Assistant Project Manager - Engineering

Jacobs; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job description

We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. We offer 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 our 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.

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.

The primary responsibility of the role of the Assistant Planner is to support the Technical Integration Branch of Plant Integration in coordinating HPC's activities within the Configuration Management processes.

This will involve providing technical assistance and managing activities so that the Configuration Management processes owned by Plant Integration are properly, adequately and efficiently implemented across the project.

The main scope is as follows:

• Along with the rest of the Configuration Management Team, the role will be the preferred point of contact within HPC for configuration management processes. In particular, the technical point of contact for Engineering Managers and Design Entities for all configuration management topics.
• Coordinates the contributions from HPC stakeholders to the progression of configuration management processes including resolution of Open Points, Design Changes, referential changes, and progressing agreements on Technical Interface attributes.
• Responsible for controlling, supporting, overall steering and monitoring of the end-to-end configuration activities.
• Involved in Design Handovers to NNB to ensure configuration control is maintained.

Minimum Requirements

• Degree in a relevant science or engineering subject or strong technical background preferred.
• Chartered Engineer status preferred.
• Experience within the Nuclear Industry preferred.
• Experience of process development and application within engineering projects.
• Understanding of quality arrangements required and associated with nuclear plant construction preferred.
• Understanding of equipment engineering requirements.
• Knowledge of design processes and activities related to Nuclear Industry.

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 genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

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 centered on inclusion and diversity.

We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. 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, please contact the team.