Contract Engineering Lead (Building Design)

Job Title: 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

Requirements / Experience

• 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