About The Role
Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure group, delivering some of the UKs most complex and high-profile major projects across transport, energy and the built environment.
Sizewell C is committed to setting a new standard for leadership in the nuclear sector and in major UK infrastructure.
The mission is to build for future generationsproviding home-grown energy, greater price stability, and abundant low-carbon power. Aiming to lead the way in creating long-lasting social value, showing how effective collaboration can benefit communities locally, regionally and across the country.
Through Sizewell C, we will provide secure, clean energy, strengthen the UK economy, and deliver meaningful societal benefits for decades to come.
The project will create a 3.2-gigawatt power station producing low-carbon electricity for at least 60 years. It will sit alongside Sizewell B, which has been operating since 1995 and has already prevented more than 76 million tonnes of carbon emissions.
Role Overview
A Senior Engineer is required to join the SZC (MEHA Engineering Team) team to support the wider engineering objectives.
The prime objective will be to support the Piping EDL as a direct report within the MEHA Engineering team.
Working with the MEHA Project team, the Senior Engineer will ensure the safe and effective delivery of the MEHA engineering design scope to time, quality and cost
What you'll be doing
Interface Management
Work with Execution Designers to support development of their respective Design Management Plan and acceptance of the plan prior to commencing Execution Design.
Ensure information issued to suppliers, manufacturers and installers (i.e. the execution designs) is consistent with the design information.
Create a positive and proactive relationship with respective CEL & corresponding Area Manager/PM
Opportunities Identification and Realisation
Lead the assessment of the impact of design changes and the optimal means of implementing design changes into the MEHA's scope.
Support the development of the business case needed to justify changes to the design.
Governance, Risk Management & TQs
Support resolution of manufacturing TQs and NCRs.
Establish and chair regular Technical Progress Review sessions to optimise resolution of technical queries and issues.
Provide technical expertise and advice on Execution Design to Programme manager
Optimisation of MEH Engineering Processes/Design
Provide constructability inputs to the pre-HO1 design studies and activities.
Optimise, simplify and standardise the implementation of the detailed design definitions (e.g. standardising the manufacturing configurations)
Engineering Performance and Delivery
Produce/oversee the production of technical procurement specifications for bulk MEH items & materials (extracting the relevant and applicable information from the corresponding specifications and detailed design inputs).
Lead MEHA inputs into the Collaboration Phase
Responsible for reviewing and accepting the As-Defined configuration hierarchies.
Validate (for use within the MEHA's digital tools) As-Defined configuration identities and PCI relating to As-Defined items.
Review Execution Design and associated design documentation to assure the manufacturability & constructability and provide technical recommendation for receipt acceptance to programme manager at HO2. The CEL will review the Execution Design to assure maintenance of the design intent and technically accept the Execution Design.
Who we're looking for
Engineering Degree Qualified or Equivalent.
Proven experience in engineering delivery within the nuclear sector or comparable highly regulated environments, such as major onshore UK or international infrastructure projects, and/or offshore/onshore Oil & Gas.
Experience managing end-to-end engineering delivery, from design office activities through to implementation and execution on site.
Exposure in identifying project hazards and risks, including contributing to risk assessments, and developing appropriate safeguards and mitigation measures during project execution.
Experience supporting project planning activities, including the preparation of workstream-specific project risk assessments.
Experience of working with Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) within complex engineering or construction projects.
Demonstrable experience of applying safe working practices, aligned to statutory requirements and corporate standards, within engineering or construction environments.
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UKs most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Why join us?
Benefits
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasnt rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. Youll have the freedom to shape the package thats right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more
About Us
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit:
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Job Reference: BBUK17434
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