Job DescriptionHinkley Point 'C' (HPC) is a major infrastructure project encompassing the design, construction and commissioning of two European Pressure Reactors (EPR's) in the South-West of England.
The Project is of significant importance to the UK's future energy requirements, being the first to be built in the UK for over 25 years and is designed to operate for 60 years. When in operation it will deliver circa 3,260MW of secure low carbon energy to the UK energy network, which is enough energy to power approximately 6 million UK homes. The Project also represents a significant investment in the UK nuclear industry and the related technical supply chains.
The Electrical Commissioning Engineer will normally be aligned to either HV, LV, DC or generator systems but will be expected to work across all electrical disciplines at times during the contract period. This includes system voltages at 400kV, 10kV, 400VAC, 690VAC 220VDC and control voltages. The Engineer must be able to work with plans and meet tight deadlines.
ResponsibilitiesMain deliverables and objectives include:
- Contribute to team meetings
- Liaise with the designer
- Liaise with the Project managers for electrical deliverables
- Accountable to a nominated Commissioning Manager / Engineer in the NNB HPC Project team
- Develop commissioning documentation relating to commissioning testing and system validation activities
- Contribute to design reviews to ensure layout of plant items and systems are in a manner that allows ease of commissioning
- Contribute to detailed planning of commissioning and take ownership of a programme of commissioning tests
- Take part in the execution of site commissioning activities including supervision of contractor commissioning personnel on behalf of HPC to achieve successful and safe commissioning of HPC systems
- Provide information to assist the Commissioning Manager and Senior Commissioning Manager in meeting project-level objectives and milestones
- Analyse commissioning results and provide reports summarising the outcome of commissioning
- Support HPC to ensure that the commissioning process meets nuclear, environmental and industrial safety regulatory requirements and that it reflects good industry practice in international safety and technical excellence
QualificationsQualifications & Skills:
- Degree qualified (or equivalent qualification such as HNC + experience) in Electrical Engineering.
- BS7671 18th Edition regulations
- Good oral and written communication skills and the ability to convey complex information to others
- Ability to plan works and support scheduling including understanding outputs of planning tools such as Microsoft project or Primavera P6
- CompEx Ex01-Ex04 qualifications - desirable
- C&G2391 Inspection & Testing - desirable
Experience:
- Demonstrable history of working within safety and quality cultures
- Strong technical background in high voltage or low voltage, and transformers
- Experienced with working under a safety rules system
- Experience in a high hazard industry such as nuclear or oil & gas industrial environment
- Experience of working in a regulatory environment
- Experience working with Contract partners and project managers to deliver works
- Knowledge of nuclear power generation - desirable
- Experience in nuclear commissioning - desirable
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