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Woods nuclear business supports customers in the energy generation, new build, decommissioning and defence sectors.
Our nuclear business has offices in Knutsford and Birchwood in Cheshire, Gloucester, Dorchester, Harwell, Glasgow, Newcastle, Bristol, Cumbria, Reading and London. We also have a strong international presence to support our growing operations in France, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, South Africa and Japan.
The Nuclear business provides engineering, consultancy, safety case support and project management to our customers’ operations within the nuclear sector as well as into non-nuclear sectors where our capabilities are transferrable. We have long term relationships with several major clients in the civil nuclear industries and opportunities to work across a variety of nuclear projects at all stages of the project life cycle.
Our reputation for safely delivering quality projects on time and on budget is well recognised in the industries we serve. We have proven expertise in managing large, complex projects, a global reach and long-standing UK presence, strong relationships with our clients and cutting-edge processes and technologies.
What that means to you is the opportunity to experience a real variety of projects, working with people from different backgrounds. You'll work closely with our clients andcommitted to achieving outstanding results in a stimulating and quality-driven environment.
Wood is recruiting for a Manager/Managing Consultant for our Nuclear business. The role is responsible for maintaining existing and building new customer relationships, identifying opportunities, supporting the transition of opportunities into secured work through supporting the client in the development of their programmes as well as delivering work or acting as the responsible engineer across a range of tasks.
You will be joining an organisation that delivers integrated customer solutions that draw upon the global Wood skills base and our supply chain partners. Reporting to the Key Account Director, Generation Services, you will build on a strong business stream with an existing long-term customer to develop Wood Nuclear’s support in specific account areas and implement value-adding solutions to maximise the life of their current assets.
Based in the customer’s offices at Sizewell B Power Station, with the potential for occasional travel to Wood offices, the main responsibilities include, in collaboration with the existing team:
- Health and Safety leadership;
- Building and maintaining strong customer relationships;
- Identifying opportunities to solve/pre-empt customer challenges and needs;
- Acting as an accessible and proactive customer interface that orchestrates and reaches back into Wood’s organisation to ensure rapid responses, suggestions and solutions are provided;
- Working with the Key Account Director and customers at an operational and strategic level to understand the customers' short, medium- and long-term needs, align our plans and strategies to add value to the customer and play an active role in the customer environment;
- Leading technical discussions with clients and associated business development activities;
- Developing innovative solutions and value and efficiency measures to differentiate Wood’s offerings;
- Technical delivery to ensure customer satisfaction and providing a conduit for delivery performance feedback.
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Wood Nuclear are recruiting for a skilled and experienced Project Engineer (Construction) to join the PMR team within the Clean Energy Generation Services UK business supporting our key client EDF, and their Nuclear Reactors at their UK plants, on our long-term framework with them. The GSUK team has an annual turnover in excess of £40M, contributing to the wider Clean Energy target. The PMR team is split across multiple locations in the UK; from our home office at Knutsford in Cheshire, the client head office at Barnwood in Gloucester and at various plants around the UK. As a Project Engineer (Construction), your internal line manager will be the PMR Framework Manager, but you will also be part of a large client lead team at on the of the client’s stations in the UK, supporting multiple projects within the UK wide project portfolio. The Project Engineer (Construction) holds the key responsibility for ensuring Contractor staff work to EDF Energy’s standards in Safety, Quality, Environment and Productivity. No direct reports.
About Wood Nuclear:
Wood’s nuclear business supports customers in the energy generation, new build, decommissioning and defence sectors.
Our nuclear business has offices in Knutsford and Birchwood in Cheshire, Gloucester, Dorchester, Harwell, Glasgow, Newcastle, Bristol, Cumbria, Reading and London. We also have a strong international presence to support our growing operations in France, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, South Africa and Japan.
Our reputation for safely delivering quality projects on time and on budget is well recognised in the industries we serve. We have proven expertise in managing large, complex projects, a global reach and long-standing UK presence, strong relationships with our clients and cutting-edge processes and technologies.
What that means to you is the opportunity to experience a real variety of projects, working with people from different backgrounds. You'll work closely with our clients andcommitted to achieving outstanding results in a stimulating and quality-driven environment.
Responsibilities
- Establishes and reinforces high standards of performance in line with Project Procedures and applicable Standards. Shortfalls in meeting expectations are evaluated, understood and addressed promptly.
- Ensures that ‘Setting to Work’ briefings are carried out and promote a strong safety and quality focus.
- Carries out or assigns other SQEP staff to perform quality ‘Pre-Job briefings’ for all work activities.
- Routinely reviews fleet OPEX and project lessons learned and applies to improve performance in their work area. Contributes to fleet OPEX and lessons learned
- Ensures safety audits, safety stand-downs and tool box talks are performed.
- Management Directions and Expectations.
- Priorities for daily activities are clearly communicated to personnel.
- Actively encourages staff to acknowledge errors, seek help when needed and assume responsibility for actions to improve performance and quality.
- Reinforces time keeping expectations and productivity.
Planning and Implementing
- Ensures teams are adequately resourced to carry out the required work to the project schedule, including daily manning levels.
- Monitors progress against the project schedule and provides regular reports as required by the Project Manager.
- Reviews work week and project plans and attends project meetings to keep abreast of projects they are involved in.
- Ensures site surveys and pre-job walk downs are carried out to ensure all aspects of the work are captured and any special requirements identified and actioned.
