HVAC Engineer – SDC Bridgwater/ HPC Site (5 days on site)

Join Our Team: Exciting Opportunities for Experienced Nuclear Professionals in the UK! 

Are you ready for a career adventure? We’re seeking talented & experienced nuclear professionals to bring their expertise to the UK. This is a unique chance to join our team at HPC in Somerset, expand your skills and make a significant impact in the industry, all while enjoying the experience of working abroad! 
 

Why join us? 

• Global Experience: Work as an expatriate in the UK for a few years.
• Professional Growth: Take advantage of this opportunity to develop your skills in a dynamic environment. 
• Collaborative Environment: Join a team that values innovation and collaboration across the EDF Nuclear Fleet. 
   

The role

To provide professional, high quality HVAC engineering support to the HPC Project on behalf of the Owner’s Engineering Function of the NNB Engineering Directorate and to ensure that the proposed design is compliant with UK regulations and context.

The Owner’s Engineering team is responsible for ensuring the development of the HPC Nuclear Power Plant design to underpin the timely and effective delivery of the overall project schedule.

Owner’s Engineering addresses aspects such as;

• Design review and acceptance which requires interaction with stakeholders for review of design relating to performance, project requirements and applications
• Capture, cascade and communication of technical requirements placed on design entities
• Management of design interfaces, specifically how interface data is identified, exchanged and maintained across design entities
• Management of risks and opportunities affecting the design of the HPC EPR in an integrated manner
• Management of design modifications/changes to the HPC design and overall modification control
• Management of the contract with the Responsible Designer (RD)
• Enacting the role of CDM Principal Designer on behalf of the project.

This role requires high levels of technical and organisational skills along with the ability to build strong working relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.

The post holder will demonstrate;

• A broad understanding of HVAC engineering principles in relation to power station design
• Compliance with health, safety, environment and other statutory requirements relevant to this role
• Ability to work independently and be proactive
• Ability to communicate effectively with various levels of the organisation and externally
• Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships

Requirements of the role

• Degree in a relevant science or engineering subject
• Chartered Engineer status preferred
• Experience within the Nuclear Industry preferred
• Knowledge of design processes and activities related to Nuclear Industry
• Good project management and organisational skills
• Coordination skills
• Understanding of quality requirements and practices
• Decision making and escalation ability for resolution of issues
• Knowledge of budget and schedule management
• Overall project commercial awareness
• Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation including CDM and Nuclear Site License requirements
• Good communication skills and ability to build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Knowledge of power station design is desirable (EPR or NPP)
• Knowledge of French is desirable
• Working knowledge of SAP and ability to raise requisitions.

If you’re passionate about your field and eager to make a difference, we want to hear from you!

Embrace this opportunity to grow professionally and contribute to exciting projects that will shape the future. 

Please use this link to apply today and one of our team will be in touch in due course. 

Additional information

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