Layout Engineer

Location

Bridgwater, Somerset | United Kingdom

Job description

Your Impact:

At Jacobs, we’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.  With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

About the Opportunity

Jacobs is supporting the New Nuclear Programmes across the UK in driving for NetZero objectives.

We are supporting EDF’s EPR Engineering UK (EPR-E) through our embedded team who deliver key engineering roles across the project. EPR-E is responsible for delivering the design for a number of buildings, systems and equipment contracts for the Hinkley Point C (HPC) and supporting those systems into construction and commissioning. The EPR-E team is also preparing design replication feasibility and engineering activities for the Sizewell C (SZC) Project.

Jacobs are recruiting for a Layout Engineer to be based within the Hinkley Point C (HPC) site engineering office (JDO, Joint Design Office) located on the HPC site. In this role you will be working as part of the Layout Team which supports the construction of two EPRs on HPC by providing the engineering insight in the design of the plant. Key responsibilities will be: 

• Assessing and listing the impacts of the site change on all disciplines and other contractors
• Producing technical assessment and solution, with supporting justification (3D models, installation tolerances, introduction notes Interfaces, update deliverables if needed, proposed 3D model (with support of CAD designer) Liaising with other disciplines (HVAC, Piping, Equipment and Electrical) when needed
• Collaborating with design Back-Offices when needed
• Working with NNB construction Team and installation contractors
• Opening the dedicated change process to launch the implementation of the impacts

Note1: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the responsibilities & activities that the job holder may be required to undertake
Note2: Based on HPC site with travel to our Client office 3 days/week
Note3: Travel and subsistence is available for this role
Note4: Service Incentive – on completion of 12-month continuous service in post – there is a salary uplift of 5% paid 
Note5: Please provide travel plan to Hinkley Point C site to undertake this role / salary expectation / current notice period on Cover Letter with this application

Here’s What You’ll Need:

• Qualified to Degree Level
• Experience in previous EPR or other nuclear projects
• Good knowledge 3D design software (Navisworks)
• Experience on 3D model visualisation for layout analysis
• Good knowledge and understanding of general layout rules
• Knowledge of the general operation of nuclear power station and the associated safety aspects

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Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. 

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s – 

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