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About the Opportunity 

The Area Engineering Manager (AEM) is a senior leadership role that requires extensive cross-discipline knowledge of value realisation of engineering design of systems and plant with a mind set for construction and commissioning in a nuclear environment.

Typical responsibilities:

• Lead and advise all parties from the project team on the design processes and decision making using their own demonstrable experience in delivery with significant interpersonal skills.
• Interfacing with design teams and stakeholders
• Managing teams that are remote is likely to be a necessity.
• They need to be self-motivated, striving to deliver to agreed targets and be comfortable working in a team as well as on their own.
• Ensure status and performance of work is reported accurately and in a timely manner

Requirement

• Extensive post-graduate industrial/ practical experience of designated skill set possibly within the nuclear industry but certainly within a related transferrable industry such as the oil and gas processing/refining sector or water treatment arena for examples. 
• Degree qualified and Chartered Engineer.
• Experience of and ability to manage early stages of project engineering delivery, including the development of clear business cases and justifications for investment.
• Familiarity with and application of current standards within their own skill area and an overarching appreciation of multi-discipline design interactions and interfaces, particularly with CE&I and CS&A capabilities.
• Excellent working knowledge of appropriate CAE system including previous experience of establishing and leading a BIM enabled project.
• Evidence of design capability and leading a multi-discipline team.
• Ability to work within NEC3 contractual mechanisms and effectively manage milestone delivery and KPIs.
• Extensive experience developing estimates and schedules for new projects
• Understanding of Project Management principles and use of EV tools (CPI/SPI) to identify and resolve progress issues.

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