8 Principal Design Engineer roles in United Kingdom

What you'll be doing

This role will be Monday – Friday and hybrid / Travel to the Bristol when required, to learn processes and build the team. Ideally 2-3 days/week in Aztec West, Bristol, UK. This may be adjusted dependent on experience and wider team requirements.

As a Principal Design Engineer, you will interrogate the Sizewell C CAD models on a room-by-room basis, within a set of criteria, to identify and define boundaries for “modules”
(or sub-assemblies) that can be constructed off-site, this reducing the reliance of
on-site pipe welding compared to Hinkley Point C. This approach will reduce the site
installation schedule, improve quality consistency and therefore reduce rework
and improve safety. Module definition will be record on a detailed sheet and reviewed by a
Constructability Team. The final output will be used by Engineering to produce
specific Technical Specifications to fabricate each module.

Accountabilities

• You will be accountable for the timely identification of modules for a series of rooms in accordance with a validated set of criteria and rules.


• Liaise with the Constructability, Engineering and Execution Design functions during this work.


• Pending experience, individuals may be asked to review and/or approve the work
  of others, particularly for higher risk proposals.

Who we're looking for

Essential

• HND/Engineering Degree, Mechanical biased (Qualified or equivalent
  experience).


• Ability to efficiently navigate and interrogate CAD models (the current design
  uses Navisworks).


• Appreciation of on-site constructability factors that would impact the logical
  installation of pipework/equipment in a construction environment, particularly
  the control of interfaces.


• Appreciation of the safety and practical requirements of welding and
  construction working including lifting activities.


• Methodical working with a key attention to detail and presentation.


• 'Can-do' attitude with a desire to contribute to the future of Nuclear New Build
  in the UK.

Desired but not essential

• Piping layout experience.


• Pipework installation experience.


• Appreciation of equipment installation (valves, pumps, vessels etc).


• Understanding of construction requirements and constraints and how they can
  be mitigated.


• Lifting operations experience.


• Hinkley Point C Site Construction experience.


• Hinkley Point C Detailed and/or Execution Design process experience.


• Awareness of the principles of CDM regulations.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick (BBK) is a market leading mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) and mechanical, electrical and instrumentation (ME&I) solutions provider with over 100 years of engineering expertise.

We design, install and maintain the systems that make building infrastructure work. Emphasising environmentally efficient technologies, digital construction and offsite manufacturing, our experienced teams deliver high quality solutions across the following sectors: Aviation, Buildings, Civils, Defence, Energy and New Build Nuclear.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality.

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.