- Conducts reviews of contractor method statements, risk assessments, other documents and drawings as required, approving as delegated by the Project Manager.
- Prepares work order cards and supporting documents and drawings. Carries out role of APSA when authorised.
Monitoring and Assessment
- Perform the duties of a Field Supervisor and performs supervision commensurate with the complexity and importance of the activity to ensure safety and quality of the work performed.
- Routinely spends time in the field monitoring, observing and assessing performance to maintain and reinforce high standards of work. Aspects monitored include: work practices, application of HU tools, application of industrial safety and radiological protection practices, compliance with environmental requirements.
- Perform the duties of a Nominated Supervisor when required.
- Ensures that quality documentation is correctly adhered to and completed.
- Ensures that all contractors carry out activities with full regard to site licence requirements, statutory regulations and local directives, procedures and safety rules.
- Follow Up, Reinforcement and Feedback.
- Ensures suitable post job debriefs are performed depending on the complexity of the task involved.
- Ensures that lessons learned are identified and recorded, Condition Reports are raised, and documents amended as required.
Accountabilities
To the Construction Manager for:
- Ensuring that construction activities are carried out in accordance with the required standards, procedures and policies.
- Early identification of safety or quality issues and/or concerns that either have the potential or will impact the project.
To the Project Manager for:
- Early identification of issues and/or concerns that either have the potential or will impact the project baseline.
- Providing accurate and timely information, data and reports regarding the project status, activities and performance.
Authorities:
Approvals depend on the training and experience of the Construction Engineer but in principle are as follows:
- Approval of technical reports, contractor’s documents and drawings within agreed limits and specifically excluding documents needing EDF technical review..
- Approval of contractors risk assessments and method statements as delegated by the Project Manager.
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The PMR team within the Wood Nuclear business is looking for a skilled and experienced Project Engineer to join our team supporting our key client EDF, and Nuclear Reactors at their UK plants, on our long term framework. The GSUK team has an annual turnover in excess of £40M, contributing to the wider Wood Nuclear target. The PMR team is split across multiple locations in the UK; from our home office in Knutsford, the client head office at Barnwood and at various plants around the UK. You will be part of a large client lead team at the Torness Power Station, supporting multiple projects within the station project portfolio. Project Engineers will support either Project Manager or Construction Manager in managing allocated work from assignment to close out covering all duties related to work delivery as requested by the Project Manager or Construction
Manager in order to ensure that the work is conducted in a safe, timely and effective manner to its conclusion. No direct reports.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The project engineer role may vary depending on the specific assignment undertaken but would typically involve the activities below:
- Identifying, implementing and complying with applicable safety, environmental and quality standards, company procedures and policies and other relevant legislative and regulatory requirements.
- Support the Project Manager with day to day activities required to deliver work in line with the project plan including safety, quality, schedule and cost objectives.
- Facilitate and chair project meetings and regular progress meetings as required by the Project Manager.
- Prepare and maintain project documentation including Project Definition Document, Quality Plans and other documents as required.
- Ensure production of technical specifications and support the process of contractor selection and contract placement.
- Review documentation including contractor’s documents and drawings.
- Ensure technical queries are managed in accordance with process and procedures.
- Carry out financial and technical appraisals of project options.
- Perform feasibility studies, site surveys and liaison with designers and station staff as required.
- Prepare work packages including preparation of work order cards and review of contractors risk assessments and method statements.
- Carry out duties of APSA when required.
- Prepare Engineering Changes and manage the preparation of supporting and affected documents.
- Prepare commissioning documents and act as test team leader where appropriate.
- Manage the delivery of assigned small projects, jobs and tasks ensuring that the work is conducted in a safe, timely and effective manner in line with the relevant procedures.
- Perform the duties of a field supervisor as required.
- Perform the duties of a nominated supervisor as required.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
To the Project Manager for:
- Delivering allocated roles and tasks in a safe manner to the specified functional criteria, goals and objectives, compliant with appropriate legislation, Project Procedures and within the approved project baseline, scope, cost, schedule and quality requirements.
- Early identification of issues and/or concerns that either have the potential or will impact the project baseline.
- Providing accurate and timely information, data and reports regarding the project status, activities and performance.
To the line manager for:
- Managing assigned small projects, jobs and tasks ensuring that the work is conducted in a
- safe, timely and effective manner in line with the relevant procedures
Authorities:
Approvals of the Project Engineer in principle are as follows:
- Review of technical reports, contractor’s documents and drawings within agreed limits and specifically excluding documents needing EDF technical review.
- Approval of contractor’s risk assessments and method statements.
- Ensure that technical queries are approved within agreed limits.
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Wood is currently looking for Process Engineers.
- Carry out process design work and related activities as assigned in project
- Prepare the process deliverables as assigned in project
- Supervise the work of subordinates as assigned in accordance with the Project organization
- Assist other disciplines in accordance with Project requirements
- Participate in design review meetings in accordance with Project requirements
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Wood is currently recruiting for a Finance Lead with extensive experience to work on a rotational basis in Poland.
- Assistance with preparation of annual budget/mid-year forecasts and monthly reforecasts for contracts under remit.
- Review and challenge presented forecasts in conjunction with Contract Management and Finance Manager.
- Support Contract Management in presentation of financial forecasts.
