As part of the Responsible Designer for the Hinkley Point C EPR project, EPRE provides the design for the Nuclear Island (NI). EPRE is responsible for delivering the design for a number of NI buildings, systems and equipment contracts for the Hinkley Point C EPR Project through an integrated team, providing support to HPC construction and commissioning activities, and preparing design replication feasibility and engineering activities for the Sizewell C Project.

The Design Coordination Manager reports to the Edvance HPC Project Technical Director, and is responsible for the following activities:

• Ensuring a technical oversight, monitoring and coordination of the totality of the detailed and execution design issues (Open Points) which pose a risk to the design, construction, erection, commissioning, and licensing of HPC.
• Ensuring a technical oversight and monitoring of the engineering interfaces used between design entities and suppliers, including resolution of conflicts.
• Ensuring a timely review and implementation of sister plant Operating Experience (OPEX), from Flamanville 3, Taishan and Olkiluoto EPR projects, within the HPC design.
• Overseeing compliance of UK context within the Edvance design activities (UK regulation specificities management, mainly CDM).
• Organisation of the Edvance internal technical governance and escalation of significant issues to client technical governance, in collaboration with the HPC client.
• Process owner and management of the Open Points, Interface, OPEX and UK Context processes, including the administration of the digital tools and databases.

The Design Coordination Team Manager :

• is a group lead position of approximatively 8 persons (who are distributed across France (Paris) and in the UK (Bristol)).
• is the project entry point for significant design issues, representing Edvance and EDF EPR Engineering in front of the client.
• ensures the transverse management of its activities in relation with all integrated teams, supporting performance of all parties, and resolving stakeholder conflicts.
• will take the lead on the most significant transverse technical issues, including sponsorship or ownership of dedicated taskforces.

Contextual Information   

Operating Environment

The role is based in the Bristol office (at Aztec West). The key stakeholders are based:

• within the Aztec West office in north Bristol, UK;
• within other Edvance offices in Paris, France and Erlangen, Germany;
• at the Hinkley Point C Site in Somerset, UK;
• at the EDF Nuclear Services offices in Gloucester, UK.
  For this reason, travel is required as part of the role, primarily between Bristol, Paris and the HPC Site.
  
  Key relationships:
• Edvance HPC Engineering Directorate (France & UK)
• Edvance HPC Integrated teams (France & UK)
• HPC Project Client Teams – Plant Integration (UK)
• Edvance SZC Project Team (UK)
• Other DIPNN Entities (e.g. CNEPE in France)

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience :

Essential :

• Degree Level or equivalent in a relevant STEM subject;
• At least 5 years’ experience in engineering or infrastructure project delivery management;
• Previous Nuclear New Build, EPR or PWR experience;
• Good understanding of requirements and expectations of UK laws, regulations, nuclear industry operating experience and best practices;
• Leadership experience in a highly regulated, technical environment;
• Excellent communication, organisational and people engagement skills;
• Ability to build strong, collaborative relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders;
• Exemplary team and pastoral management skills;
• Ability to set, achieve and maintain the highest standards of safety and quality;
• Fluent English.

Desirable :

• Working knowledge of the French language;
• Robust knowledge and extensive experience of the EPR design and engineering processes.

Behavioural Competences :

• Excellent leadership and communication skills, setting exemplary standards to create a strong nuclear safety and safety culture;
• Experience of leading small teams in complex environments
• Maintains a high drive to set a clear identity for their team, and to create a culture that develops high performing staff who embody Edvance UK values and behaviours;
• Comfortable working as part of an MDT (multi-disciplinary team), able to balance conflicting priorities;
• Enjoys being inclusive while working in a multicultural environment;
• Naturally promotes positive, pro-active and collaborative behaviours, creating an environment where people want to work;
• Takes the overall lead to ensure that the appropriate level of pastoral care is implemented in their group through a healthy line management structure;
• Interested in people and their careers, seeks to ensure effective cross-mentoring to support skill development and high performance;
• Positive, calm and can-do attitude. Able to find pragmatic resolutions to multiple and often conflicting requests for resource and technical expertise, when under considerable time and delivery pressure.