Civil Engineer - Designer

THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT
You will join a recently created TRACTEBEL entity with very ambitious goals and exceptional projects. Created to support projects localised in the UK, the entity’s mission is to promote TRACTEBEL as a key player of the nuclear business in the UK.
Tractebel is part of a consortium in charge of the design and detailing of the reinforced concrete structures of the Nuclear Island of Hinkley Point C (HPC) Nuclear Power Plant, currently one of the world’s largest construction projects. HPC is set to be the benchmark for future construction of similar projects in the UK such as Sizewell C (SZC).
You will be part of a dynamic, highly motivated and multicultural team. This position is a great opportunity for you to develop your professional and personal skills and work on globally recognised projects.

Your job
We are looking for a motivated Civil Engineer to work on the design and construction of the Hinkley Point C (HPC) and Sizewell C (SZC) nuclear powerplants.
Your responsibilities will include analysing the input data received from the Client, investigating previous calculations, performing structural calculation on ANSYS software, preparation or updating of the associated reports.
Depending on the project you will be affected (HPC or SZC), you will be involved in the activities undertaken by our local team, which will include:

HPC project:
Respond to civil works contractor’s queries related to the design packages released by the Back-Office;
Analyse Request For Information (RFI) and provide clarification to the site;
Analyse Field Change Requests (FCR) from the site and assess their feasibility;
Analyse Non-Conformance Report (NCR) from the civil works contractor and assess the proposed repair solution or propose additional measures;
Provide quick assessment on reinforcement concrete issues (hand calculations);
Perform or adapt Ansys Finite Element Models (FEM) in response to FCR and NCR.

SZC project
Analyse the input received from the SZC Client,
Liaise with the SZC Client to obtain the clarification needed,
Liaise with the Tractebel HPC France Office to understand the previous calculations performed on HPC,
Perform (or adapt) Ansys Finite Element Models (FEM) calculation on SZC project;
Write down the SZC associated reports.
Keep an interrogative attitude during all the process and be able to challenge the input and the results, based on your engineering judgement.

Your profile
To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements:
MEng in Civil or Structural Engineering;
Working towards either the ICE or the IStructE;
Experience in the use of Ansys or equivalent structural FEM software;
Experience in reinforced concrete calculation and design;
Experience in nuclear or complex industrial projects;
Working familiarity with relevant technical Codes of Practice and industry Standards (ETC-C, Eurocodes and British Standard);
Proficient in using MS Office Suite, Excel and Word especially;
Programming skills in one or several languages are a plus;
Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
Proactive individual who can work collaboratively within a multicultural team;
Agile and self-motivated towards improving personal performance and able to generate innovative outcomes to challenges;
Ability to work to deadlines;
You enjoy new challenges and are keen to learn and willing to take responsibility whilst also wanting to support others within our team .

What we offer
As a TRACTEBEL employee, you will benefit from:
Opportunity for a quick career progression in a dynamic and challenging environment.
Autonomy and flexible work patterns.
Competitive salary and annual bonus scheme.
Complementary trainings to develop your skills inside our team.
Professional membership subscriptions - subscription fees for one relevant professional institute per annum.
Support toward attaining chartership
Generous holiday allowance of 28 days plus bank holidays.
Possible international career evolution.