Electrical & Mechanical Governance & Assurance Manager

Role:
Electrical & Mechanical Governance & Assurance Manager

Position:
Contract/Permament

Location:

HinkleY Point C

Duration:
Initial CED 31/12/2027

Pay: up to £550 PAYE - £750 Umbrella

The Electrical & Mechanical Governance & Assurance Manager is to be based at Hinkley Point C Nuclear power station. They will be responsible for ensuring statutory and regulatory compliance, Company and Client policy and procedural compliance and have the utmost regard for staff, contractor, and public safety. This role will act as the Electrical Duty Holder and Safety Rules Champion for the Principal Contractor and will determine the strategic direction of the electrical and mechanical work areas.

The Electrical & Mechanical Governance & Assurance Manager will be responsible to the Head of Site Risk Management and Control of Work utilising the Principal Contractor statutory requirements under the Construction (Design and Management) regulations to control and coordinate activities, to allow the safe execution of works on site at Hinkley Point

C. This role will be responsible for the oversight and coordination of all activities at HPC involving the HV (high voltage) System and LV (low voltage) networks including installation, modifications and alterations, energisation, the transition between non-permanent and permanent electrical systems and the decommissioning of redundant systems and networks on site.

The Electrical & Mechanical Governance & Assurance Manager will be the HPC subject matter expert for all electrical works at HPC.

Working as an integral member of the HPC Construction Team, the Electrical & Mechanical Governance & Assurance Manager will be responsible for managing a dynamic team of professionals, ensuring that all works involving electrics on site are conducted in a safe manner and are subject to comprehensive procedures and polices meeting legislative, policy and best practice standards. This role will also be responsible for planning and delivering the transition between non-permanent and permanent electrical systems and for planning and controlling the decommissioning of redundant systems on site.

The site-based management role holder will work with the NNB Construction, Safety and Delivery Teams, Tier 1 and DMIC Contractors within the HPC Site. They will ensure all HV and LV electrical works are delivered and coordinated in accordance with safe working practices and procedures and deliver a comprehensive schedule of assurance activities across electrical and mechanical works.

• Oversees the management of day-to-day electrical installations, modifications, alterations and decommissioning across the HV system and LV networks on site. Ensures that all Method Statements, Risk Assessments, Safety rules, and documentation is verified by the E & M Safety Rule Team prior to works commencing.
• Act as the PC Principal Contractor Duty Hold, SME, and Safety Rules Champion for all electrical matters.
• This role will line manage and provide direction the Electrical & Mechanical Governance & Assurance Team, including setting KPIs to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of the team, and this role will be responsible for holding and managing a budget of circa £2M.
• Development and roll out of site-wide electrical standards, strategies, and procedures to ensure the highest levels of safety across site.
• Manage the interface between construction and commissioning for electrical and mechanical works,.
• Ensure compliance documentation is in place, accurate and appropriately filed to assist with internal and external auditing and KPI benchmarking.
• Input into strategic site scheduling and co-ordination of works.
• Develop and maintain a good working relationship with the HPC Site Construction, Safety and Technical Teams, providing key data for performance management to the Construction Director.
• Develops and implements any new procedures with Construction, Safety and Admin Teams.
• Proactively communicates with NNB departmental and other contractor Senior Managers to maintain good communication links.
• Contributes to weekly and monthly reports as well as issuing and maintaining performance and KPI indicators.
• Manages Contractor Partners expectations when identifying competent persons for training as HPC Permit Acceptors.
• Accountability for ensuring all authorised persons under the NNB Electrical and Mechanical procedures are identified as competent by their employers.
• Ensures the…