engineer Bristol, England
Job description
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.
Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.
About the Opportunity
Nuclear Power Programmes are delivering client critical works to some of our major UK and European Projects. Our embedded teams are delivering support to Hinkley Point C (New build power station in the South West), Sizewell C (located in the South East), helping develop technologies in SMR (Small modular Reactor) capability and working towards building Poland's first Nuclear Power station.
Working in both client facing and internal roles we are delivering major programme and project management capabilities throughout the project lifecycle. We are driving to deliver safe, high quality and to time solutions by thinking innovatively and working collaboratively.
Jacobs are seeking Engineering Lead from a multidisciplinary background to join the Site Buildings Team in the EPR Design Centre. You’ll be responsible for overseeing the design of a building that houses an auxiliary boiler system, which provides steam to the main turbines of two reactors at Hinkley Point C. Key responsibilities will be:
- Supporting the development of engineering delivery strategies.
- Ensuring effective engagement with internal and external stakeholders.
- Managing the authoring of Scope of Works documentation for Contract Partner(s).
- Managing the preparation and development of the Technical Specifications for the design studies.
- Coordinating the technical assessment of contracts prior to signature of contract.
- Providing technical management of the Contract(s), including being the primary point of contact for the civil programme Project Managers and Mechanical, Electrical and Heating and Ventilation (MEH) programme Project Managers.
- Coordinate engineering design activities performed by the different Contract Partners in parallel work streams.
- Providing technical support and information to the Contract Partner(s) where required.
- Managing the surveillance of the Contract Partner(s) detailed design work, in conjunction with NNB’s technical management, in accordance with project processes.
- Ensuring consistency of Contract Partner(s) deliverables with the contract technical specifications and ensuring Safety and UK Context requirements are taken into account in design activities
- Degree qualified or equivalent in civil/structural/architect/process/mechanical Engineering discipline.
- Experience in design management and coordination on large multi-discipline infrastructure projects.
- Solid Technical knowledge of building design and construction.
- Excellent knowledge of engineering procedures especially RIBA plan of work 2020, or equivalent.
- Acknowledged organisational skills including the ability to delegate.
- Ability to work independently and be proactive.
- Excellent communication/interpersonal skills.
- Discretion, ability to maintain confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information.
- Strong IT skills and proficiency in engineering software packages.
Our Culture
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. Find out more about life at Jacobs.
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 – find out more about our employee networks here.
Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team.
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