Senior Structural Engineer

Job Description
The Civil Engineer is the technical lead reviewing and accepting the changes to the design raised by the site contractor, responsible for managing interfaces between the construction contractors and the designers. Reporting to the Area Lead you will ensure delivery of:
Supporting the new nuclear build projects, operations and decommissioning is a thorough demonstrable and sustainable technical understanding of the plant, its systems and the associated safety case.
Responsible of the management of the site construction configuration.
When deemed necessary, design issues are forwarded to designer representative sitting on site for resolution.
Managing design changes, reviewing and accepting some site specific design documents.
The Civil Engineer is required to provide technical expertise to ensure the review, acceptance and technical delivery of design changes during construction of the building will thrive in this role. The successful role holder will have a working knowledge of concrete design codes such as Eurocode 2.
We’ll value your existing skills and experience while providing the opportunity to work closely with the Design Team and Construction team to maintain the technical quality of responses (content / consistency / exhaustiveness / accuracy) and construction safety. You will demonstrate accuracy, tenacity, diplomacy, results-oriented and be a team player, draft programmes and action plans in order to deliver specific project / assignment objectives.
Principal Accountabilities for the Civil Engineer
The approval of design changes proposed by the contractor or designer through Request for Information, field Change Request or Non-Conformance Report.
Support the team in the handover of Design Packages released for construction and initiated the delegated responsibilities through this process.
Ensure that processes comply with project quality procedures.
Management of CDM aspects relating to the design changes during the construction period, including discharging the role of principle designer.
Responsible for the nuclear safety acceptance of the design by carrying out surveillance on the design changes during construction.
Safety case/golden thread: in the review and acceptance process, ensure the high-level safety case and the design have a clear golden thread to support operations.
Qualifications
Essential
Bachelors / Masters degree in Civil or Structural engineering
Design process and design activities (preferably in nuclear industry)
Working knowledge of Eurocodes for Concrete design
Design with hazard & accidental safety cases
Working within UK CDM regulations and in a highly regulated industry
Delivery-oriented and ability to set action plans and meet deadlines
Ability to work independently and under pressure
Proactive, pragmatic and adopting a practical approach to resolve issues
Desirable
PWR technology design, safety case or operation
Working towards / Chartered Engineer with either ICE or IStructE
Working knowledge of construction change procedures
Experience in the use of ETC-C and nuclear Industry
Working in large-scale, multi-cultural industrial project, safety case architecture
Health & Safety legislation including CDM and Nuclear Site License requirements
Understanding of Contract Management
Commercial awareness with an understanding of the impact of change
Familiarity with safety case process and design substantiation
Additional Information
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