Team Lead (Contract Engineering Lead)

Job Description

Location: Aztec West (Bristol), hybrid working

Grade: B

Success is Personal at EDF. If you’re ready to lead complex mechanical contracts that will help Britain achieve net zero, this role puts you at the heart of delivery and your own growth journey. #Bristol #AztecWest

The Opportunity

EDF EPR Engineering UK (EDF EPR Engineering) is part of Edvance, a joint venture between EDF and Framatome. The team designs and delivers the nuclear island for Hinkley Point C and leads replication for Sizewell C as part of An Electric Britain. #HinkleyPointC #SizewellC

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll lead the SZC Mechanical branch contracts, overseeing delivery of mechanical equipment and valve scopes. You’ll drive consistency in design replication from HPC to SZC, manage risks, guide engineering teams and coordinate suppliers across the UK, France and Germany.

• Build and deliver the List of Deliverables, including revisions from SZC Co
• Contribute discipline input for Task Order quotations
• Deliver scope to the allocated budget and schedule, reporting against Level 4 plans
• Set priorities, allocate resources and manage technical interfaces
• Escalate delivery risks to trigger NSA contract change mechanisms
• Foster contractual mindset on fixed price and incentivised KPIs
• Coordinate learnings between HPC and SZC teams
• Resolve non‑conformances from other contractors
• Review and approve documents within contractual timescales and KPIs

Who You Are

• Master’s degree or equivalent in an Engineering or Scientific discipline
• Experience in nuclear mechanical equipment design, manufacture or operations
• Proven experience leading small engineering teams
• Strong focus on safety and quality with knowledge of nuclear safety principles
• Understanding of equipment interfaces across safety case, systems engineering and CDM
• Contract management and documentary surveillance skills
• Experience of UKDC, UKICM, OPM, CEMAR and

Desirable

• Knowledge of EDF France teams and stakeholders
• Understanding of EPR or general PWR design
• Project controls skills for managing schedules and budgets

Location, Work Style and Travel

This is a hybrid role based from our #AztecWest office in #Bristol, typically 3 days on‑site per week. Occasional travel to #HinkleyPointC and #SizewellC, with periodic collaboration in #France and #Germany.

Security, Right to Work and Vetting

This role requires the ability to obtain BPSS and Security Check (SC) clearance. You must have the right to work in the UK.

Pay, Benefits and Culture

At EDF we’re dedicated to offering flexible benefits that support our people across all aspects of their lives. 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.

How You’ll Apply

Please apply via our careers site. If you need adjustments during the process, please tell us when you apply so we can support you.

#SuccessIsPersonal #EDFcareers #DestinationNuclear #Bristol #AztecWest #HinkleyPointC #SizewellC #SZCMechanical

Closing date: Friday 20th March 

Additional Information

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