- Oversee/review of contract month end close out activities ensuring all accounting entries are processed in time for period close, in accordance with technical accounting standards, and in line with company procedures for reconciliations and balance sheet controls.
- Reporting financial performance to Senior Management including clear and concise variance analysis for allocated contracts. Provide support to Contract Management to analyse and report on contract financial performance.
- Oversee / review Accounts Receivable process including unbilled reviews, invoice submission, cashflow forecasting, credit control and DSO. Provide active challenge to contract processes to improve this position meanwhile ensuring good client relationships
- Supervision, management, coaching and development of the finance team.
Co-ordination of data across allocated contracts for Group requests including insurance renewal process, credit risk policy, quarterly and annual self-certifications and internal/external audits.
- Ensure contract finance compliance with action trackers and timely close out of any issues.
Proactively manage escalation of queries with internal functions including timewriting, business systems, corporate finance and other business services teams to resolve in a timely manner and ensure no impact to financial numbers reported.
- Leadership of Financial projects to help deliver annual functional objectives and assist with Business improvement.
- Work collaboratively and cohesively with other Finance Focal Points to:
maintain consistency within the function and promote best practice within the teams
adequately resource positions ensuring best fit for the business as well as individual development
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- Assures technical integrity of NCOC installations throughout their life cycle. This includes responsibilities for the Technical Authority 3 (TA-3) role for the Mechanical Engineering discipline in the following areas of expertise:
- Flare and Relief systems o Pressure vessels o Plot plans and equipment & piping arrangement o Storage tanks
- Static equipment engineering standards o Piping and Valve systems
- Utility and HVAC systems o Unfired and Fired Heat Transfer equipment
- Equipment integrity and Fitness for service
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- Coordinate Finish activities, priorities and schedule work in line with Company IAP.
- Ensuring plant equipment and facilities are sound from an, pre-dynamic commissioning completed and ready for hydrocarbons.
- Preparing as required start-up specialized operation procedures in readiness for Offshore restart activities.
- Writing of detailed commissioning reports, raising local procedures and updating operating procedures. Includes if required drafting Red Line Mark-Ups and making proposals for Plant Change Notices.
- Liaise with PSNK for PCN execution, witnessing and performance testing modification. Handover and acceptance of changes.Participating within an Integrated Commissioning and Acceptance Team, providing training and actively taking part into Competence Growth of National staff.
- Providing technical support on Commissioning and contributing to the Commissioning support for Start-up, within Production Support team.
- Within Production Support team assist co-ordination of start-up on paper exercises, evaluating Integrated Start-Up Manuals and personnel competency & understanding.
- Assist with the Multidiscipline co-ordination activities of Offshore plant operations, including but not limiting to, Crude Oil and Gas processing (Production/Injection Wells, Crude Oil Separation, Dehydration, Absorbers/Regeneration, Power Station, Utilities, Gas Compression, Flow lines and Trunk pipelines) and related systems, DCS control instrumentation and verifying that work is completed to required standards;
- Participate in start-up verification processes, including PSUA and Cumulative Risk Assessments.Evaluating that plant equipment and processes are fit to operate and ready for start-up. Includes competency assessment.
- Ensuring allocated work is supported with the appropriate work and safety procedures and instructions and that these are adhered to in the completion of the tasks;
- Ensuring the issue of appropriate documentation for commissioning activities e.g. requests, permits, isolations, etc
- Provide technical support to Production & Engineering studies and Technical Authorities.
- Taking immediate action in case of alarm, following operating manual and /or instructions, identifying and reporting possible anomalies and defining corrective actions;
- Writing of detailed informative critical handovers and end of rotation handovers.
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Wood is currently looking to recruit a Senior Document Controller to join our team in Duqm Refinery site to work on a residential role
Responsibilities
- Administer Document Control services to Projects
- Manage a team of Document Controllers if required
- Maintain accurate electronic and hard copy libraries for project management systems
- Register, quality check, issue and distribute technical documentation to internal and external parties.
- Create transmittals to facilitate distribution according to Project Distribution Matrices
- Register, quality check, issue and distribute Vendor / Client / Third party documentation to internal and external parties.
- Manage timely turnaround of documentation accompanied by an awareness of project schedule / milestones
- Return of documentation to Vendor / Client / Third Party
- Maintain hard copy and electronic management systems
- Liaise / resolve queries with Engineers and Project Team
- Facilitate handover of deliverables to Client
- Archive project documentation
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Wood Nuclear is recruiting for a Project Manager to be based on site in Barnwood.
The PMR team within the Nuclear Generation Services UK business is looking for a skilled and experienced Project Manager to join our team supporting our key client EDF, and Nuclear Reactors at their UK plants, on our long-term framework. The PMR team is split across multiple locations in the UK; from our home offices in Knutsford and Barnwood, the client head office at Barnwood and at various plants around the UK. You will be part of a large client lead team at client’s head office in Barnwood, supporting multiple projects within the UK wide project portfolio. Project Managers are accountable to the PPM (Project Portfolio Manager) or equivalent Group Head for successful delivery of all aspects of their assigned projects. The Project Manager sets the project execution strategy in agreement with the PPM or equivalent Group Head and uses a cross-functional project team to deliver the project safely in line with company policies and procedures, achieving established goals and objectives within the agreed baseline.
About Wood Nuclear:
Wood’s nuclear business supports customers in the energy generation, new build, decommissioning and defence sectors.
