Civil Engineering Lead

Job Description

Do you have the energy to transform?

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a positive impact supporting the UK Government’s strategy of Net Zero?

Vulcain Engineering Group provides Engineering consultancy services across multiple Industry sectors on a global scale. With operations in over 30 countries and employing over 3500 staff worldwide, our business responds to the needs of our clients by providing expertise in the form of high added value engineering services. Our UK business, is well positioned within the UK Nuclear industry. By consistently delivering exemplary outcomes for our customers the Group has seen steady growth and expansion.

We are looking to recruit a Civil Engineering Lead to join the Civil Engineering Design Management Team (DMT) within the Hinkley Point C (HPC) project.

Job Summary

The Civil DMT ensure that HPC Design Entities deliver to quality, cost, schedule, a coherent, safe and compliant design fit for procurement, construction, commissioning and operation.

Reporting to the Civil Engineering Design Delivery Manager, the key responsibilities are but not limited to the below:

Responsibilities:

• Contract Management – Support the contract team to validate their scope. Responsible for development of Early Warnings on scope and Project Work Requests with aid from the contract team. Engage with the project manager and guide the project with required.
• Schedule Management - Oversee the L2 Engineering schedule and ensures that L3 aligns. Update Engineering Project Controls with the correct NNB input data.
• Cost Control - Support the Engineering Delivery Manager and Engineering Project Controls team to agree EPRE annual contract budgets and how to tackle costs. Provide Programme Directors with NNB Contract and Designer information.
• Management of Risks, Opportunities, Trends and Changes - Support the management of Engineering risks (Project and Technical) and Engineering organisations to identify, progress and prioritise risks and opportunities accordingly. Raise change papers on behalf of the Programme Team or the Engineering Team.
• Stakeholder Relationships - Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders ensuring that their expectations are met.
• Technical Design Vision – Be involved in Design Change preparation (CMB) and technical decision committee preparation (TDC) and support the CMB and TDC topics related to their scope.
• Configuration and Change Management - Responsible for coordinating with the respective Plant Integration Configuration Engineer to ensure RC2 and post-RC2 (design open points, design changes, referential changes).

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

• Strong knowledge of civil engineering design principles.
• Knowledge of design process and design activities related to Nuclear Industry.
• Knowledge of power station design (EPR or NPP).
• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s in a relevant science or engineering subject.
• Good project management and organisational skills.
• Understanding of quality requirements.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation including CDM and Nuclear Site License requirements.
• Ability to travel regularly between the various project Command Centres and engineering entities.

Benefits:

• Site Allowance
• Private medical & dental insurance
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Matched Pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Training and development
• Employee referral scheme
• Enhanced company sick pay
• Travel & Life Insurance
• Employee assistance program

*Salary dependent on experience*

Due to the nature of the work, candidates will be required to undergo a Basic Security clearance (BPSS) and must have Independent Right to Work in the UK.