Project Engineer -HPC

Overview

In this role you will support the Project Manager on the Hinkley Point C project, ensuring safe, compliant and efficient execution to nuclear standards. You will help manage interfaces with NNB and Tier 1 Contractors, driving progress against schedule, cost, and quality. You’ll lead planning, coordination, and documentation across on-site activities while promoting HSE and CDM compliance. This position offers hands-on project delivery in a highly regulated, complex environment with exposure to cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the Project Manager to deliver scope, schedule, cost and quality objectives
• Assist planning, scheduling, and coordination of work packages
• Monitor progress against baseline programme, cost and quality targets; report variances
• Prepare and maintain RAMS, reports, procedures and commercial correspondence
• Coordinate with off-site teams and subcontractors for timely materials, equipment and resources
• Support construction readiness (materials, equipment, access, permits)
• Lead or facilitate key meetings with off-site and on-site project teams
• Support engineering, fabrication and installation activities on site per project requirements
• Promote and ensure compliance with HSE and CDM requirements
• Support day-to-day delivery of assigned work packages across multiple site areas
• Coordinate with subcontractors and monitor performance against time, cost and quality
• Support management of key suppliers
• Maintain progress reporting (percentage complete, actuals, changes)
• Implement and maintain project controls for risk and change control; maintain meeting minutes and action tracking
• Ensure quality management systems are applied and raise non-conformances
• Undertake other duties as directed; complete SQEP development; deputise as required

Key requirements

• Strong leadership and disciplined planning
• Ability to proactively resolve issues in a complex, highly regulated environment
• Experience supporting project delivery on major construction or engineering projects
• Ability to plan, schedule and coordinate work packages and manage interfaces
• Experience with RAMS, reports and commercial correspondence
• Familiarity with HSE and CDM requirements and safe project delivery
• Site-based role with cross-functional and subcontractor coordination
• Ability to monitor progress against schedule, cost and quality and report variances
• Ability to maintain documentation and progress reporting
• SQEP development and willingness to deputise when required

• leadership
• planning
• problem-solving
• project controls
• RAMS
• HSE and CDM compliance

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