Location: Project/Site based, Somerset – HYBRID
Required travel: Project satellite offices at Bridgwater and Bristol as required
Status: Full time - Contract (6 MONTH initial) – Inside IR35
Reports to: Area Engineering Manager
Morson Talent are representing a major player within the UK Energy Sector who have a current requirement for an Area Engineering Lead to work with their established site-based team in Somerset. All work is associated with the construction of Europe’s largest energy infrastructure Project working to help the UK achieve Net Zero.
Overview
The Area Engineering Lead will join part of the Technical Directorate working day-to-day with the Joint Design Office.
You will assist the Area Engineering Manager and coordinate all engineering disciplines to serve the needs for the construction of a given area.
You will operationally manage the Designers’ deliverables this includes the coordination and management of design changes, monitoring and ensuring configuration control, response to site queries, and closure of design open points.
Typical Duties
Acting as the lead point of contact for a defined plant area scope and managing a small design team.
Working closely with the delivery and construction teams to gather requirements. You will then use the requirements to define scope, scheduling and prioritising Engineering tasks for the team to ensure site needs are met.
Manage multi-disciplinary, cross-contract interfaces and act as mediator/ decision maker when best for project decisions are required.
Working closely with the Design teams, Contractor and Construction teams to maintain technical quality of responses (content, consistency, comprehensiveness and accuracy), construction programme and construction safety.
Coordinating interfaces and open points to ensure all design and construction changes are finalised ahead of the construction schedule. You will be required to manage expectations and mediate technical resolution where necessary.
Accepting Design Packages released for a defined plant scope area, ensuring that the package meets functional requirements.
Identifying issues that could affect Nuclear Safety and ensuring that processes comply with project quality procedures.
Criteria:
Degree qualified or equivalent experience in an Engineering Discipline (preferably Civil or Structural).
Solid experience in the design of a variety of Infrastructure, Civil and Structural works.
A demonstrated history of internal and external stakeholder management.
Previous experience of site Engineering and management of design change processes.
Understanding of Contract Management, particularly NEC, CDM Regulations etc.
Previous experience in a regulated industry is desirable.
Previous experience in using BIM software such as Navisworks, Tekla or Revit is desirable