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Contract Engineering Lead

United Kingdom, London · Job Posted May 10, 2026
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Joining the Design Delivery Management (DDM) Site Buildings team within the Technical Directorate, you’ll take ownership of the design delivery across a portfolio of critical site buildings under the SZC2203 and SZC2205 contracts. These include essential operational and safety-critical facilities such as emergency response centres, access control buildings, storage facilities, and supporting infrastructure. As Contract Engineering Lead (CEL), you’ll be accountable for managing the full design lifecycle-from early-stage concept through to detailed design-ensuring delivery to programme, quality, safety, and scope requirements. You’ll work closely with an integrated, multi-disciplinary team including mechanical, electrical, nuclear safety, CDM, and architectural specialists, alongside external design partners.

Job Responsibility

  • Lead the delivery of design across multiple buildings, ensuring alignment with programme milestones and technical requirements
  • Act as Responsible Designer and the key point of contact within the Design Delivery Management team
  • Drive design strategy development and oversee Scope of Works and Technical Specifications
  • Manage and coordinate external design partners, ensuring consistency and compliance with SZC standards
  • Oversee design reviews, gateway approvals, and constructability assessments
  • Ensure robust configuration control and adherence to safety, regulatory, and UK-specific requirements
  • Identify, manage, and mitigate technical risks, maintaining an up-to-date risk register
  • Coordinate multi-disciplinary engineering activities across parallel workstreams
  • Support commercial and project management teams on change control, early warnings, and impact assessments
  • Lead technical discussions with stakeholders and ensure effective resolution of cross-programme issues
  • Monitor delivery against agreed schedules and deliverables, ensuring performance and accountability

Requirements

  • A strong track record in design management on large-scale, multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects
  • Experience working within nuclear or other highly regulated environments
  • Solid understanding of building design, construction, and UK engineering standards (RIBA or equivalent)
  • Knowledge of designing for safety, security, and resilience against internal/external hazards
  • Proven ability to lead, coordinate, and influence across complex stakeholder environments
  • Excellent communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills
  • A proactive, detail-focused approach with the confidence to manage risk and drive delivery
  • Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering discipline (civil, structural, mechanical, process, architectural, etc.)
  • Strong understanding of UK nuclear regulations and legislative requirements
  • Eligibility for National Security Vetting (CTC level)

Nice to have

  • Chartered status
  • Knowledge of EPR design or nuclear fuel cycle
  • Broader project lifecycle experience (design through to commissioning or operations)

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