Our nuclear business has offices in Knutsford and Birchwood in Cheshire, Gloucester, Dorchester, Harwell, Glasgow, Newcastle, Bristol, Cumbria, Reading and London. We also have a strong international presence to support our growing operations in France, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, South Africa and Japan.
Our reputation for safely delivering quality projects on time and on budget is well recognised in the industries we serve. We have proven expertise in managing large, complex projects, a global reach and long-standing UK presence, strong relationships with our clients and cutting-edge processes and technologies.
What that means to you is the opportunity to experience a real variety of projects, working with people from different backgrounds. You'll work closely with our clients andcommitted to achieving outstanding results in a stimulating and quality-driven environment.
Responsibilities
- Identifying, implementing and complying with applicable safety, environmental and quality standards, client procedures and policies and other relevant legislative and regulatory requirements.
- Applying the client project controls standards and developing, maintaining, reporting and trending an accurate project baseline.
Securing, assigning and maintaining a project team containing all the resources required to successfully deliver the project, including specialist support staff.
- Leading and coaching the project team members creating a positive team working environment.
- Identifying and assessing risks and implementing effective risk mitigation strategies.
- Managing assigned projects from concept (Gate A) to close out (Gate D) and maintaining effective integrated project execution strategies and plans.
- Implementing and maintaining effective communication to the project team and all stakeholders including Station, Regulators and central support functions to ensure full understanding and commitment to the deliverables.
- Meeting the specified project functional criteria.
- Controlling scope and cost to the agreed project baseline, instigating and managing change control as necessary.
- Contract management responsibilities where delegated in the F3 Nomination of Contract Roles form.
- Maintain regular involvement of and communications with the Project Sponsor.
- Ensuring that any control arrangements identified, as part of the implementation of Licence Conditions, are adhered to during the lifecycle of the project (for new plant this includes specific arrangements under SLC 19, 20 and 21)
ACCOUNTABILITIES
To the Line Manager for:
- Delivering the project in a safe manner to the specified functional criteria, goals and objectives, compliant with appropriate legislation, Project Procedures and within the approved project baseline, scope, cost, schedule and quality requirements.
- Implementing and maintaining a competent, effective and efficient Integrated Delivery Team within the clients HR framework.
- Minimising the project risks (threats) and maximising opportunities.
- Maximising the project efficiency and effectiveness.
- Early identification of issues and/or concerns that either have the potential or will impact the project baseline.
- Proposing, agreeing, implementing and reporting corrective actions to secure the project baseline.
- Providing accurate and timely information, data and reports regarding the project status, activities and performance,
- Making use of earned value management where appropriate.
To the Project Sponsor for:
- Maintaining alignment of the project to agreed outputs and success criteria.
- Initiating change control with the Project Sponsor should the agreed outputs or success criteria be impacted by any project changes.
- Documenting any post-Gate D activities that the Project Manager will complete.
- Disseminating relevant learning opportunities via the Operational Experience system and/or the Lessons Learned system as appropriate.
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Wood Nuclear are recruiting for a skilled and experienced Project Engineer (Construction) to join the PMR team within the Clean Energy Generation Services UK business supporting our key client EDF, and their Nuclear Reactors at their UK plants, on our long-term framework with them. The GSUK team has an annual turnover in excess of £40M, contributing to the wider Clean Energy target. The PMR team is split across multiple locations in the UK; from our home office at Knutsford in Cheshire, the client head office at Barnwood in Gloucester and at various plants around the UK. As a Project Engineer (Construction), your internal line manager will be the PMR Framework Manager, but you will also be part of a large client lead team at on the of the client’s stations in the UK, supporting multiple projects within the UK wide project portfolio. The Project Engineer (Construction) holds the key responsibility for ensuring Contractor staff work to EDF Energy’s standards in Safety, Quality, Environment and Productivity. No direct reports.
About Wood Nuclear:
Wood’s nuclear business supports customers in the energy generation, new build, decommissioning and defence sectors.
Our nuclear business has offices in Knutsford and Birchwood in Cheshire, Gloucester, Dorchester, Harwell, Glasgow, Newcastle, Bristol, Cumbria, Reading and London. We also have a strong international presence to support our growing operations in France, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, South Africa and Japan.
Our reputation for safely delivering quality projects on time and on budget is well recognised in the industries we serve. We have proven expertise in managing large, complex projects, a global reach and long-standing UK presence, strong relationships with our clients and cutting-edge processes and technologies.
What that means to you is the opportunity to experience a real variety of projects, working with people from different backgrounds. You'll work closely with our clients andcommitted to achieving outstanding results in a stimulating and quality-driven environment.
