Mechanical Engineer; Valve Specialist

"What You’ll Be Doing

As a Mechanical Engineer, specialising in Valve Engineering, you’ll support all valve engineering activities for the Hinkley Point C (HPC) Project within the Joint Design Office (JDO), ensuring designs are compliant, constructible, and fit for operation in a nuclear environment.

• Provide technical clarification on valve-related deliverables required for construction, working closely with Back Office design teams (EPR-E, EDVANCE, CNEPE and valve suppliers).
• Gather, review and assess engineering inputs, design assumptions, technical specifications, equipment data sheets and supporting documentation.
• Review valve design documentation to ensure compliance with project requirements, nuclear codes and applicable standards.
• Carry out valve engineering assessments, including:
• Functional and operational reviews
• Assessment of operational requirements
• Qualification and environmental requirement reviews
• Identification and implementation of design modifications
• Manage and close valve-related technical queries and open points.
• Assess and provide technical responses to issues arising during manufacturing, testing, installation and commissioning activities.
• Review and integrate valve design modifications requested by project stakeholders following JDO handover.
• Perform engineering assessments and hand calculations to determine the feasibility and impact of proposed changes.
• Review and verify technical documentation produced by suppliers and engineering subcontractors.
• Identify opportunities to improve and optimise valve designs and associated documentation.
• Collaborate closely with system engineers, layout engineers, CAD designers and multidisciplinary teams to support valve integration across plant systems.
• Lead technical meetings and manage interfaces with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Provide subject matter expertise on valve operation, maintainability, reliability and nuclear safety requirements.

• Acting as the primary point of contact for valve-related queries from the HPC site, you will:
• Coordinate technical activities across multiple valve packages and systems.
• Drive alignment and consistency of technical solutions between stakeholders.
• Monitor, manage and support the resolution of valve-related open points.
• Facilitate communication between design teams, suppliers, construction teams and the client.
• Support project delivery by ensuring valve engineering activities are executed in line with project schedules, quality standards and delivery objectives.