Engineering Manager

We have an exciting new opportunity for an ENGINEERING MANAGER to be based at our clients premises in West Cumbria.

About the Project:

Substation Replacement Projects (Subs 10 and 15) will be the initial scope of Infrastructure Enabling projects work having delivery lead by AXIOM.

Within Site Management Project Office (SMPrO) is a Gated Projects Team, tasked with delivering Infrastructure projects over £5M. A number of these projects are new, and several are existing asset care projects that over the years have moved over the £5M threshold to become a Gated Project.

The Sellafield Limited (SL) Utilities Resiliance Programme team have identified that Substation 15 is beyond its 40 year service life. As per the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) requirements substations on Sellafield are permitted a 40 year service life based
on a increased level of inspection and maintenance compared to a standard substation that has a 25 year service life.

There are circa 60 no. substations on Sellafield that will also need to be replaced over the next twenty years, however Substation 15 is consider the most critical of these.

Substation 15 supplies electricity to a number of buildings within the site separation area and as such it is considered a priority. The high-level options available are to either replace the equipment within the same building, or install new equipment in a new/ alternative building.

This Design Service Alliance (DSA) Task Form states the professional services required to create an Integrated Project Team (IPT). The Integrated Project Team (IPT) are required to deliver the Project through the SL Gated Process up to Gate 1 Strategic Outline Case (SOC), with Stage 2 continuity for Appraise and Select. The current phase of the project is finishing off stage 1 activities, aiming to start Stage 2 in March 2025 (Sub 15). Sub 10 is currently slightly behind sub 15 in terms of progress however the aim in to deliver these projects is parallel.
Role

About the Role:

The Area Engineering Manager (AEM) is a senior leadership role that requires extensive cross-discipline knowledge of value realisation of engineering design of systems and plant with a mind set for construction and commissioning in a nuclear environment.

The candidate must be able to communicate at all levels, have a drive to deliver and be able to specify appropriate design requirements for both current and potential developments.

They will need to lead and advise all parties from the project team on the design processes and decision making using their own demonstrable experience in delivery with significant interpersonal skills.

The AEM is to operate within the overarching arrangements as defined by the Project Manager and SL IEP PEM. An area constitutes a Substation or group of substations and associated tasks.

Technical Skills:

This project is a substation replacement project and it would be beneficial to demonstrate familiarity with such projects either within or out with the nuclear industry. In particular, experience and knowledge of some, or all, of the following disciplines would be advantageous:

EC&I
CS&A
HVAC
Safety Case
Business Case
Space Management / BIM

In addition, be able to demonstrate:

Extensive knowledge and experience in delivery of major capex projects for construction with an expertise in one or more specialist areas of engineering (as defined above).
Leadership in engineering function.
Custodian of resources.
A record of successful delivery, influencing professional engineers, and provision of strategic guidance across a portfolio of projects and programmes.

Behaviour Skills:

This is a lead role and being able to communicate at all levels, not just technical, is essential. The successful candidate will need to lead engineers and designers throughout the design phases working in harmony with the existing Sellafield Project Engineering Management Team to ensure present and future stake holder satisfaction and have confidence in challenging others and justifying appropriate technical decisions and solutions.

They need to be self-motivated, striving to deliver to agreed targets and be comfortable working in a team as well as on their own.

Essential Experience and Qualifications:

A minimum of 15 years post-graduate industrial/practical experience of designated skill set possibly within the nuclear industry but certainly within a related transferrable industry such as the oil and gas processing/refining sector or water treatment arena for examples.
Degree qualified and Chartered Engineer.
Experience of previous substation delivery is preferential.
Experience of and ability to manage early stages of project engineering delivery, including the development of clear business cases and justifications for investment.
Familiarity with and application of current standards within their own skill area and an overarching appreciation of multi-discipline design interactions and interfaces, particularly with CE&I and CS&A capabilities.
Excellent working knowledge of appropriate CAE system including previous experience of establishing and leading a BIM enabled project.
Evidence of design capability and leading a multi-discipline team.
Confidence and demonstrable capability to be able to work with minimal supervision to meet end outcomes or clearly and defined targets and engage with and challenge all parties.
Ability to work within NEC3 contractual mechanisms and effectively manage milestone delivery and KPIs.
Extensive experience developing estimates and schedules for new projects
Understanding of Project Management principles and use of EV tools (CPI/SPI) to identify and resolve progress issues.
Good understanding of change control management.

Desirable Experience and Qualifications:

Experience of working within Sellafield, nuclear or highly regulated industry.
Good working knowledge of MS Office products.
Familiarity with industry standard planning and project controls software eg. Primavera P6, MS project.
Preferred is for candidate to hold a P1/P4 pass.

The candidate must be flexible and able to travel between Sellafield premises in West Cumbria/ Warrington and Glasgow as required, with the possibility that scope may also be delivered from AXIOM partner regional offices outside the current north-west hubs. Managing teams that are remote is likely to be a necessity and travel will be expected to ensure teams are communicating well.

Agile working will be considered only on the understanding that travel between sites (as stated above) will be undertaken as required.