HVAC Technical Lead

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HVAC Technical Lead

Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater - with flexibility of working from home, minimum 3 days a week in onsite.

Are you an experienced HVAC engineer with a strong background in nuclear or EPR projects? Do you have expertise in 2D and 3D design software? Are you experienced in HVAC system layouts, and have a solid understanding of nuclear safety and site operations? If so, come and join EDF as a HVAC Technical Lead!

The Opportunity

EDF EPR Engineering UK (EPR-E) is tasked with delivering the design for several nuclear island (NI) buildings, systems, and equipment contracts for the Hinkley Point C EPR Project. This involves working through an integrated team, supporting HPC construction and commissioning efforts, and preparing design replication feasibility and engineering activities for the Sizewell C Project. As a result, a Technical Directorate is being established to oversee the engineering disciplines and technical expertise needed to successfully deliver these projects through EPR-E’s integrated teams.

As an HVAC Technical Lead, you’ll oversee technical impact assessments, coordinate, and manage HVAC studies, and ensure the effective production and monitoring of HVAC system analyses to support project goals and system reliability.

Pay, benefits and culture

Alongside a salary from £53,000 to £58,000 and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.

We’re talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.

At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.

Here, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.  

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.

We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.

What you’ll be doing

• You’ll assess HVAC requests that may impact the discipline, gathering relevant inputs, evaluating design impacts, and producing technical assessments and solutions with thorough justifications. This includes performing aeraulic and anchor plate calculations, conducting system analyses, and ensuring alignment with design intent. You’ll collaborate with the RD Back-Office and execution designers, monitor deliverables, and initiate change processes as needed to address site requests effectively.
• You’ll manage all aspects of the change process and act as the point of contact for design modifications, interfacing with contract and construction teams. This role includes tracking modifications requested by engineering teams, contractors, and clients, and conducting system engineering reviews with all stakeholders involved. You’ll regularly report progress and challenges to the HVAC Discipline Lead and raise alerts for any emerging design issues.
• In addition, you’ll support the closure of design open points after HVAC package delivery, contribute lessons learned, and share technical insights within the JDO-DT HVAC team. Through team meetings and organised feedback collection, you’ll promote continuous improvement in HVAC processes, helping the team achieve both project and individual objectives.

Who you are

• As an HVAC Technical Lead, you’ll hold a degree and have experience in HVAC systems, particularly in EPR or other nuclear projects. You’ll be skilled in nuclear site engineering and proficient in 2D and 3D design software like AutoCAD and Navisworks, with experience in 3D model visualisation for layout analysis. Additionally, you’ll understand general HVAC layout principles specific to nuclear projects and be familiar with the operational and safety aspects of nuclear power stations.
• You’ll be an effective communicator to collaborate with diverse teams. You will analyse design impacts and implement solutions while ensuring compliance with industry standards and addressing engineering challenges in a regulated environment.
• We are looking for someone with a proven ability to deliver results and manage HVAC systems in nuclear settings. Strong relationship-building skills will be essential as you work with stakeholders at all levels to drive project success and maintain safety standards.

If this sounds like you then we’d love to hear from you!

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For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.