NI Engineering Lead

As the NI Engineering Lead, you'll dive into diverse areas, connecting with stakeholders and attending meetings to ensure project-wide awareness. You'll tackle emerging risks head-on, crafting pragmatic solutions and simplifying complexities to drive optimal decisions. Collaborating with various teams, you'll shape the project's risk landscape, balancing priorities to enhance decision-making and visibility. As a key part of the HPC focal point of HPCs engineering efforts, you'll play a pivotal role in driving project success.Other roles and responsibilities of this role will also include:
- Solve cross-functional technical issues which would not be resolved, achieving a best-for-project solution with a schedule-conscious approach.
- Provide a decisive escalation route for issues which are deadlocked and act as a catalyst for innovative optioneering.
- Advocate for pragmatic decision-making aligned with project goals, focusing on technical integrity and risk mitigation.
- Lead the delivery of diverse technical topics, ensuring alignment with project expectations and schedules.
- Produce high-quality reporting for weekly escalations and monthly boards.
- Foster strong relationships with the CommOps (Commissioning and Pre-Operations) and N3 teams, construction teams, and engineering organisations across France and the UK.
- Drive delivery of engineering sequences for commissioning and pre-operational documents, managing project budgets while exercising strategic and commercial management.
- Proactively manage risks for the N3 area and Commissioning and Pre-Operations engineering disciplines, implementing mitigation plans as needed.
- Collaborate with programmes and technical teams to prioritise tasks and maximise efficiency. Who you are…

Degree in Engineering, Science or Equivalent, with the strive for chartership within your discipline.
- Bring experience in the nuclear industry, demonstrating familiarity with safety cases and regulatory frameworks.
- Showcase your proficiency in various engineering disciplines, such as mechanical, layout and safety case, emphasising your ability to collaborate with experts.
- Demonstrate your capacity to lead technical and commercial discussions, managing substantial budgets while maintaining a strong technical perspective.

EDF Energy is a core part of the EDF Group, one of the largest energy companies in Europe with key business operations in the UK, France, Italy and Belgium. We're the UK's largest producer of low-carbon electricity, the biggest supplier of electricity by volume in Great Britain, the largest supplier to British businesses and we employ more than 13,000 people. We operate nuclear, coal and gas power stations, wind farms, and combined heat & power plants. We have a focus on safe, dependable energy generation and an ethos of service excellence. We are playing a leading role in new nuclear build in the UK to secure a bright future for the combined business and its employees.
Aztec West, Bristol, Satellite Delivery Centre, Bridgwater, Hybrid, minimum of 3 days in office.
Are you at your best when driving high-profile topics, using humility to recognise your limitations and engaging others to achieve effective resolution? Are you energised by applying your curiosity to seek out and steer challenging issues? Do you thrive in an environment where you will need to bring clarity and strategic awareness to break through complexity and uncertainty? Above all, are you passionate about helping Britain achieve Net Zero?If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as our next Nuclear Island (NI) Engineering Lead here at Hinkley Point C!
Be part of one of the most exciting and challenging projects within EDF, as we continue to lead the rebirth of nuclear in the UK.
Opportunity…We're looking for you to join us as our next NI Engineering Lead, where you'll lead major technical initiatives within the 'N3' Area of Hinkley Point C (HPC), the emergency diesel generators, waste and effluent treatment systems. Your role will encompass a diverse range of complex technical challenges, with a special emphasis on providing strategic and delivery leadership in multi-disciplinary issues for HPC. You'll also be working closely with the Commissioning and Pre-operations teams to prepare for future phases of the project, driving success and innovation. As our NI Engineering lead, you'll be overseeing critical structures, systems and components such as our emergency power suppliers and complex waste and effluent treatment and storage systems, spanning all disciplines such as civil, mechanical, I&C, electrical and HVAC. You'll be involved in delivering the essential Reporting to the N3 Area Engineering Manager, you'll take on a leadership role,
spearheading the delivery of our most intricate and influential technical initiatives.
Pay, benefits and culture…
In addition to a salary between £62,0000
- £72,000 per annum, depending on experience. We offer flexible benefits that support our employees' physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. Examples include: a market-leading company pension scheme, a bonus plan, health cover, electric vehicle leasing, mental health support and employee discounts.At EDF, everyone's welcome. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has a voice and where you feel confident being yourself.We're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We'd like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.We're a disability confident employer and will do all we can to support you through your recruitment journey with us. If you would like to talk about adjustments, or support you may need, please note this within your application.
We'll value the difference you bring and give you opportunities to thrive and succeed.
What you'll be doing…, Highlight your involvement across the entire project lifecycle for complex EPC projects, including design, construction, commissioning, and ideally operations.
- Prioritise delivery excellence in your approach to projects, underscoring your commitment to achieving results.
- Illustrate your adeptness in communicating at multiple levels of an organisation and navigating multi-cultural environments within major projects and organisations.
- Proficiency in French can be advantageous. Closing Date: 29th May 2024
Join us and together we can help Britain achieve Net Zero.
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