As a Civil, Structural & Architectural (CS&A) Responsible Engineer (RE), you will be responsible for the management of CS&A design and engineering aspects of the Programme, meeting the specific needs of the nuclear licensed site requirements.
You will lead and manage the CS&A designers, whether they are Costain Engineering and Design or external consultants or subcontractors with design responsibility. You will be responsible for the design being delivered on time, to budget and technically compliant. All our designs must be safe, sustainable and efficient to construct.
A key requirement of the role is to ensure that the management systems, including digital processes and systems, are followed to provide assurance to stakeholders that design works are conducted appropriately.
This role is based in Manchester, but it is desirable for candidates to be available to travel to Risley, Warrington and Cumbria up to 2 days per week.
As part of a 15-year contract award, you will deliver critical utilities infrastructure upgrades at Sellafield's Cumbria decommissioning site, under the IDP contract.
Utilities Involved
- Steam (LP and HP)
- Water (Wastewater, Raw, Domestic & Dimin)
- Compressed air
- Bulk chemical supply
- Sewage treatment plant
Scopes Include Refurbishment/Replacement of
- On‑site steam distribution system & support structures
- On‑site water distribution system & support structures
- Off‑site water supply and distribution system including domestic water treatment plant & storage reservoirs
- On‑site compressed air generation & distribution system
- On‑site bulk chemical storage tanks & associated equipment
- Demineralised water treatment and conditioning plant
- On‑site chemical distribution system & support structures
- Sewage treatment plant
- Improvements to rail and road tanker off‑load facility
Key Responsibilities
- Control relationships: Establish collaborative working relationships with the client, Costain and external partner design teams, project staff and supply chain.
- Build strong interpersonal connections within the wider Costain CS&A Engineering functions.
- Delivery culture: Be a visible leader and develop a programme‑led design delivery culture across the Programme.
- Embed the principles of carbon minimisation into our solutions.
- Embed the principles of Production Thinking / MMC into our design solutions.
- Ensure reporting on design progress and technical risks regularly.
- Ensure that the designs contribute to improved project quality.
- Ensure that the designs are constructable, follow safe‑by‑design principles and advance sustainability goals, including reporting or carbon metrics as required.
- Ensure that all applicable national and international codes of practice, legislation and company/client standards and procedures are complied with.
- Design and engineering management: Set out the CS&A design and engineering needs for the Programme and check they are clearly defined and understood.
- Follow and implement the engineering strategy.
- Be accountable for the adherence to the Design Management Plan (DMP) and other controlling documents.
- Contribute to the update and development of Design Management processes in The Costain Way and other engineering processes, learning from lessons.
- Ensure scope is suitably established in individual Projects and Call‑off Contracts to manage liabilities appropriately.
- Implement agreed processes so that the designs we receive are quality‑controlled, technically assured and of sufficient detail for the design stage.
- Support the delivery plan with clearly defined outputs at each design stage and define how deliverables can be progressively checked and earned value measured.
- Hold the CS&A designers to account for delivering to this engineering delivery plan through reporting and contractual mechanisms.
- Design change: Oversee the management of CS&A design change to prevent unnecessary or disruptive design change.
- Systematically challenge the need for design change.
- Support the wider programme and project teams to manage contractual correspondence (up and down‑stream).
- Outcome‑focused: Provide judgement and advice, including bringing in wider Costain expertise as required, to create optimised solutions and meet programme objectives.
- Influence procurement and construction teams so that they are engaged in design development and options selection and have appropriate ownership of the designs.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Background in engineering management in a programme delivery environment is critical; experience of a manufacturing site is beneficial.
Essential
- Authority in CS&A design.
- Experience of utility infrastructure design.
- Experience of technical management, able to understand and review CS&A design deliverables.
- Experience of implementing and delivering strategic objectives and dealing with change.
- Extensive knowledge of UK legislation and standards.
- Awareness of risk identification, quantification, management and of HSE requirements.
Desirable
- Extensive experience of setting up and/or operating EDMS and design workflows.
- Experience in leading wider engineering related aspects of projects, such as information management, quality or assurance disciplines.
- Nuclear sector experience preferable; experience of multiple infrastructure markets/sectors desirable.
- Experience of developing & implementing procurement and contract strategies for design.
Qualifications
Essential
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a management apprenticeship with industry experience.
- Chartered member of professional institute (MICE, MIStructE or RIBA).
- Project Management training / skills.
Desirable
- Master's / postgraduate degree (preferred).
- Other secondary professional qualifications and training (e.g. MAPM, MCIarb, MICW etc).
Equal Opportunities
Costain is a Disability Confident employer and will generally offer an interview to any applicant who discloses a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job. For more details visit https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/disability-confident-campaign.
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