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Contract Engineering Lead (Sizewell C)
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Contract Engineering Lead (Sizewell C)
Morson Sizewell C
Job Responsibilities
- Supporting the development and implementation of engineering design delivery strategies.
- Managing relationships and engagement with internal and external stakeholders.
- Authoring and managing Scope of Works documentation for Contract Partners.
- Preparing and developing technical specifications for design studies.
- Coordinating technical assessments of contracts prior to contract award.
- Providing technical management of the contract and acting as a key interface with Civil Programme Project Managers.
- Coordinating engineering design activities across multiple Contract Partners and parallel workstreams.
- Providing technical support, guidance and information to Contract Partners.
- Managing surveillance of detailed design activities in accordance with SZC processes.
- Ensuring Contract Partner deliverables comply with technical specifications, safety requirements and UK Context requirements.
- Ensuring effective configuration control is established and maintained.
- Managing the resolution of multi-programme engineering issues and risks.
- Ensuring Contract Partner programmes and milestones align with the overall SZC2203/2205 schedule.
- Managing the Contract Partner List of Deliverables and ensuring design outputs are delivered in accordance with agreed requirements.
- Agreeing and accepting Contract Partner Design Schedules on behalf of SZC.
- Coordinating engineering design gateways and design reviews.
- Coordinating Constructability Reviews ahead of Readiness Review and formal transfer to the Joint Delivery Office (JDO).
- Coordinating and consolidating stakeholder comments throughout the deliverables review process.
- Supporting design optimisation through the management of modifications, trends and project feedback.
- Leading discussions with Contract Partners regarding early warnings, compensation events and project change requests.
- Supporting commercial teams with cost and programme impact assessments and negotiations.
- Maintaining visibility of project risks, trends and opportunities.
- Ensuring effective tracking, mitigation and closure of technical open points.
- Managing technical interfaces across the contract and wider project.
- Liaising with the SZC Project Manager regarding scope variations outside delegated authority.
- Establishing and maintaining the contract risk register and providing regular updates.
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You will be supported by SZC technical specialists across the relevant disciplines, including specialists in UK Context requirements such as CDM.
Qualifications
- Degree-qualified or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline, such as Civil, Structural, Architectural, Process or Mechanical Engineering.
- Good knowledge of UK nuclear regulations and applicable legislation.
- Ability to obtain and maintain National Security Vetting - Counter Terrorism Check (NSV CTC).
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Experience
- Proven experience managing design delivery against nuclear safety and/or security requirements.
- Experience designing facilities required to withstand internal and external hazards and meet security operational requirements.
- Strong experience in design management and coordination across large, multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects.
- Solid technical knowledge of building design and construction.
- Strong understanding of UK building standards and engineering procedures.
- Excellent knowledge of the RIBA Plan of Work 2013, or equivalent project delivery methodology.
- Awareness of nuclear safety-related constraints and requirements.
- Experience working within the UK regulatory and engineering environment.
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to coordinate, delegate and manage competing priorities.
- A proactive and independent approach to problem solving.
- Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Accuracy, tenacity, diplomacy and a results-focused approach.
- The ability to work with sensitive and confidential information.
- Strong IT skills and proficiency with relevant engineering software.
- Nuclear industry experience would be highly advantageous.
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For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, 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.
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