Work Pack Lead — Nuclear Project Delivery

Bilfinger; England; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bilfinger is seeking a Work Pack Lead to oversee work pack engineering across assigned scopes for the Hinkley Point C project, ensuring timely production, quality and readiness to support safe fabrication and installation.

You will lead a team of Work Pack Engineers, coordinate with Engineering, Planning, Quality and Construction, and drive performance, governance and nuclear compliance in a highly regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading work pack, workface planning, and construction readiness in a highly regulated environment.
• Proven experience leading technical or project support teams.
• Strong understanding of work pack preparation, document control and workface planning principles.
• Experience managing interfaces between Engineering, Planning, Construction and Quality functions.
• Strong understanding of quality requirements, configuration management and technical documentation control.
• Experience delivering against programme milestones and performance targets.
• Understanding of project controls, productivity measurement, earned value principles and cost impacts.
• HNC/HND or Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or related discipline.
• CCNSG Safety Passport.
• Relevant supervisory or leadership experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain HPC site access requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop a team of Work Pack Engineers and Assistant Work Pack Engineers.
• Allocate resources to align work pack production with construction and fabrication plans.
• Conduct performance reviews and mentoring activities.
• Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and high-quality delivery.
• Establish, monitor and report work pack performance metrics including readiness, productivity, quality and schedule compliance.
• Own the overall work pack delivery strategy across assigned project scopes.
• Ensure work packs are available in accordance with construction and fabrication schedules.
• Monitor work pack readiness metrics and identify emerging risks to delivery.
• Drive the removal of constraints preventing work pack completion and issue.
• Interface with Project Controls and Planning to align work pack delivery with project milestones.
• Lead work pack lookahead reviews and prioritisation meetings.
• Ensure critical path activities are supported through timely work pack production.
• Provide work pack status reporting to Project and Construction leadership
• Develop resource forecasts and recruitment requirements to ensure work pack capability aligns with future project demand.
• Accountable for the timely production, quality and readiness of all work packs within assigned project scope.
• Accountable for the performance, development and capability of the Work Pack Engineering team.
• Accountable for ensuring work pack processes support safe, compliant and efficient project delivery.
• Technical Governance
• Ensure all work packs meet project quality requirements and applicable technical standards.
• Review and approve work pack methodologies and standards.
• Oversee the management of design changes, document revisions and configuration control.
• Support resolution of technical queries affecting work pack readiness.
• Stakeholder Management
• Act as the primary interface between Engineering, Construction, Manufacturing, Quality, Planning and Project Management regarding work pack activities.
• Support engagement with NNB representatives and client stakeholders where required.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities to achieve project delivery objectives.
• Escalate risks and constraints to the Site Project Manager with recommended mitigation strategies.
• Work closely with Construction Managers and Delivery Managers to ensure work packs support safe and efficient execution on site and within fabrication facilities.
• Quality & Nuclear Compliance
• Promote Nuclear Safety Culture principles throughout the work pack function.
• Ensure compliance with HPC quality requirements, Lifetime Quality Records and configuration management processes.
• Support quality audits, surveillance activities and management reviews.
• Champion Right First Time principles and lessons learned initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve work pack processes, systems and efficiency.
• Develop standardisation and best practice across the work pack team.
• Support implementation of digital tools and workface planning improvements.
• Monitor KPIs and drive performance improvements across the function.
• Key Behaviours
• Strong leadership and team development capability.
• Proactive and delivery focused.
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Effective communicator across all organisational levels.
• Confident managing multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Promotes collaboration and positive working relationships.
• Demonstrates commitment to safety, integrity and continuous improvement.

Skills

Work Pack Leadership

Workface Planning

Construction Readiness

Stakeholder Management

Quality Assurance

Education

Degree in Mechanical/Construction/PM

Tools

Document Control Systems

Job description

Bilfinger is seeking a Work Pack Lead to oversee work pack engineering across assigned scopes for the Hinkley Point C project, ensuring timely production, quality and readiness to support safe fabrication and installation.

You will lead a team of Work Pack Engineers, coordinate with Engineering, Planning, Quality and Construction, and drive performance, governance and nuclear compliance in a highly regulated environment.