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Fluid Systems Technical Lead
Aztec West, Bristol, with flexibility of working from home, minimum 3 days a week in the office/ flexibility of working from home 2 days a week. With occasional travel to other sites.
Are you a qualified Engineer within a Mechanical or Process Engineering discipline? Do you have working knowledge of fluid mechanics, thermal-hydraulics and modelling? Are you looking to develop your expertise in the exciting and challenging environment of new nuclear build?
If so, join us as a Fluid Systems Technical Lead 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) 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. Therefore, a Technical Directorate is being created, responsible for the engineering disciplines and technical expertise required to deliver the different engineering projects through integrated teams in EPR-E.
As a Fluid Systems Technical Lead, you will lead, coordinate, support, and participate to activities performed within the Fluid Systems Team (SCF). SCF team is in charge of the design of a wide scope of systems.
Pay, benefits and culture…
Alongside a salary between £55,000 - £65,000, depending on experience, 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…
The Technical Lead will be responsible for:
- Acting as a technical specialist for a dedicated scope of BNI systems. Using knowledge and skills by:
- Ensuring the ownership of overall Architect role for assigned systems within the BNI systems scope
- Technical checking of documents such as deliverables and engineering change notes, ensuring quality and respect of milestones
- Providing advice and support to system engineers regarding system design, technical issues resolution, calculations applying fluid mechanics and thermodynamic principles, modelling
- Applying UK specific legislation and best practice in the field of BNI systems design
- Aiding system production if/when necessary
- Engaging proactively with all stakeholders around the system in Edvance to ensure the delivery of a product meeting the requirements and milestones set by all disciplines (layout, civil, contracts, nuclear safety, hazards, electrical, I&C, environment, commissioning, etc.)
- Meeting customer’s need (NNB)
- Ensuring oversight of:
- Open Points resolution and Design Changes specification to the systems: supporting the system engineers putting forward technical solutions, driving optioneering and impact analysis, challenging needs for modifications, defining specifications for the changes, then ensuring consistency before integration in system documentation.
- Identification of potential challenges to the delivery schedule and taking action to eliminate risks and ensure committed dates are respected
- Achievement of contract-driven milestones, such as turnkey contracts documents reviews or implementation of specification updates in due time for components lists issuance
- Representing Systems section in technical forums such as:
- HPC Fluid systems network / technical leads forum
- Lessons learnt
- Driving continuous improvement within the Fluid Systems team work by:
- Supporting the embedment of Nuclear Professionalism and Error Reduction Tools within the work performed by the Fluid Systems team
- Using learning reports, lessons learned processes
- Completing pre-job/post-job briefs with engineers for training / activities
- Being involved in proposing good practises, innovation, improvement of processes, and quality
- Participating in experience sharing activities within the discipline
Who you are…
- Mechanical or Process Engineering degree or equivalent qualification.
- Working knowledge of process engineering, thermal-hydraulic calculations, fluid mechanics and modelling
- Minimum 5 to 10 years of experience in systems design for nuclear power plant
- Knowledge of EPR system design principles, operation and safety rules
- Knowledge of Instrumentation and Control design
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to effectively manage own workload in order to produce high quality documents and respect deadlines, ability to work under pressure, ability to anticipate difficulties and able to balance conflicting priorities.
- Ability to productively coach and support others within the team
- Good organizational, writing and oral expression skills in English are essential for the realisation of the activities of document production, steering and interfaces with the various correspondents.
- Proactive and confident in communicating with others, particularly those based in remote offices including France and Germany.
Your background may include some of the following:
- Advanced knowledge of EPR system design principles, operation and safety classification/rules, Instrumentation and Control design.
- Knowledge of main cooling and/or fire-fighting systems on an EPR project, or other BNI systems’ design
- Experience of working on an EPR project, operating nuclear power plant or on an industrial site
- Ability to read technical documents in French.
Join us and together we can help Britain achieve Net Zero.
For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
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