Nuclear Site Interface Manager Suffolk

EDF Energy is a core part of the EDF Group, one of the largest energy companies in Europe with key business operations in the UK, France, Italy and Belgium. We’re the UK’s largest producer of low-carbon electricity, the biggest supplier of electricity by volume in Great Britain, the largest supplier to British businesses and we employ more than 13,000 people. We operate nuclear, coal and gas power stations, wind farms, and combined heat & power plants. We have a focus on safe, dependable energy generation and an ethos of service excellence. We are playing a leading role in new nuclear build in the UK to secure a bright future for the combined business and its employees.
Sizewell C. The power of good for Britain

Location: Sizewell C (SZC) Suffolk, Leiston,Suffolk, site
– based.Employment type: Permanent full-time.
Employment basis: The role is expected to be a full-time position on site.
Salary: £90,000
– £100,000 dependent on experience, plus bonus and other benefits. Closing date: Friday 13th December 2024

The Opportunity

We are looking for a highly skilled proactive individual to be our Nuclear Adjacent Sites Interface Manager. To manage the interface between Sizewell C (SZC), Sizewell B (SZB), and Sizewell A (SZA). This role is essential to ensure the seamless integration of SZC’s design and construction programme schedule while minimising risks to SZB’s Operations and Safety Case.

The Role

Your role will be to manage the interfaces and relationship with the projects adjacent sites: SZB (ENGL) and SZA (Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS). This position has a significant stakeholder footprint, engaging directly with several SZC functions including (but not limited to): Security, Conventional Health and Safety, Delivery Construction, Commissioning, Design, Design Authority, Scheduling, Nuclear Safety, and Civils teams. Driving the co-ordination of the timely preparation, review and acceptance of the cross-site modifications that are required to support the construction of SZC. Forming close working relationships and liaising with key stakeholder personnel from ENGL to ensure that cross site modifications are delivered in a proportionate and timely way to support SZC’s desired design and construction programme, while not impacting on SZB (or A) operations and safety cases.

In addition, the role requires:

Ensuring that SZC complies with the Operational Protections Agreement (OPA).
Management of the interface Governance Board Meetings and working groups.
Monitoring and reporting on the progress of Cross Site Modifications; actively liaising with the Sizewell C design authority to understand cross site mod issues and status.
Responsibility for maintaining the OPA register.
Periodically undertaking surveillance activities to ensure that OPAs are being adhered to.

The Skills

You will hold a degree with chartered status, in an engineering, construction, physics or other related field.
You will have experience and knowledge of nuclear operations, construction and commissioning activities, their varying approaches, and the standards and expectations that apply.
Experience of successfully engaging groups of senior stakeholders.
You must be confident in your own abilities and be able to deliver outcomes in a dynamic environment.
You must be able to demonstrate strong management skills including project management, financial management, change management and facilitation.
Experience working on large complex highly regulated projects.
You will have an understanding of safety case principles and operational principles of an operating Nuclear Power Station.
You will be able to demonstrate credible leadership and influencing skills and experience.
You will have an understanding of the requirements and arrangements needed to deliver compliance with permits, licences and consents.
An understanding of the challenges faced through site preparation works, construction, installation and commissioning of complex engineering project.
General professional qualities such as accuracy, attention to detail, tenacity, result-oriented, the ability to work well within a team.
Good organisational skills and the ability to work independently and be pro-active.
Discretion
– Confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information.

Essential

You will require a higher level of security clearance (SC).

Desirable

Good presentation, influencing and facilitation skills.
Knowledge of the modifications process, the nuclear safety case and workings on Nuclear Generation licensed sites.
Understand the needs of nuclear quality and how nuclear quality is assured and controlled.
Understand how to apply a graded approach to quality.
Experience of developing and leading strong relationships with the regulators and other public bodies, experience of delivery of regulatory commitments would be an advantage.
Experience in a highly regulated industry would be an advantage.
Qualification in civil nuclear safety case author/verifier (AV2/3).
Good knowledge of CDM Regulations.
If the above sounds like you, then we’d love to hear from you!
A full job description is available on application.

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Power in Diversity
Sizewell C is a great place to work, where everyone is welcome.To fulfil our commitment of doing the power of good for Britain, our ambition is to have a workforce which reflects and benefits the society we are part of and serve. Every worker on SZC, wherever they are, should help to create and experience the right environment where everyone on the team understands, respects and embraces diversity with a culture where everyone is treated with equal respect and are all given equal access to opportunities. By valuing the different points of view and experiences that having a diverse team brings, and by fostering an inclusive climate, we will create a great place to work and a more successful project. We create the right environment where people feel able to bring their whole selves to work. Whilst working together there is mutual trust and appreciation created through the building of meaningful relationships with one another, aligned with our key values:Respect: Value the rules and environment in which we operatePositivity: Positively challenge poor quality and performanceHumility: Be open to other’s points of view and ideas, be willing to debate and to compromiseSolidarity: One team, working closely together and helping each otherClarity: Communicate clearly and consistently
Everyone is able to get the most from their work and the workplace, and in return, give their best.

Competitive Salary and Benefits
We’re dedicated to offering flexible benefits that support our people across all aspects of their lives and we’re delighted to offer a range of benefits to support our employees’ physical, emotional and financial wellbeing. In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a market-leading company pension scheme, paid holidays and a range of flexible benefits, such as: a company incentive bonus plan, health cover, cycle to work scheme, discounts and employee pricing.Please let us know if you’d like to discuss flexible working arrangements by highlighting this on your application.