Key responsibilities & accountabilities

The design office manager/ business manager will be responsible for:

• The effective operation of each function of their allocated area to ensure it technicallyperforms within agreed budgets, objectives and the overall business plan.
• The preparation of budgets for submission to the relevant Head of Business Unit, including proposals for development and the acquisition of new equipment and skills.
• Reviewing and advising on new methods, procedures, computer software and information likely to improve quality in design.
• The setting-up and negotiation of Business Agreements with major existing and new customers.
• Proposal and Quotation Management.
• Contract management of orders to include negotiation of initial orders, amendments to orders, work variation payments and financial progress monitoring.
• Liaison with the HSEQ Manager to ensure that customer quality requirements are fully understood at the proposal stage and on receipt of orders.
• Ensuring that the customers’ requirements are being met and achieving maximum efficiency and economy compatible with the quality required by the customer.
• Assessing and monitoring the performance of staff and arranging for training of personnel in accordance with company needs in conjunction with the relevant Business Resource Manager and Human Resource Manager.
• Ensuring that necessary corrective actions, following internal audits, are initiated and promptly implemented.
• Ensuring that all security requirements are met.
• Ensuring that each department is adequately staffed and correctly organized, to achieve maximum efficiency.

Qualifications or equivalent experience

• Relevant engineering degree
• French-speaking would be an advantage but is not a pre-requisite
• Demonstrable experience on PWR design and more particularly on EPR technology
• Practical experience on the systems and components of the common raft buildings or of the balance of plant

Skills & Knowledge

• Knowledge of EDF and Edvance engineering processes
• Knowledge of design activities performed on HPC and/or FA3 project
• Experienced in the management of design activities
• Understanding of nuclear process and mechanical interfaces (interfaces with layout in particular)
• Demonstrable experience in the management of a design office and/or a business unit
• Demonstrable experience in the management of work packages
• Demonstrable experience in the management of a P&L
• Knowledge of HPC engineering sequencing and interfaces is an asset

Security Clearance

Due to the nature of work to be undertaken applicants will be required to meet certain residency criteria in order to attain a minimum level of UK security clearance. 

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