Programme Engineering Lead

Urenco Group; Capenhurst; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in low carbon energy is seeking a Programme Engineering Lead based in Capenhurst. This pivotal role involves overseeing engineering resources for capital projects, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, and fostering strong stakeholder relationships. The successful candidate will have a degree in engineering, relevant professional qualifications, and a solid track record in project and engineering management. The company provides extensive training and development opportunities along with a robust benefits package.

Benefits

Annual leave starting at 25 days

Generous bonus scheme

Defined contribution pension scheme

Private medical and dental cover

Education and training opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven ability to analyse project requirements and craft Engineering/Design Strategies.
• Experience in developing and implementing cost predictability.
• Experience as CDM Principal Designer.

Responsibilities

• Promote a pro-active safety culture throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead project/programme engineering team for capital programme delivery.
• Collaborate with Project Management to plan technical resources.
• Develop and implement engineering/design strategies for compliance with standards.
• Manage supplier selection, contract negotiation, and contract management.

Skills

Project management

Engineering management

Stakeholder relationship development

Safety and regulatory compliance

Education

Degree in relevant engineering discipline

Professional qualification (e.g. CEng)

Job description

Help us to make a world of difference Urenco is a global leader in the production of low carbon energy. We work at the cutting edge of the transition to a sustainable, net zero world.

We’re looking for a Programme Engineering Lead. Based at our Capenhurst site you’ll be working within the Directorate of Engineering & Projects, the purpose of this role is to ensure engineering resource and capability assigned to deliver the technical aspects of site capital projects are technically fit for purpose and meets all statutory requirements, from initial project evaluation and conception, through to project handover and closeout.

The Programme Engineering Lead sets the overall technical direction for multi-disciplinary projects and acts as the key decision maker, ensuring a suitable balance between all potentially conflicting drivers is achieved. They oversee the development and approval of design/engineering delivery strategies and schedules, ensuring all relevant engineering disciplines and interfaces are accounted for, and strong stakeholder relationships are developed and maintained throughout the project lifecycle. Building and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships is essential, as well as developing extensive engineering management experience and expertise. The job remit stretches from engineering management and design strategies, through supplier selection and evaluation, to direct delivery of engineering/design and implementation scope for selected projects.

The Programme Engineering Lead manages the evaluation, development and implementation of complex design engineering solutions, overseeing all engineering aspects during the construction, installation and commissioning in order to ensure effective and efficient completion of projects. They plan and direct all design and technical resources working on their assigned projects, managing the interfaces between all relevant engineering disciplines. They represent their assigned projects/programme from a technical perspective at key stakeholder meetings and have oversight of the basis of key decisions and a detailed understanding of the technical position of the projects they are assigned. They also maintain day‑to‑day oversight of the Senior Project Engineers and Project Engineers who report into them.

The Programme Engineering Lead combines solid generalist understanding of a wide range of engineering disciplines, ensuring the effective management of multiple engineering disciplines which deliver integrated, fit for purpose design solutions.

At Urenco we’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. If you feel you meet some, but not all of what we’re looking for, please still apply. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training and development experiences. Along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry.

What you’ll do:

• Actively promote a pro‑active safety culture throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead the project/programme engineering team to enable successful delivery of the capital programme and forward capital plan. Maintain day‑to‑day oversight of engineering team activities within the project/programme.
• Work in collaboration with the Project Management function to effectively plan and direct the day‑to‑day activities of assigned technical resources that are allocated to project(s).
• Ensure that an aligned and integrated approach for how the engineering and technical activities are planned, prioritised, coordinated and delivered at a project/programme level.
• Develop and implement engineering/design strategies, ensuring proportionate and appropriate engineering solutions are compliant with engineering principles and procedures, company standards, customer contract requirements, and related specifications and legislation, including safety case and environmental permitting requirements.
• Ensure that design and constructability reviews are completed in a timely manner and in accordance with Urenco procedures.
• Delivery of engineering/design solutions to meet project safety, cost, schedule and business benefits objectives, ensuring compliance with relevant safety standards and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure Urenco’s commercial position is robustly protected through the application of good industry practice in contracting strategies, supplier selection, procurement, contract negotiation and contract management.

What do you need to thrive in this role?

• Educated to Degree level in a relevant engineering discipline
• Professional qualification e.g. (CEng) (where applicable)
• Ability to analyse project requirements and critical success factors and translate these into bespoke Engineering/Design Strategies
• Demonstrable experience in developing and implementing cost predictability
• Demonstrable experience in fulfilling the role of CDM Principal Designer

What can you expect from us?

• Annual leave starting at 25 days, which increases by one day for every two years of service up to a maximum of 30 days. In addition, you will accrue 13 additional days off to be used flexibly. There’s also a newly added scheme for buying and selling holiday, up to 5 days.
• A diverse range of family friendly policies.
• A generous bonus scheme.
• A defined contribution pension scheme with up to 16% employer’s contribution.
• Single private medical and dental cover.
• Flexible benefits package including life assurance and income protection. In addition, you’ll have an opportunity to purchase additional benefits that suit your lifestyle and take advantage of tax and NI savings.
• Education and training we take pride in helping people learn and develop by supporting, accelerating and directing your learning. As well as the completion of mandatory health and safety courses, training packages will be offered to meet your specific needs.

Creating a diverse and inclusive workforce

As a truly global company with a presence in the UK, USA, Germany, and the Netherlands, we know that our individual differences make us stronger. Putting people at the heart of our business, we strive to create an open and inclusive workplace that allows every voice to be heard and diversity to thrive. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, please let our talent acquisition team know.

Because together, we are one Urenco. We are enriching the world. And enriching your future.

How to Apply

Urenco is committed to encouraging equality and diversity within our workforce. Are you enthusiastic about this position and you don’t meet every single requirement? The real fit for a job is not always in your current experience or education. We are striving towards strong, diverse and complementary teams, in an inclusive and authentic workplace. So if you’re excited about this role but your past experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be just the right candidate for this or other roles and we would like to meet you!

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