Responsibilities
Leadership
- Establishes and reinforces high standards of performance in line with Project Procedures and applicable Standards. Shortfalls in meeting expectations are evaluated, understood and addressed promptly
- Ensures that ‘Setting to Work’ briefings are carried out and promote a strong safety and quality focus
- Carries out or assigns other SQEP staff to perform quality ‘Pre-Job briefings’ for all work activities
- Routinely reviews fleet OPEX and project lessons learned and applies to improve performance in their work area. Contributes to fleet OPEX and lessons learned
- Ensures safety audits, safety stand-downs and tool box talks are performed
- Management Directions and Expectations
- Priorities for daily activities are clearly communicated to personnel
- Actively encourages staff to acknowledge errors, seek help when needed and assume responsibility for actions to improve performance and quality
- Reinforces time keeping expectations and productivity
Planning and Implementing
- Ensures teams are adequately resourced to carry out the required work to the project schedule, including daily manning levels
- Monitors progress against the project schedule and provides regular reports as required by the Project Manager
- Reviews work week and project plans and attends project meetings to keep abreast of projects they are involved in
- Ensures site surveys and pre-job walk downs are carried out to ensure all aspects of the work are captured and any special requirements identified and actioned
- Conducts reviews of contractor method statements, risk assessments, other documents and drawings as required, approving as delegated by the Project Manager
- Prepares work order cards and supporting documents and drawings. Carries out role of APSA when authorised
Monitoring and Assessment
- Perform the duties of a Field Supervisor and performs supervision commensurate with the complexity and importance of the activity to ensure safety and quality of the work performed
- Routinely spends time in the field monitoring, observing and assessing performance to maintain and reinforce high standards of work. Aspects monitored include: work practices, application of HU tools, application of industrial safety and radiological protection practices, compliance with environmental requirements
- Perform the duties of a Nominated Supervisor when required
- Ensures that quality documentation is correctly adhered to and completed
- Ensures that all contractors carry out activities with full regard to site licence requirements, statutory regulations and local directives, procedures and safety rules
- Follow Up, Reinforcement and Feedback
- Ensures suitable post job debriefs are performed depending on the complexity of the task involved
- Ensures that lessons learned are identified and recorded, Condition Reports are raised, and documents amended as required
Accountabilities
To the Construction Manager for:
- Ensuring that construction activities are carried out in accordance with the required standards, procedures and policies
- Early identification of safety or quality issues and/or concerns that either have the potential or will impact the project
To the Project Manager for:
- Early identification of issues and/or concerns that either have the potential or will impact the project baseline
- Providing accurate and timely information, data and reports regarding the project status, activities and performance
Authorities:
Approvals depend on the training and experience of the Construction Engineer but in principle are as follows:
- Approval of technical reports, contractor’s documents and drawings within agreed limits and specifically excluding documents needing EDF technical review.
- Approval of contractors risk assessments and method statements as delegated by the Project Manager
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The PMR team within the Wood Nuclear business is looking for a skilled and experienced Project Engineer to join our team supporting our key client EDF, and Nuclear Reactors at their UK plants, on our long-term framework. The GSUK team has an annual turnover in excess of £40M, contributing to the wider Wood Nuclear target. The PMR team is split across multiple locations in the UK; from our home office in Knutsford, the client head office at Barnwood and at various plants around the UK. You will be part of a large client lead team at the Sizewell B Power Station, supporting multiple projects within the station project portfolio. Project Engineers will support either Project Manager or Construction Manager in managing allocated work from assignment to close out covering all duties related to work delivery as requested by the Project Manager or Construction Manager in order to ensure that the work is conducted in a safe, timely and effective manner to its conclusion. No direct reports.
About Wood Nuclear:
Wood’s nuclear business supports customers in the energy generation, new build, decommissioning and defence sectors.
Our nuclear business has offices in Knutsford and Birchwood in Cheshire, Gloucester, Dorchester, Harwell, Glasgow, Newcastle, Bristol, Cumbria, Reading and London. We also have a strong international presence to support our growing operations in France, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, South Africa and Japan.
Our reputation for safely delivering quality projects on time and on budget is well recognised in the industries we serve. We have proven expertise in managing large, complex projects, a global reach and long-standing UK presence, strong relationships with our clients and cutting-edge processes and technologies.
What that means to you is the opportunity to experience a real variety of projects, working with people from different backgrounds. You'll work closely with our clients andcommitted to achieving outstanding results in a stimulating and quality-driven environment.
The project engineer role may vary depending on the specific assignment undertaken but would typically involve the activities below:
- Identifying, implementing and complying with applicable safety, environmental and quality standards, company procedures and policies and other relevant legislative and regulatory requirements.
- Support the Project Manager with day to day activities required to deliver work in line with the project plan including safety, quality, schedule and cost objectives.
- Facilitate and chair project meetings and regular progress meetings as required by the Project Manager.
- Prepare and maintain project documentation including Project Definition Document, Quality Plans and other documents as required.
- Ensure production of technical specifications and support the process of contractor selection and contract placement.
- Review documentation including contractor’s documents and drawings.
- Ensure technical queries are managed in accordance with process and procedures.
- Carry out financial and technical appraisals of project options. Perform feasibility studies, site surveys and liaison with designers and station staff as required.
- Prepare work packages including preparation of work order cards and review of contractor’s risk assessments and method statements. Carry out duties of APSA when required.
- Prepare Engineering Changes and manage the preparation of supporting and affected documents.
- Prepare commissioning documents and act as test team leader where appropriate.
- Manage the delivery of assigned small projects, jobs and tasks ensuring that the work is conducted in a safe, timely and effective manner in line with the relevant procedures.
- Perform the duties of a field supervisor as required.
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Wood Nuclear are recruiting for a Project Manager to be based on site at Hinkley Point B Nuclear Power Station.
The Project Management Resources (PMR) team within the Nuclear Generation Services UK business is looking for a suitably qualified and experienced Project Manager to join our team supporting our key client - EDF Energy -on our long-term framework.
