Technical Lead - Equipment Qualification

at  Amentum

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ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

Nuclear Power Programmes are delivering client critical works to some of our major UK and European Projects. Our embedded teams are delivering support to Hinkley Point C (New build power station in the South West), Sizewell C (located in the South East), helping develop technologies in SMR (Small modular Reactor) capability and working towards building Poland’s first Nuclear Power station.
Working in both client facing and internal roles we are delivering major programme and project management capabilities throughout the project lifecycle. We are driving to deliver safe, high quality and to time solutions by thinking innovatively and working collaboratively.

Amentum are looking for a Technical Lead (Equipment Qualification) who will have experience in Mechanical and/or Electrical Engineering design, analysis/modelling and physical testing to ensure new equipment is suitably qualified to perform all necessary functions in accordance with nuclear safety and regulatory requirements. Key responsibilities will be:

• Consolidating and communicating detailed technical requirements for component and system qualification, ensuring alignment to nuclear safety standards and functions
• Oversight of suppliers and system stakeholders to ensure appropriate qualification standards are applied and achieved for the supply of new equipment for SZC
• Support development of Invitation-To-Tender (ITT) technical documents and Tender evaluation activities, with a primary focus on ensuring qualification standards and supplier outputs are well understood and aligned
• Organising and managing supplier interactions to clarify technical details, including detailed records keeping
• Managing technical configuration details associated with equipment qualification, including updates to technical specifications, and associated technical delivery documents
• Performing technical investigations and impact analyses for design options/changes, working with stakeholders to manage and document the process, inputs and outcomes and support/manage contract kick-off activities including creation of technical briefing packs and workshops, coordinating inputs from technical specialists
• Support/manage contract execution activities, including surveillance and approval of contractor deliverables and design activities, with a primary focus on equipment qualification. This may include performing or commissioning technical analyses and calculations, and liaison with technical specialists, to rigorously evaluate supplier outputs
• Resolution activities for multi-disciplinary technical issues and queries, including input to/ownership of resolving technical Open Points (OP), interface queries and Design Changes (UKDC).
• Degree or equivalent in Engineering or Science discipline
• Understanding of the EPR or general PWR design
• Experience on the design, development, analysis, testing and approval/acceptance of safety classified equipment
• Sound understanding of nuclear equipment regulations such as RCC-E
• Familiarity with the UK nuclear regulatory environment and associated safety case discipline.
• Capable of producing technical specifications
• Experience of equipment supply contracts and contract forms such as NEC/FIDIC
• Experience of supplier management/oversight

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• Consolidating and communicating detailed technical requirements for component and system qualification, ensuring alignment to nuclear safety standards and functions
• Oversight of suppliers and system stakeholders to ensure appropriate qualification standards are applied and achieved for the supply of new equipment for SZC
• Support development of Invitation-To-Tender (ITT) technical documents and Tender evaluation activities, with a primary focus on ensuring qualification standards and supplier outputs are well understood and aligned
• Organising and managing supplier interactions to clarify technical details, including detailed records keeping
• Managing technical configuration details associated with equipment qualification, including updates to technical specifications, and associated technical delivery documents
• Performing technical investigations and impact analyses for design options/changes, working with stakeholders to manage and document the process, inputs and outcomes and support/manage contract kick-off activities including creation of technical briefing packs and workshops, coordinating inputs from technical specialists
• Support/manage contract execution activities, including surveillance and approval of contractor deliverables and design activities, with a primary focus on equipment qualification. This may include performing or commissioning technical analyses and calculations, and liaison with technical specialists, to rigorously evaluate supplier outputs
• Resolution activities for multi-disciplinary technical issues and queries, including input to/ownership of resolving technical Open Points (OP), interface queries and Design Changes (UKDC).
• Degree or equivalent in Engineering or Science discipline
• Understanding of the EPR or general PWR design
• Experience on the design, development, analysis, testing and approval/acceptance of safety classified equipment
• Sound understanding of nuclear equipment regulations such as RCC-E
• Familiarity with the UK nuclear regulatory environment and associated safety case discipline.
• Capable of producing technical specifications
• Experience of equipment supply contracts and contract forms such as NEC/FIDIC
• Experience of supplier management/oversigh