Mactech Energy Group
Contract Engineering Lead (Building Design)

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Contract Engineering Lead (Building Design)
Location: Aztec West, Bristol, UK
Salary: PAYE £406/day or Umbrella £565/day
Job ID: 2146
Overview
A leading organisation in the UK nuclear/energy sector is seeking a Contract Engineering Lead (Building Design) to join a multi-disciplinary design team supporting a major nuclear new build programme.
In this role, you'll oversee the design of a building housing an auxiliary boiler system, working across multiple engineering workstreams and contract partners to ensure safe, compliant and high-quality design delivery through to readiness for construction.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical management of contract engineering activities, acting as a key technical interface with programme project managers across civil and MEH disciplines
- Coordinate engineering design activities across multiple contract partners working in parallel workstreams
- Ensure deliverables meet contract technical specifications and UK safety/context requirements
- Monitor engineering delivery strategies and implement improvements where needed
- Manage surveillance of detailed design work in line with project governance and processes
- Ensure robust configuration control is in place and applied with contract partners and internally
- Lead resolution of cross-discipline (multi-programme) engineering issues, risks and open points
- Align contract partner schedules, milestones and lists of deliverables with the overall programme schedule
- Agree and accept the contract partner design schedule (as required)
- Coordinate design gateways, reviews and stakeholder comment resolution across deliverables
- Coordinate constructability reviews prior to readiness review and formal transfer to construction/installation
- Facilitate design optimisation through feedback, modifications, trends and change management
- Support discussions on early warnings, compensation events and change requests, including input to cost/schedule impact assessment and negotiation
- Ensure risks and trends are recorded, tracked, mitigated and closed out effectively
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- Degree-qualified (or equivalent) in civil, structural, architectural, process or mechanical engineering (or a closely related discipline)
- Strong experience in design management and coordination on large, multi-discipline infrastructure projects
- Solid technical knowledge of building design and construction, including relevant UK legislation (e.g. CDM 2015)
- Awareness of nuclear safety-related constraints (nuclear sector experience is beneficial but not essential)
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to delegate and drive delivery through others
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Ability to work independently, take initiative and remain proactive
- Discretion and ability to maintain confidentiality
- Strong IT skills and proficiency with engineering software packages
- English language proficiency
Desirable
- Engineering experience with boilers, steam generation facilities, or thermal process systems
- Chartership (or working towards)
- French language skills
- Experience within the nuclear industry
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