Job Title: Method Engineer
Location: Avonmouth, Bristol – With travel to site (HPC)
Salary: 45K 50K
Job type: Full Time/permanent
Framatome is a major international player in the nuclear energy market recognized for its innovative solutions and value-added technologies for designing, building, maintaining, and advancing the global nuclear fleet. The company designs, manufactures, and installs components, fuel and instrumentation and control systems for nuclear power plants and offers a full range of reactor services.
With 14,000 employees worldwide, every day Framatome’s expertise helps its customers improve the safety and performance of their nuclear plants and achieve their economic and societal goals. Framatome is owned by the EDF Group (75.5%), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI – 19.5%) and Assystem (5%).
In the UK we are currently 200 strong and our plans are to grow to 400-500 by 2025 through the development our UK nuclear service offerings
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Method Engineer is responsible of the preparation of all Construction Work in the scope of Framatome Limited. The role is based on site at Hinkley Point C as well as the Office in Avonmouth, United Kingdom.
The role consists in coordinating the Design Package to be installed on site, liaising with the Design Office, the Site and any other department of Framatome Limited. The Method Engineer has a primary role in defining the Site Activities methodology (installation and / or erection) and ensuring the required Temporary Works associated are completed and validated prior Construction Work.
The Method Engineer conducts studies related to designing, developing and amending processes over different phases of the Product Lifecyle. The Method Engineer is constantly seeking solutions to the problematics related to Site Activities, as well as capturing and compiling summaries and lessons learned about the operations conducted.
Key Responsibilities:
- Preparation and follow-up of Site Activities
- Ensuring Design, HSE, Site requirements are defined, gathered, prioritised and followed
Preparation and follow-up of Site Activities:
- Production of documentation that is comprehensive by the relevant stakeholders, enabling the internal approval as well as acceptance by the customer when applicable.
- Liaison and Coordination with relevant stakeholder interfacing with the Method Engineer in order to get all requirements and specificities prior Construction Work.
- Organise presentation and produce / check documentation prior Site Activities (Method Statement, Temporary Work, Installation procedures / instructions,Installation drawing, etc)
- Liaison with the Temporary Works Coordinator to define and specify the relevant Temporary Work, its category and following its development in support of the Site Activities; more specifically for the Temporary Work requiring design, the Method Engineer must act as a “Product Manager”.
- Ensuring all contributing stakeholders are given the right level of input for their own production (for instance: CAD Engineer producing Temporary Work Design or Site drawings; HSE Advisor producing RAMS (Risk Assessment Method Statements), etc.).
Ensuring Design, HSE, Site requirements are defined, gathered, prioritised and followed:
- Maintaining an auditable requirements matrix, gathering all the requirements within the Method Engineer remit.
- Ensuring the requirements are prioritised by challenging stakeholders.
- Tracking and minuting reviews and Lesson Learned as well as contributing to continual improvement within the role and its applicable processes.
- Involved with Design Activities to incorporate Site related requirements.
- Development of the Temporary Works associated to the agreed Methodology.
- Organising and / or participating in HSE Risk Design Reviews, Installation Method Reviews and Temporary Work Design Reviews.
- Master HSE requirement & CDM regulations.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Required Attributes (Essential):
- Design and Method processes knowledge and assurance
- Mechanical and Structural Engineering (degree)
- Temporary Work
- Ability to read and interpret Technical Drawings
- Writing Engineering Procedures
Desired Attributes (Optional):
- Eurocode 3
- The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
- Construction Work in Nuclear (or heavily regulated industry)
- BS 5975: 2019
Desired Personal Characteristics:
- Confident manner, good presentation skills
- Determination – not easily discouraged or put off
- Passion, enthusiasm and charisma.
- Innovative – prepared to see beyond how it has been done before
- Positive outlook – always sees opportunity through any adversity
- Resilient – ready to bounce back from any challenges
- Assertive – gets things done when they need to be
Candidates with the relevant experience or job title of Manufacturing Engineer, Development Engineer, Process Design Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Process Engineer, Production Projects Engineer, Design Engineer, Production Operations, Project Coordinator, Project Management, Project Engineer, Engineering Project Management, Production Engineer, Operations Engineer, Engineering Manager may also be considered for this role.
