Design Coordination Manager

Location

Bristol | United Kingdom

Job description

Aztec West, Bristol - with flexibility of working from home, minimum 3 days a week. Occasional travel required to Montrouge, Paris, France.

Do you have experience in engineering or infrastructure project delivery management? Are you able to build strong, collaborative relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders ? Are you looking to develop your expertise in the exciting and challenging environment of new nuclear build?

If so, join us as the Design Coordination Manager and you’ll join one of the most exciting and ambitious projects within EDF, as we continue to lead the rebirth of nuclear in the UK.

The Opportunity...

At Hinkley Point C (HPC) we are building two new nuclear reactors, the first in a new generation of nuclear power stations in the UK providing low carbon electricity for around six million homes.

EDF EPR Engineering UK (EPR-E) established in 2023, oversees the design (basic design) and the realisation (studies, procurement, erection, testing and commissioning) of nuclear islands for new projects.

EPR-E is responsible for delivering the design for a number of NI buildings, systems and equipment contracts for the Hinkley Point C EPR Project through an integrated team, support to HPC construction and commissioning activities, and preparing design replication feasibility and engineering activities for the Sizewell C Project.

As the Design Coordination Team Manager, you will be part of the NI HPC Technical Directorate, a cross entity department ensuring the configuration management and integration of all HPC design activities, reporting directly to the Edvance NI HPC Project Technical Director.

This is a group lead position of approximatively 8 people who are distributed across France (Paris) and in the UK (Bristol).

Pay, benefits and culture…

Alongside a salary from £60,000 to £70,000, we offer a competitive benefits package, including a company pension scheme, a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle, and the opportunity to earn bonus. 

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 we’ll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need. 

We’ll value the difference you bring and offer opportunities for you to thrive and succeed.

What you’ll be doing…

• Acting as the project entry point for significant design issues, representing Edvance and EPR-E in front of the client.
• Ensuring the transverse management of its activities in relation with all integrated teams, supporting performance of all parties, and resolving stakeholder conflicts.
• Taking the lead on the most significant transverse technical issues, including sponsorship or ownership of dedicated taskforces.
• Ensuring a technical oversight, monitoring and coordinating detailed and design issues (Open Points) which pose a risk to the design, construction, erection, commissioning, and licensing of HPC.
• Ensuring a technical oversight and monitoring of the engineering interfaces used between design entities and suppliers, including resolution of conflicts.
• Ensuring a timely review and implementation of sister plant Operating Experience (OPEX), from Flamanville 3, Taishan and Olkiluoto EPR projects, within the HPC design.
• Overseeing compliance of UK context within the Edvance design activities (UK regulation specificities management, mainly CDM).
• Organising the Edvance internal technical governance and escalating of significant issues to client technical governance, in collaboration with the HPC client.
• Process owner and managing the Open Points, Interface, OPEX and UK Context processes, including the administration of the digital tools and databases.

Who you are…

Your background may include some of the following:

• Degree Level or equivalent in a relevant STEM subject.
• At least 5 years’ experience in engineering or infrastructure project delivery management.
• Previous Nuclear New Build, EPR or PWR experience.
• Good understanding of requirements and expectations of UK laws, regulations, nuclear industry operating experience and best practices.
• Leadership experience in a highly regulated, technical environment.

Closing Date: 21st March 2024

Join us and together we can help Britain achieve Net Zero.

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£60k - £70k per annum