For the Sizewell C (SZC) Project, work on the replication strategy and some early design studies are already underway under a Responsible Design contract (RD) with the client (SZC Co) and being delivered and managed from both France and the UK.


The Sizewell C Civil Works Building Responsible is a product-oriented position, accountable for the development of a structure, building, few buildings or transverse area. The key duties, responsibilities and deliverables of the Sizewell C Civil Building Responsible are:

• Ensuring the coordination for transverse topics and complex technical open points (with other programs & disciplines); He/She is accountable for the evolution of these activities
• Supporting the preparation of technical documentation for procurement, jointly with the Contract Engineering Lead (CEL).
• Supporting the Employer on behalf of the CEL for the coordination of technical discussions during the procurement phase
• Ensuring that each technical issue is taken in charge by the NI CW activities and he/she is responsible for the resolution of transverse/complex technical open points for the pertaining contract
• Supporting the CEL in the coordination with L3 CW designer and other stakeholders for producing the design; carrying on the review and acceptance of deliverables for key/transverse deliverables, ensuring that all deliverables are produced according to the validated schedule.
• Identifying the need for updates of key and transverse documents such as hypothesis notes, transverse handovers, etc. and producing them in time for the L3 designer input data package.
• Coordinating the support of the Technical Leads for design open points
• Providing technical support to the Contract Engineering Lead (CEL) when necessary for specific technical topics
• Supporting the CEL to prepare progress reports for the SZC PM and identifying any risks to program or costs
• Reviewing technical proposals for design variations  relying on the Technical Leads’ support
• Be responsible for the replication of the HPC design to SZC within its scope of responsibility
• Managing workload and associated resources: distribution of tasks within the team, assessment of the work done by the team members, highlight of the need for more or less team members or specific profiles
• Preparation of design change papers and their presentation in change committees
• Collect, analyse and verify the consistency of input data from previous projects and disciplines

The proposed position is:

• Operationally attached to the Sizewell C Senior Civil Architect
• Located in the Edvance UK office, 800 Aztec West, Bristol, England.

General and technical background expected :

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering
• Minimum 8 years of experience
• Nuclear projects’ experience
• Background in EPR technology, in particular FA3 or HPC project is desirable

Skills required :

• Technical knowledge of civil engineering
• Close communication with other programs and disciplines
• Competence managing design changes and configuration management
• Experience in similar large and complex project(s) such as the EPR (desired).
• Flexible and pragmatic solution focused approach to technical coordination
• UK context knowledge and understanding of CDM regulations
• Ability to build strong, collaborative relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to set, achieve and maintain high standards of safety and quality
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Languages :

• English fluent
• French is a bonus