Technical Authority Engineer

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Technical Authority Engineer

Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater – with flexibility of working from home, minimum of 2 / 3 days in office.

Are you a Technical Authority Engineer ready to embark on the next stage of your career? Do you have experienced in safety cases with excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills? Are you the type of person who likes a fast-paced environment where every day presents new challenges and opportunities to excel?

Opportunity…

As the Technical Authority Engineer, you'll take a central role in developing and delivering safety cases for the Hinkley Point C (HPC) project, focusing on resolving emergent design issues and changes on-site.
 

In this role, you'll be a vital member of the Technical Authority team, which extends the capabilities of the HPC Design Authority to the HPC site.

Pay, benefits and culture…

Alongside a starting salary between £53,000 - £60,000, depending on experience, 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 will be responsible for delivering nuclear safety justifications for emergent transverse design changes at the HPC site. These topics could be across a range of disciplines, including Mechanical, Electrical, HVAC, and Civil engineering. While current site activities are mainly focused on Civil engineering, the project is transitioning towards Mechanical, Electrical, and HVAC concerns, with growing safety case implications as it progresses.

Who you are…

• Being a Technical Authority Engineer at HPC means possessing strong communication and presentation skills, enabling you to effectively engage with a variety of stakeholders across the wider business. You’ll demonstrate resilience, adaptability, and a commitment to continuous learning and development.
• You’ll thrive in a dynamic, and time-critical projects, with a keen ability to identify and resolve key issues while maintaining a strong technical stance in challenging environments. You’ll have the capability to understand a broad range of technical analyses, lead pragmatic solutions, challenge existing strategies, and translate technical knowledge into clear, concise, and coherent information.
• We’re looking for someone with experience in developing nuclear safety cases, ideally with familiarity with the HPC Safety Case and UK EPR Design. Practitioner knowledge of ALARP principles and their application is also beneficial.
   

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.