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Technical Lead - ROR 1241GRE
Sizewell C, Bristol
Perm £70,000 - £80,000
The Technical Directorate (TD) represents a strategic consolidation of technical and engineering capability for design delivery, oversight and governance. This directorate is instrumental in orchestrating comprehensive technical management across various engineering disciplines, ensuring that all engineering activities align with the highest standards of safety, quality, performance, and efficiency. At a high level, the TD supports and enforces SZCs key business case pillar of replication. It serves as the nucleus for technical decision-making, integrating engineering methodologies and tools, overseeing rigorous compliance protocols and ensuring principles of configuration management are defined and maintained. It owns and produces the safety cases on behalf of SZC through the Design Authority function.
The Transverse Technical team is responsible for the management of SZCs key technical risks, identifying and managing the implementation of opportunities and overseeing issue resolution. It also manages cross-cutting topics such as Intellectual Property (IP), Export Controls (EC) and Requirements Management (RM). Drawing upon expertise from across the SZC project, the EPR fleet and SZCs strategic technical partners the TT team serves as a catch-all resource for coordinating and supporting the resolution of large-scale and cross-programme issues. Acting as a _Strategic Response Team_, it supports the strategic-level delivery of engineering management activities with a focus on managing strategic risks and opportunities to ensure proactive and consistent resolution in support of the SZC programme.
As the Technical ROR Lead, A key aspect of your role will be leading on the resolution of priority technical topics, whilst taking into consideration the balance of risk and opportunity as part of the SZC replication strategy.
You will be responsible for leading on the resolution of potentially large and complex transverse technical and project problems. The role will include horizon scanning for technical project risks, issues and opportunities and proactively leading the resolution of priority topics across the projects technical scope. The complexity of the solutions, stakeholders involved and potential impact on the safety substantiation, design or construction of the SZC project is significant. As such the processes and relationships across interfaces will be critical to support a UK EPR fleet approach and underpin replication of the Hinkley Point C (HPC) design into SZC (e.g. with the delivery programmes, the SZC alliances, the EPR responsible designers and with the technical expertise from Nuclear Services and HPC.
This is an excellent opportunity within the SZC project, a follow-on power station from HPC.
Principal Accountabilities, Activities and Decisions
Be a custodian for SZCs replication strategy.
Lead the resolution of priority technical topics for SZC.
Develop and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders involved in the management of risks and opportunities (e.g. with the appropriate delivery program, Engineering and Technical, Nuclear Services Organisation, Programme Management, Site, the Responsible Designer and HPC as appropriate).
Play a leading role in the approach for the consideration and adoption of construction opportunities and the mitigation of key and strategic technical risks.
For significant risks/issues - Lead, agree and deliver a resolution strategy with associated schedule.
Seek agreement on the closure of issues with the relevant decision authority and applying appropriate governance.
Complete the closure of issues with a lesson learned review.
Successfully deliver against the SZC licensee work schedule.
Use the agreed reporting approaches to communicate progress, risks and opportunities
Adopt and maintain associated technical governance processes (e.g. Construction Opportunities Form (COF) and links to the Technical Direction Forum (TDF) and No Change Committees)
Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
Experience within the nuclear industry (or equivalent high hazard industry) / safety critical environment / UK regulatory environment
Knowledge of technical and engineering challenges that may impact EPRs
The ability to challenge and create innovative solutions within a Safety Case envelope therefore, experience in working with Safety Cases is essential
Proven track record as a leader (to include budgetary responsibilities)
Demonstrable experience of delivering successful projects and leading via influence
Ability to quickly understand a wide range of technical issues and make robust decisions
Knowledge of budget monitoring and commercial awareness, commensurate with this position
Political, commercial and strategic awareness and evidence of proactively building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Demonstrable level of business acumen, with a forward-thinking approach and a focus on value and risk
Strong track record of building personal trust and operating with integrity and credibility
Excellent presentation, influencing and facilitation skills
Exceptional communication skills with an ability to communicate and convey complex information simply at all levels
Desirable
Experience in contract management arrangements
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
Degree qualified in an engineering or science related discipline
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