Commissioning Director

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Commissioning Director
Equans
Hinkley Point C

Rooted in a history spanning over a century, Equans, a Bouygues group company, is a global leader in the energy and services sector. Supporting its clients through the energy, digital, and industrial transitions, Equans provides a high level of technical expertise in the design, installation, maintenance, and operation of multi-technical systems.

Axima Nuclear (900 employees, €217M revenue in 2025), an Equans entity, is the European leader in nuclear ventilation and fluid process systems. With more than 50 years of experience, we deliver end-to-end solutions ranging from engineering to maintenance for nuclear facilities. Our expertise covers new builds, modifications, and decommissioning preparation.

As part of our growth, we are looking for our future:

Location: HPC Site (near Bridgwater Somerset UK)

Your role and responsibilities:

Reporting to the Project Director, you will lead the commissioning strategy and execution for the EDG (Emergency Diesel Generator) scope of the Hinkley Point C project, ensuring the successful transition from construction completion to operational readiness.

Your key responsibilities will include:

Defining and deploying the commissioning strategy and execution plan.
Managing commissioning teams throughout preparation, testing and handover phases.
Coordinating commissioning activities with engineering, construction, quality and client stakeholders.
Ensuring readiness of systems, documentation and resources for commissioning activities.
Managing commissioning schedules, priorities and interfaces across multiple workstreams.
Supervising system and integrated testing activities.
Ensuring compliance with nuclear, regulatory and contractual requirements.
Driving resolution of technical issues, punch-list items and non-conformities.
Overseeing performance testing and final acceptance processes.
Supporting the client through handover and operational readiness activities.

Requirements:

Engineering degree or equivalent technical qualification.
Minimum 15 years of experience in commissioning management on large industrial projects.
Extensive experience within nuclear, power generation or highly regulated industries.
Strong knowledge of system testing, operational readiness and project handover processes.
Proven experience leading multidisciplinary commissioning teams.
Excellent ability to manage interfaces between engineering, construction and operations.
Strong communication, leadership and negotiation skills.
Fluent English required;
Experience working on EPC or major infrastructure projects is highly desirable
Experience in the testing and commissioning of Emergency Diesel Generator (EDG) systems is highly desirable.

Also:

Commissioning leadership and expertise
Operational readiness
Nuclear safety culture
Interface management
Systems integration
Risk assessment and issue resolution

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.