Work Pack Engineer Lead

Overview

As Work Pack Lead, you guide the work pack function across project scopes to ensure timely, high-quality packs for fabrication and installation at Hinkley Point C. You will lead a team of Work Pack Engineers, coordinating with Project Management, Engineering, Planning and Construction to meet nuclear safety, quality and schedule targets. You drive readiness, governance and continuous improvement to enable safe, efficient project delivery. This role offers impact at scale within a regulated, safety‑critical environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Work Pack Engineering team
• Allocate resources to align work pack production with construction needs
• Monitor performance metrics on readiness, productivity, quality and schedule
• Own work pack delivery strategy across project scopes
• Ensure work packs align with construction and fabrication schedules
• Interface with Project Controls and Planning to align milestones
• Lead lookahead reviews and prioritisation for work packs
• Ensure compliance with nuclear quality requirements and change control
• Support resolution of technical queries affecting readiness
• Promote Nuclear Safety Culture and Right First Time principles
• Identify process improvements and drive standardisation across the team
• Monitor KPIs and drive continuous improvement across the function
• Coordinate with Engineering, Construction, Manufacturing, Quality and Project Management
• Escalate risks with mitigation ideas to Site Project Manager
• Maintain site access and compliance requirements

Key requirements

• Significant experience leading work pack, workface planning, construction readiness or fabrication support in a regulated environment
• Experience leading technical or project support teams
• Strong understanding of work pack preparation, document control and workface planning
• Experience managing interfaces between Engineering, Planning, Construction and Quality
• Knowledge of quality requirements, configuration management and technical documentation control
• Experience delivering against programme milestones and performance targets
• Understanding of project controls, productivity measurement and earned value concepts
• HNC/HND or Degree related field
• CCNSG Safety Passport
• Relevant supervisory or leadership experience
• Ability to obtain and maintain HPC site access requirements

• Strong leadership and team development
• Proactive and delivery-focused mindset
• Excellent organizational and prioritisation skills
• Work pack preparation and document control
• Workface planning principles
• Configuration management and technical documentation control

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