The PMR team is split across multiple locations in the UK; from our home offices in Knutsford and Barnwood, the client head office at Barnwood and at various plants around the UK. You will be part of a client lead team at Hinkley Point B, supporting multiple projects within the UK wide project portfolio. Project Managers are accountable to the PPM (Project Portfolio Manager) or equivalent Group Head for successful delivery of all aspects of their assigned projects. The Project Manager sets the project execution strategy in agreement with the PPM or equivalent Group Head and uses a cross-functional project team to deliver the project safely in line with company policies and procedures, achieving established goals and objectives within the agreed baseline.
About Wood Nuclear:
Wood’s nuclear business supports customers in the energy generation, new build, decommissioning and defence sectors.
Our nuclear business has offices in Knutsford and Birchwood in Cheshire, Gloucester, Dorchester, Harwell, Glasgow, Newcastle, BrCumbriaCumbria, Reading and London. We also have a strong international presence to support our growing operations in France, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, South Africa and Japan.
Our reputation for safely delivering quality projects on time and on budget is well recognised in the industries we serve. We have proven expertise in managing large, complex projects, a global reach and long-standing UK presence, strong relationships with our clients and cutting-edge processes and technologies.
What that means to you is the opportunity to experience a real variety of projects, working with people from different backgrounds. You'll work closely with our clients andcommitted to achieving outstanding results in a stimulating and quality-driven environment.
Responsibilities
- Identifying, implementing and complying with applicable safety, environmental and quality standards, client procedures and policies and other relevant legislative and regulatory requirements.
- Applying the client project controls standards and developing, maintaining, reporting and trending an accurate project baseline.
Securing, assigning and maintaining a project team containing all the resources required to successfully deliver the project, including specialist support staff.
- Leading and coaching the project team members creating a positive team working environment.
- Identifying and assessing risks and implementing effective risk mitigation strategies.
- Managing assigned projects from concept (Gate A) to close out (Gate D) and maintaining effective integrated project execution strategies and plans.
- Implementing and maintaining effective communication to the project team and all stakeholders including Station, Regulators and central support functions to ensure full understanding and commitment to the deliverables.
- Meeting the specified project functional criteria.
- Controlling scope and cost to the agreed project baseline, instigating and managing change control as necessary.
- Contract management responsibilities where delegated in the F3 Nomination of Contract Roles form.
- Maintain regular involvement of and communications with the Project Sponsor.
- Ensuring that any control arrangements identified, as part of the implementation of Licence Conditions, are adhered to during the life-cycle of the project (for new plant this includes specific arrangementsSLCder SLC 19, 20 and 21)
ACCOUNTABILITIES
To the Line Manager for:
- Delivering the project in a safe manner to the specified functional criteria, goals and objectives, compliant with appropriate legislation, Project Procedures and within the approved project baseline, scope, cost, schedule and quality requirements.
- Implementing and maintaining a competent, effective and efficient Integrated Delivery Team within the clients HR framework.
- Minimising the project risks (threats) and maximising opportunities.
- Maximising the project efficiency and effectiveness.
- Early identification of issues and/or concerns that either have the potential or will impact the project baseline.
- Proposing, agreeing, implementing and reporting corrective actions to secure the project baseline.
- Providing accurate and timely information, data and reports regarding the project status, activities and performance,
- Making use of earned value management where appropriate.
To the Project Sponsor for:
- Maintaining alignment of the project to agreed outputs and success criteria.
- Initiating change control with the Project Sponsor should the agreed outputs or success criteria be impacted by any project changes.
- Documenting any post-Gate D activities that the Project Manager will complete.
- Disseminating relevant learning opportunities via the Operational Experience system and/or the Lessons Learned system as appropriate.
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Wood is current recruiting for Lead Buyer / Senior Buyer / Buyer.
- Reporting to the Procurement Manager, the main functions of the role will be to issue Pre - qualification Questionnaire (PQ) to potential new supplies
- Prepare Inquiry Documents, Expedite Suppliers bids
- Prepare Bid Opening and Commercial Bid Tabulation
- Bid Evaluation, Negotiations, and Preparation of Final Bid Tab
- Prepare Fax of Order Award and Formal Order Award after approvals
- Expedite Order Acknowledgement and issues change orders
- Preparing supplier performance evaluation and order close out
- Performing all purchasing activity in accordance with the set project purchasing procedure and the purchasing work instructions
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Woods nuclear business supports customers in the energy generation, new build, decommissioning and defence sectors.
Our nuclear business has offices in Knutsford and Birchwood in Cheshire, Gloucester, Dorchester, Harwell, Glasgow, Newcastle, Bristol, Cumbria, Reading and London. We also have a strong international presence to support our growing operations in France, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, South Africa and Japan.
The Nuclear business provides engineering, consultancy, safety case support and project management to our customers’ operations within the nuclear sector as well as into non-nuclear sectors where our capabilities are transferrable. We have long term relationships with several major clients in the civil nuclear industries and opportunities to work across a variety of nuclear projects at all stages of the project life cycle.
Our reputation for safely delivering quality projects on time and on budget is well recognised in the industries we serve. We have proven expertise in managing large, complex projects, a global reach and long-standing UK presence, strong relationships with our clients and cutting-edge processes and technologies.
What that means to you is the opportunity to experience a real variety of projects, working with people from different backgrounds. You'll work closely with our clients andcommitted to achieving outstanding results in a stimulating and quality-driven environment.
