Design Replication Lead

Aztec West, Bristol - with flexibility of working from home, minimum 3 days a week in the office.

Are you an experienced engineering professional with a strong background in nuclear design processes? Do you have excellent communication skills and a solution-focused approach to overcoming technical challenges? Are you the type of person who likes a fast-paced environment where every day presents new challenges and opportunities to excel? If so, come and join EDF as a Design Replication Lead!

The Opportunity

EDF EPR Engineering UK (EPR-E) is tasked with delivering the design for several nuclear island (NI) buildings, systems, and equipment contracts for the Hinkley Point C EPR Project. This involves working through an integrated team, supporting HPC construction and commissioning efforts, and preparing design replication feasibility and engineering activities for the Sizewell C Project. As a result, a Technical Directorate is being established to oversee the engineering disciplines and technical expertise needed to successfully deliver these projects through EPR-E’s integrated teams.

As a Design Replication Lead, you’ll drive the application of the SZC replication strategy by closely collaborating with the HPC Responsible Designer (RD) project team to monitor design changes and address challenges to replication. You’ll be part of the Configuration Management team, reporting to the Configuration Manager within the SZC Technical Directorate.

In this role, you’ll contribute to managing the overall configuration of the SZC Nuclear Island design, ensuring the HPC design is appropriately replicated and matured throughout both the Nuclear Service Agreement and project execution phases. Your work will focus on supporting the replication strategy through effective oversight of design changes and maintaining consistency across project stages.

Pay, benefits and culture

Alongside a salary of £53,000 to £63,000 and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.

We’re talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.

At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.

Here, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.  

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.

We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.

What you’ll be doing

You will take the lead in monitoring design changes from both the HPC Responsible Designer (RD) back office and the Joint Design Office (JDO), collaborating with Heads of Branch and Engineering to address any challenges to the replication process. This includes attending Configuration Management forums and committees led by HPC RD, JDO, and Plant Integration Services, where you’ll assess the impact of proposed changes on SZC replication alongside technical departments.

A key part of your role will be reinforcing the change process to ensure it aligns with the SZC replication strategy, with relevant tags applied to track design changes. You will also support technical teams in the Design Replication Justification process by managing and reporting on HPC design changes, Open Points, and Technical Design Interfaces, helping to ensure replication bundles are properly initiated.

In addition, you will be responsible for capturing and integrating lessons learned (OPEX) from HPC and other EPR projects into SZC processes. Working closely with the Configuration Manager, you will help drive design stability to maximise replication opportunities and achieve next-of-a-kind efficiencies across the project.

Who you are

You will have a strong technical background and a solid understanding of nuclear reactor design processes across multiple engineering disciplines. You’ll need an engineering degree or equivalent experience, along with a proven track record of holding at least two technical roles in nuclear engineering. Your ability to apply this technical knowledge across complex design environments will be critical to ensuring successful replication of HPC designs.

You’ll demonstrate excellent negotiation and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively across transverse teams and navigate complex stakeholder environments. A pragmatic, solution-focused approach is essential when addressing technical challenges, and you’ll be expected to offer practical, well-informed recommendations to support the design replication process.

We’re looking for someone who can build strong, collaborative relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders, maintaining high standards of safety and quality throughout.

If this sounds like you then we’d love to hear from you!

Closing date for applications: 5th February 2025

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