Contract Engineering Lead - Building Design

Booth Welsh has a great contract opportunity for an Contract Engineering Lead to work with a long term client based in Bristol.

You’ll be responsible for overseeing the design of a building that houses an auxiliary boiler system, which provides steam to the main turbines of two reactors at the organisation. This is supported by a multi-disciplinary Team within the contracting company.

The role is responsible for:

Providing technical management of the Contract(s), including being the primary point of contact for the civil programme Project Managers and Mechanical, Electrical and Heating and Ventilation (MEH) programme Project Managers
Ensuring consistency of Contract Partner(s) deliverables with the contract technical specifications
Ensuring Safety and UK Context requirements are taken into account in design activities, noting that the Ancillary Works Team enact the Principal Designer role for this contract on behalf of the contracting company
Monitoring the effectiveness of the overall engineering delivery strategies; and proposing changes where necessary
Ensuring effective engagement with internal and external stakeholders
Coordinate engineering design activities performed by the different Contract Partners in parallel work streams
Providing technical support and information to the Contract Partner(s) where required,
Managing the surveillance of the Contract Partner(s) detailed design work, in conjunction with the contracting company’s technical management, in accordance with project processes,
Ensuring effective configuration control process are in place and are implemented, both with the Contract Partners and within the contracting company
Leading the resolution of transverse (multi-programme) engineering issues or risks
Ensuring that the Contract Partner(s) schedules and milestones are consistent with global schedule
Ensuring that the Contract Partner(s) List of Deliverables (LoD) are consistent with the agreed schedule(s) and to ensure the Contract Partner is delivering design output in accordance with the agreed schedule and the LoD.
Agree and accept the Contract Partner Design Schedule on behalf of contracting company
 Provide and coordinate engineering design gateway requirements and reviews
 Coordinate Constructability Reviews prior to the Readiness Review and formal transfer for construction/erection/installation,
 Manage the coordinate and consolidate comments provided by all the Stakeholders during the deliverables review process,
 Facilitate optimisation of the design via modifications, trends and changes from feedback across the project
Lead discussions with the Contract Partner, providing support to the contracting company Project Manager with early warning and compensation events, reviewing project change requests and provide support to the commercial lead for cost and schedule impact assessment and negotiation
Ensure perceived risks and trends are recorded and appropriately managed
Ensure effective tracking, mitigation and closure of open points

In order to be successful in this role, you'll be able to demonstrate the following:

Degree qualified or equivalent in civil/structural/architect/process/mechanical Engineering discipline
Experience in design management and coordination on large multi-discipline infrastructure projects
Experience in nuclear industry appreciated. Awareness of the nuclear safety related constraints
Solid Technical knowledge of building design and construction; particularly key UK legislation (eg CDM 2015)
 Accuracy, tenacity, diplomacy, results-oriented, leadership
 Acknowledged organisational skills including the ability to delegate
 Ability to work independently and be proactive
Excellent communication/interpersonal skills
 Discretion, ability to maintain confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information
 Languages : English (priority)
 Strong IT skills and proficiency in engineering software packages

Desirable:

Engineering experience with boilers, steam generation facilities, or thermal process
Chartership
French language skills 
Experience in the nuclear industry