As demand for our expertise continues to grow, an opportunity has arisen for Civil & Structural Engineers to support the Wood Nuclear business unit at our London, Paris and Tours offices. The role will support a range of customers as part of a nuclear team within Wood.
The successful candidate will be responsible for either directly undertaking, or supervising design and engineering substantiation of Civil & Structural Engineering tasks including; studies, optioneering, schematic and detailed design, detailing and specification of new conventional and nuclear safety related works. Experience of directly interfacing with Clients, and Contractors is desirable. Experience of leading teams of engineers and technicians, executing the function of Lead Engineer on projects in the UK, in compliance with the CDM Regulations, is required.
The successful candidate will play a key role in assisting our customers, and in developing and expanding the technical capability and credibility of the London office. The successful candidate shall have excellent technical skills and shall ideally have Subject Matter Experience (SME) in either the execution of concrete structures, steel structures, seismic analysis/design, or nuclear engineering. Previous experience in the nuclear engineering sector and/ or working on large multi-discipline infrastructure projects is advantageous. The candidate may be required to work out of clients’ offices or remotely for extended periods of time.
Overview/Responsibilities:
A wide ranging and in-depth technical knowledge and educational base are required to ensure the delivery of challenging project and Customer targets.
- Undertake all work in accordance with Wood quality assurance system, with due regard to Health, Safety, Security and Environmental (HSSE)
- To work collaboratively and in a collegiate atmosphere with other Woods teams and engage with specialists in the wider Wood
- Undertake the role of Civil/Structural Engineer on projects, leading teams (with support from Principal Engineers) in the preparation of basis of design, design calculations, engineering substantiation reports, engineering details/drawings, risk assessments, method statements, specifications and similar project documentation, and undertaking on site inspections
- Generally work under the direction of the Principal Engineers, and Operations Manager, but as required occasionally may assume the role of Lead Engineer on projects, or for specific work packages/areas
- Where undertaking the role of Lead Engineer, the candidate shall be responsible for taking ownership of the delivery and line management of the engaged Civils resource(s), including quality and technical assurance, within budgetary and programme constraints, reporting to the Operations Manager and Project Management functional lead
- Undertake role of Originator, and/or Checker, of technical documentation and project deliverables, including calculations, reports, specifications and drawings
- Undertake the role of Technical Author in the preparation of technical documents to support License Condition, Periodic Safety Review and Safety Case/Pre-Construction Safety Report documentation
- Excellent communication skills in English, both oral and written. Proficiency in other languages, notable French, Chinese or Japanese shall be advantageous
- The role shall require a degree of flexibility and ability to travel both in the UK and overseas, to allow visits to Customer offices, site and potentially overseas as required
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Wood is currently seeking to recruit Project Engineer to:
- Permanently assigned to the projects, working as part of the PMC Team to Manage the FEED design or EPC Contractor on behalf of the client
- Responsible for the overall management of a KOC PMC Contract Assigned Project
- Direct Reports:
Assigned Direct Support Services Personnel
Assigned Indirect Support Services Personnel
- Leadership and coordination of multi-discipline Assigned Project task force teams
Responsibilities
- Provides leadership, guidance and direction concerning all facets of Assigned project delivery. Provides timely reports on status of the project and issues to Client Controlling Team.
- HSSE leadership of the Assigned Project.
- Assigned Project delivery improvement.
- Participate in key Client reviews and meetings as required, including project Risk management and lessons learned.
- Lead Assigned Project Monthly Progress reviews with the EPC Contractor or regular reviews with FEED office.
- Present Assigned project status, issues and corrective actions at Wood weekly Assigned project reviews, and keep Client Controlling Team and Management updated.
- Lead, develop and issue for Key Personnel and Client review Assigned Project Management Plans.
- Approve weekly timesheets and overtime requests for Assigned Projects.
- Raise requests for Other Direct Costs relating to Assigned Projects.
- Create and sustain a good contract team spirit within the Wood project team or FEED team and Client.
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Wood is recruiting for an experienced Project Manager to support the Box Encapsulation Project for Sellafield. The role will be largely based in Birchwood, Cheshire but will require frequent travel to Cumbria.
ROLE DESCRIPTION
To lead and co-ordinate whole life delivery of, engineering design, procurement, construction and commissioning activities for Plant Area, Packages, Disciplines and Systems; through all EPCC phases of the project, in accordance with the agreed budget, schedule and quality targets as defined in the Project Baseline Schedule (PBS) and project quality plans. To support the Project Team in the identification and control of project change.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Ensure that safety has a high profile on the project and project safety initiatives are communicated across the team;
• Co-ordination of all delivery functions to meet the schedule and cost demands of the project;
• Ensuring all delivery disciplines are performing to meet the requirements of the Schedule;
• Control account management and reporting schedule and budget performance across all delivery disciplines and project phases;
• Ensuring that the project communicates, reviews and reports progress on all Key Project Milestones;
• Ensuring that project risks and opportunities are identified, mitigations put in place and managed;
• Managing interfaces between the delivery functions and other project disciplines;
• Ensuring that works carried out by the delivery disciplines are in accordance with the Project IMS;
• Ensuring that estimates are checked, updated and aligned with control accounts;
• Ensuring that Project Managers Instructions (PMIs) and Early Warning Notices (EWN) are manged for the delivery functions;
• Ensuring that resource levels are appropriate to deliver the project scopes across all delivery disciplines and phases;
• Responsible for internal and external stakeholder management and customer liaison.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
To the Project Manager/Deputy Project Manager for:
• Co-ordination of the delivery functions;
• Monitoring and reporting the specified work scope to the agreed project baseline, for schedule, cost and quality;
• Ensuring that the works are fit for purpose and satisfy the project functional specification requirements;
• Reporting the delivery status of the project and any other relevant project issues
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Wood is currently recruiting a Supply Chain - Governance Lead supporting management of the governance and improvement supply chain function covering the ASEAAA business to ensure the supply chain function has appropriate governance controls across the business and driving compliance and due diligence activities where appropriate.
