Civil Engineer

Civil Engineer 1219CW

Hinkley Point C - with some flexibility of working from home (minimum 3 days in the office).

PAYE £380 or Umbrella £525

The Opportunity

The Hinkley Point C Project is split into programmes aligned to either plant islands or disciplined based scope. Each programme will be delivered in part by EDF Nuclear New Build (NNB) resources and in part through one or more (interrelated) major contracts.

Working as part of the Joint Design Office (JDO) you will:

- Ensure all design and construction changes are delivered on time to meet Construction need.
- Attend readiness reviews of Design Packages released for construction as and when required by design owners.
- Work closely with the Design teams, Contractor and Construction teams to maintain technical quality responses (content / consistency / comprehensiveness / accuracy), construction programme and construction safety.


Principal Accountabilities
Civil Engineer's who can provide technical expertise to ensure the review, acceptance and technical delivery of design changes during construction of the building will thrive in this role. The successful role holder will have a working knowledge of concrete design codes such as Eurocode 2. We'll value your existing skills and experience while providing the opportunity to work closely with the JDO Design Team and Construction team to maintain the technical quality of responses (content / consistency / exhaustiveness / accuracy) and construction safety.

You will demonstrate accuracy, tenacity, diplomacy, results-oriented and be a team player, draft programmes and action plans in order to deliver specific project / assignment objectives. We're offering an opportunity to be part of EDF's ambitions to demonstrate strong experience within the construction industry and on-site working experience.

The principal accountabilities for the R&A Engineer are:
- The approval of design changes proposed by the contractor or designer through Request for Information, field Change Request or Non-Conformance Report.
- Support the JDO in the handover of Design Packages released for construction and initiated the delegated responsibilities through this process.
- Ensure that processes comply with project quality procedures.
- Management of CDM aspects relating to the design changes during the construction period, including discharging the role of principle designer.
- Responsible for the nuclear safety acceptance of the design by carrying out surveillance on the design changes during construction.
- Safety case/golden thread: in the review and acceptance process, ensure the high-level safety case and the design have a clear golden thread to support operations.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential
- Design process and design activities (preferably related to Nuclear Industry).
- Working knowledge of Concrete design codes (e.g. Eurocode 2).
- Design with hazard & accidental safety cases.
- Working within UK CDM regulations and in a highly regulated industry.
- Delivery-oriented and ability to set action plans and meet deadlines.
- Ability to work independently and under pressure.
- Proactive, pragmatic and adopting a practical approach to resolve issues.

Desirable
- Previous experience as design engineer.
- Working knowledge of construction change procedures.
- Experience in the use of ETC-C and nuclear Industry.
- Working in large-scale, multi-cultural industrial project, safety case architecture.
- Understanding and application of the Intelligent Customer Role.
- Health & Safety legislation including CDM and Nuclear Site License requirements.
- Familiar with JDO processes and ways of working.
- Understanding of Contract Management
- Commercial awareness with an understanding of the impact of change.
- Familiarity with safety case process and design substantiation

Qualifications & Experience

Essential
- Advanced degree in civil or structural engineering subject, civil or structural Engineering.

Desirable
- PWR technology design, safety case or operation.
- Working towards / Chartered Engineer with either ICE or IStructE.