CFSI Manager in Bristol

Sizewell C’s business is to design, finance, construct, commission, operate, maintain, and eventually decommission the nuclear power plant and related infrastructure at Sizewell C in Suffolk. Overall, whilst the Company is in the construction phase, the Boards’ principal focus is on the development and construction of Sizewell C on time, on budget and to the highest quality and safety standards. The Company is maturing to meet all these requirements.

Sizewell C is economically regulated by OFGEM under the Regulated Asset Base (RAB) model similar to other UK electricity distribution networks and Thames Tideway. Sizewell C construction strategy is to replicate the design of Hinkley Point C, using the majority of the same supply chain, but innovating in the way it is delivered to achieve savings in time and cost of around 20%. The CCO will need to be guided by and incorporate lessons learned from the Hinkley Point C commercial delivery to achieve Sizewell C’s ambition.

Following Financial Completion and Revenue Commencement, Sizewell C is fully funded and is owned by; The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero representing HM Government, La Caisse, Centrica, EDF and Amber Infrastructure. Sizewell C is entering an exciting phase of growth as we mature into an independent organisation and continue building one of the UK’s largest and most important energy projects.

As CFSI Manager you will be working within the Supplier Quality team, responsible for managing a team of Quality Engineers and ensuring compliance with the quality management systems covering all activities within the scope of the PDO Quality team. This includes ensuring that nuclear industry and major project best practice quality management arrangements are defined and deployed across the SZC project, organisation and within the supply chain.

The Supplier Quality Department is part of the Quality Delivery Organisation, which develops and maintains policies, strategies, standards, procedures and best practice in Quality as well as providing first and second level oversight of Sizewell C’s activities and measuring their effectiveness. The delivery of SZC Project is split across six programmes of works to which the Quality Department provides quality related services. Quality Delivery Managers in each programme specify their needs and monitor service performance.

The CFSI Manager has the responsibility to proactively manage Counterfeit, Fraudulent and Suspect Item (CFSI) arrangements in SZC by ensuring that there are adequate and appropriate strategies and arrangements to manage:

• CFSI Prevention: Ensure SZC has clear CFSI mitigation requirements identified in our arrangements with awareness throughout the Project Teams. Ensure that Suppliers responsibilities have been defined and that Suppliers have implemented appropriate QMS arrangements to manage CFSI in their organisation with effective flow down to their Supply Chain.
• Detection: Achieved by using a combination of audit, surveillance and inspection carried out by suitably qualified and experienced personnel (SQEP) throughout the project life cycle.
• Resolution: Assist in the management of the resolution process activated when a CFSI event is detected either by the internal detection process or via an external third party advising of a potential CFSI event.

The role has both internal and external aspects with requirements to interface with stakeholders from SZC, our Supply Chain and peers within the Nuclear Industry. Delivery of CFSI briefings will be a key feature of the role to build awareness of the risks and mitigations required, including supporting and conducting CFSI assessments with Suppliers to understand and measure their CFSI risk profile and supporting them to resolve issues.

Principal Accountabilities include:

• Support the development of and implementation of the Sizewell C CFSI Strategy.
• Implement key quality arrangements related to the following topics: Manage Quality Execution, Support Technical Assessment of Suppliers, Create information to report on the performance of suppliers, Identify where support is required in the supply chain and provide this support.
• Undertake actions to resolve issues relating to the implementation of quality and to bring about improvements and support others in these actions.
• The post could develop and manage a team of Quality Engineers, focused on the management and support of CFSI Mitigation.

Secondary accountability includes proactively communicating with other teams, maintaining good communication links and ensuring issues are reported in a timely manner. Identifying potential Quality issues before they arrive to enable mitigating actions.

Qualification & Experience:

• HNC/HND qualification or Degree in a relevant science or engineering subject, or equivalent.
• Experience in the application of IAEA, GSR Pt 2. ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO 45001 and/or ISO 19443 standard in a multi-disciplinary project environment.
• Proven leadership experience working in a quality assurance/control environment within the nuclear industry or other relevant safety critical industry.
• Solid experience of interaction and resolving issues with a wide range of stakeholders in a multi-cultural environment within major projects, manufacturing or large organisations.

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