Technical & Engineering Manager in technical input for Early Warnings, Compensation Events, Technical Queries, General Communications etc from the Design Supply Chain, including engagement with relevant SZC and Responsible Designer technical stakeholders.

•Support the co-ordination on technical interfaces with other parties, for example Site Establishment and Off-Site Infrastructure NI Programme CIBOP Programme and Sizewell B.

•Support compliance with SZC Engineering and Design processes, e,g, Design Management Plans, to deliver the whole lifecycle of the Design, from Technical Requirement capture to EDR.

•Collaborate with the team in delivery of design in accordance with the Contract Schedules under their management and linked to the Integrated Work Schedule (IWS).

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

•Knowledge of design activities in:

o heavy civil engineering structures, including reinforced concrete and structural steel, and familiarity with current design standards and working practices (e.g. British Standards) and/or

o managing designs and teams, including integration, design and delivery management.

•Experience in, and a desire to provide, technical assistance and collaboration within a technically orientated delivery team

•Experience of working with focused technical teams including technical direction of suppliers

•Experience of working in project teams

•Ability to communicate and engage effectively at within the project team and if required across a range of levels: Management Team, SZC stakeholders, design delivery teams, Design Authority, Regulators etc

Desirable

•Experience in the nuclear sector, particularly in the design and implementation of safety-related structures, systems and components

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

• Honours Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering or equivalent

Desirable

•Experience in delivery or management of design of Civil Engineering projects.

•Chartered Engineer (MICE or MIStructE) or working towards chartership

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