Design Lead - Marine & Tunnelling - London Project Office & Sizewell C Site, Suffolk

SZC is ultimately owned by two shareholders, Électricité de France (EDF) and His Majesty's Government (HMG). The shareholders hold their investment in SZC through NNB Holdings Company (SZC) Limited. Over the course of the current shareholding arrangements, the shareholdings of the two shareholders will change.

The shareholders will fund SZC up until Financial Close through equity in line with the approved schedule and budget. SZC’s business is to design, finance, construct, commission, operate, maintain, and eventually decommission the nuclear power plant and related infrastructure (including activities relating to hydrogen, direct air capture and/or desalination) at Sizewell C in Suffolk. The principal objectives of the current development phase of the SZC project are to agree and implement the Capital Raise Plan, including completing an equity and debt raise, agree the core supply chain contracts and obtain the regulatory permits and licences required for the construction phase of the Project (including the core environmental permits and nuclear site licence).

Prior to the government investment decision, SZC operated as part of EDF in the Nuclear Development business unit and was staffed by EDF colleagues and independent contractors who are now in the process of transferring to the direct employment of SZC. It is setting itself up as an organisation capable of delivering a new nuclear power plant, from investment case and funding, to construction, commissioning, operations, maintenance, and decommissioning.

The SZC construction programme has a technical and commercial business case predicated on technical replication of Hinkley Point C. EDF will be an important supplier of nuclear capability for the SZC Programme from its established nuclear business footprint in the UK.

Key stakeholders are: HMG, relevant Government departments and agencies including Treasury BEIS, EDF, Financial investors and institutions, Regulators, Alliance partners and local communities.

The Sizewell C (SZC) project requires a Design Lead to take a role in the Civil Works Alliance (CWA), Marine and Tunnelling Portion, Engineering and Technical Team, ensuring technical delivery of complex designs across these interfaces.
The role requires ensuring external consultants and supply chain understand design requirements for the permanent works and significant associated temporary works, and that these designs are undertaken in a timely manner that support checks/approvals, procurement for construction of permanent assets, temporary tunnels and tunnel shaft connections. The project team includes people internal to the CWA, lead design consultant(s), sub-consultants, internal and external temporary work designer(s), and subcontractors.

Review Technical Specifications and ensure design compliance and supports practical construction:

• Manage all technical Queries or Requests for Information for timely issue and response;
• Implement Technical Change as required;
• Produce Design Briefs to meet design requirements in support of Designer Services procurement;
• Implement Designer competency assessments;
• Obtain & manage risk in accordance with the CDM regulations;
• Produce a Design Management Plan in support of the Consultants;
• Ensure provision of an agreed design delivery programme that meets with construction needs;
• Maintain, manage and update the Design Submissions & Approvals register;
• Support and potentially manage 3rd party consents to meet contract requirements, maintaining the Consents Register;
• Implement Design Start Up meetings with each design consultant;
• Chair and manage regular Design Review meetings with Designer and Client;
• Maintain a robust document control of all technical documentation and information;
• Ensure the designs have been subject to Independent Design Review;
• Ensure that designs have been subject to Inter-Disciplinary Checking;
• Ensure that the design created suits the methodology adopted for construction;
• Ensure involvement of stakeholders and construction input during design review meetings;
• Manage the appropriate action and response to any reviewer comments;
• Gain full approval of the designs from all approving authorities;
• Coordinate with Temporary Works Design Manager to ensure all temporary works design interfaces are managed.

Proven experience in delivering technically complex designs in a contractor-led environment, including management of multiple external consultants is required.
Experience of successfully implementing design strategies and experience of large complex Major Projects is required;
Leadership skills in a matrix organisation are required to deliver design services in a timely manner;
Good interpersonal and communication skills are required, coupled with an ability to form effective relationships with partners under time pressure;
Will know ‘what good looks like’ for production of design deliverables with a focus on quality and communication of construction requirements and risk;
Have experience of change management;
Knowledge of codes of practice and other regulatory material, applicable to design and construction of tunnels and RC structures (essential);
The individual should be able to motivate both internal and external teams and nurture/mentor/coach less experienced team members.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum 10 years demonstrable and relevant experience.
• Professional membership with the ICE or equivalent is a requirement.

Good working knowledge of BIM is required. The individual will have experience within the most current forms of procurement.
Excellent IT Skills including Autocad (desirable) and Microsoft Office (essential).

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s 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…

Balfour Beatty’s Major Projects business is delivering some of the UK’s most complex and iconic infrastructure projects including HS2, the new high-speed railway and the first nuclear power station in a generation, Hinkley Point C. Using the latest technology, we’re driving productivity and creating a lasting legacy by delivering sustainable solutions that strengthen communities.

From consultancy and design, to all aspects of construction and maintenance. We have the proven expertise to deliver large-scale projects safely and successfully.

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