Building Architectural CEL SZ2203/SZ2205 in City of Westminster

The Contract Engineering Lead (CEL) is integrated within the Design Delivery Management - Site Buildings team and holds technical and design delivery accountability for the SZC2203 and SZC2205 contract buildings. The role is responsible for managing the end-to-end design delivery, from basic design through to detailed design, ensuring all outputs meet time, cost, quality, safety and scope requirements in a nuclear-regulated environment. The CEL acts as Responsible Designer for the SZC2203/2205 contracts and provides day-to-day technical leadership, planning, coordination and risk mitigation across a complex, multi-disciplinary supply chain.

Buildings in Scope:

• HUC - Emergency Response Centre (HUM/HUD/HUC)
• HHE - Back‑up Emergency Equipment Store
• HUA - Main Access Control Building
• HZC - Chemical Products Storage
• HZG - Oil & Grease Storage
• HUT - Off‑Site Delivery Checkpoint
• HUB - Outage Access Control Building
• HHW / HHD / HSM / HHL - Slabs

Delivery is supported by an external design organisation and the wider SZC2203/2205 project team, including Building Leads, Mechanical & Electrical Leads, CDM Advisor, Nuclear Safety Lead and Architect.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Act as the principal point of contact for SZC2203/2205 design delivery within the DDM team.
• Fulfil the role of Responsible Designer, ensuring full compliance with contract, regulatory and nuclear safety requirements.
• Lead the development of engineering and design delivery strategies for the contract buildings.

Contract & Design Management:

• Author and manage Scopes of Work and Technical Specifications for Contract Partners.
• Coordinate and lead the technical assessment of contracts prior to award.
• Provide overall technical management of the contracts, acting as the primary interface with Civils Programme Project Managers.
• Agree and formally accept the Contract Partner Design Schedule on behalf of SZC.

Coordination & Technical Assurance:

• Coordinate multiple parallel, multi-disciplinary design workstreams.
• Manage technical interfaces across programmes and resolve transverse engineering issues.
• Ensure Contract Partner deliverables comply with Contract Technical Specifications, UK Context requirements, nuclear safety, security and CDM obligations.
• Lead the surveillance and assurance of detailed design activities, ensuring quality and consistency.

Planning, Schedule & Deliverables Control:

• Ensure Contract Partner schedules and milestones align with the overall SZC2203/2205 master schedule.
• Assure the List of Deliverables (LoD) and monitor delivery against agreed schedules.
• Track progress, risks, trends and open points to closure.

Reviews, Change & Risk Management:

• Define, coordinate and chair engineering design gateways and reviews.
• Lead Constructability Reviews prior to Readiness Review and formal transfer to the Joint Delivery Office (JDO).
• Consolidate and manage stakeholder comments during deliverable reviews.
• Facilitate continuous design optimisation through changes, trends and lessons learned.
• Maintain and update the contract risk register, ensuring risks are actively mitigated.

Commercial & Programme Interface:

• Support the SZC Project Manager in Early warning and compensation events, Change requests, Cost and schedule impact assessments.
• Interface with Commercial Leads during negotiations where technical input is required.
• Escalate and manage scope variations outside delegated authority.

Discipline Leadership:

• Provide technical leadership within your core engineering discipline.
• Support other Building Coordinators where required.
• Contribute to building specifications, technical surveillance and engineering advice.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Proven experience managing design delivery within nuclear safety and/or high-security environments.
• Demonstrated capability designing facilities to withstand internal and external hazards.
• Strong experience leading multi-disciplinary design coordination on large infrastructure projects.
• Solid technical understanding of building design, construction and UK standards.
• Detailed knowledge of RIBA Plan of Work (2013 or equivalent).
• Awareness of nuclear safety constraints, UK regulatory and CDM requirements.
• Strong leadership behaviours: accuracy, resilience, diplomacy, delivery focus.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to work independently, maintain discretion and manage sensitive information.
• High level of IT literacy and confidence with engineering software tools.
• Languages: English (essential); French (desirable).
• Degree (or equivalent) in Civil, Structural, Architectural, Mechanical, Process or related Engineering discipline.
• Good knowledge of UK nuclear regulations and legislation.
• Ability to obtain or hold National Security Vetting - Counter Terrorism Check (NSV CTC).

Benefits:

In addition to the benefits you'd expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships.

Work-Life Balance:

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.