Reporting into the SCM Business Improvement Manager the role requires understanding of key supply chain compliance risks, included Modern Slavery, fraudulent Supplier transactions and Bribery and Corruption, data protection and developing framework controls to mitigate.
Key aspects of the role include identification and delivery of improved governance controls and risk mitigation for key target areas within SCM. Working with internal stakeholders to develop and undertake SC process and compliance audit and assurance as well as supplier audit across the AS EAAA region. Strong skills around KPI development, analysis and reporting.
- Act as an agent of change in developing and implementing Supply Chain best practices and lean, scalable processes that deliver efficiency, reduce risk, support growth and embed controls across the business in relation to all supply chain activities.
- Provide direction in identification and resolution of key SCM risk and compliance issues
- Support the integration of Wood Supply Chain by developing common ways of working, governance and control
- Assist with the development of Reporting and Analytics to drive improvement throughout the function and add value to the business.
- Provide Oracle system support and guidance across the business including the development and mobilisation of appropriate functionality
- Review and implementation of appropriate tools that will support drive efficiencies and controls
- Actively engage all functions, including emerging talent pool, of AS EAAA to identify business challenges, stimulate creative thinking and idea generation
- Personally contribute to the generation of new ideas
- Lead delivery for assigned initiatives
- Act as a role model and champion Woods vision, values and behaviours.
- Act as a role model to embed the Financial Management Framework across the business
- Support other team members with their activities as required.
- Communicate regularly and effectively across the project team and all Business Units to convey timely and appropriate messages to all staff, peers and line management
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Wood is currently recruiting for Senior Pipeline Engineer based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates for 8 months contract duration.
The successful candidate will perform below duties and responsibilities;
- Support the preparation and implementation of effective project execution plans & procedures.
- Monitor detailed engineering design/FEED compliance to the Design Basis .
- Manage a defined project scope to schedule and budget.
- Coordinate cross discipline input into procurement and contract technical packages assigned to their area.
- Monitor design evolution from basic engineering to detail engineering for documents and drawings and mitigate interdisciplinary conflicts.
- Provide Area Managers with monthly progress and performance write-ups for their area for inclusion in the Project Monthly report
- Review pipeline design basis and ensure its full compliance with project specification and Scope of Work
- Review the stress analysis of Pipeline systems through the use of Caesar II / Auto PIPE or equivalent software and review of stress analysis reports, incorporating project specifications and international codes.
- Resolve design irregularities. Monitor the transfer of Pipeline loads to Civil Discipline, coordinate on technical issues as required.
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Wood is currently recruiting for a Lead Pipeline Engineer to be worked based in Abu Dhabi for 8 months contract.
Client intends to unify the use of standards and specifications across its group of companies, and therefore, require producing new Standard Specifications, with the following objectives:
- Standardization across the group will drive Cost Effectiveness, both upfront CAPEX and operating/life cycle costs by eliminating 'Nice to have' requirements and adopting 'Must to have or Fit for purpose' approach.
- Enhance interchangeability of materials will lead to Optimized inventory management and maintenance costs, thereby enhancing profitability.
- Supports In-Country Value (ICV) initiative.
- Enhanced Project Delivery performance (Cost/Time Benefit).
Candidate Role:
- Review and compare Client’s Specifications across group of companies.
- Combine and update the same considering the technical requirements, Quality requirements and Cost optimization in liaison with client and project team.
- Provide logical and consistent written technical direction relating to respective discipline specifications development.
- Liaise with other disciplines in the design team and the Client.
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Wood is currently recruiting for a Pipeline Designer to be based in Abu Dhabi for 8 months contract duration.
- Carry out assigned pipeline design work as part of a multi-discipline project team
- Maybe required to perform site surveys and data gathering exercises at various project locations
- To provide discipline specific design and drafting services that meet the Project and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements
- Assume responsibility for the Pipeline design/drafting scope for the project
- Develop cost effective pipeline design and drawings
- To coordinate with other disciplines for interdisciplinary checks
- Display a working knowledge of industry standard drafting practices, good mechanical aptitude and general knowledge of engineering
- To prepare pipeline route studies, desktop studies based on survey inputs
- To prepare Pipeline Overall Route Maps, Key Plans, Alignment Sheets, Station Approach drawings Alignment sheets, pipeline typical construction drawings, etc. in accordance with project specifications, international cods and standards
- Preparation of Pipeline Detail / Bulk MTO
- To carry out detailed high quality site visits, pipeline route surveys and associated data collection
- Preparation of Piping input Drawings for On-plot / off-plot interface Areas at Process Plant
- Coordination with Topographical Contractors and Site personnel for preparation of AFC Alignment sheets
