Fire Safety Advisor

Wood Commissioning is recruiting for an experienced Fire Safety Advisor (Commissioning) to support EDF at Hinkley Point C (HPC). Ideally based locally to the area, successful candidates will be engaged on a 12 month rolling PAYE contract working 40 hrs/week Monday to Friday at the HPC Site in Bridgwater.

The Role

The HPC CommOps Team is expanding in preparation for the commissioning of Hinkley Point C (HPC), the first nuclear power station to be built in a generation.

The team require a Fire Safety Advisor (Commissioning) from a diverse background and level of expertise. In this role, you will be working in a diverse environment and contribute your knowledge and skills to oversee the preparation and execution of commissioning activities on the HPC project, work collaboratively with other areas, teams and programmes.

The Fire Safety Advisor (Commissioning) is part of a team of CommOps safety and compliance professionals reporting to the Commissioning Fire Safety Coordinator.

The role will also support on fire safety matters to the Commissioning programme (NNB GenCo), support and promote the development of a positive fire safety culture and help support / facilitate the coordination of fire safety amongst the many other contractors working on the project and at its Associated Development Sites. 

As part of this role, you will collaborate closely with Commissioning Fire Safety Lead, HPC Site Construction Fire Safety Team. You will support the CommOps Fire Safety Lead / team with their day-to-day Fire Safety management and monitoring between the CommOps Organisation, which will form an integral part of the HPC Commissioning Fire Safety Arrangements in line with the HPC site arrangements. 

Our Clients and Projects    

Designing the future. Transforming the world.  

Hinkley Point C (HPC) is a first‑of‑a‑kind UK EPR nuclear construction project and one of the most complex engineering undertakings in Europe. The Commissioning Programme leads the transition from construction to operation, demonstrating to regulators that systems are safe, compliant and ready for service. 

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities will include:

• Assisting in both establishment and transition into the operational stations fire safety governance arrangements, and policies which align with applicable regulatory requirements, loss control objectives and business needs
• Support the management of the CommOps fire safety DSEAR arrangements, including the development of CommOps DSEAR Risk Assessments and ensuring compliance with Client, Principal Designers and Principal Contractor standards
• Support the developing an operational readiness strategy which provides clarity and direction to project stakeholders on what fire safety arrangements will be implemented to support safe start up in operations and facilitate legislative compliance