Head of Mechanical Branch

Job Category: Engineering Contract Partner Company: Jobs Service Employing Company: EDF The HPC Jobs Service supports local people into exciting, long-term careers across our Project. Head of Mechanical Branch Location: Aztec West, Bristol (hybrid working) Salary: Competitive Ready to lead a critical engineering function shaping the future of nuclear energy in the UK? Do you enjoy bringing together talented people, solving complex technical challenges, and influencing major project outcomes? At EDF, Success is Personal – and this is your opportunity to lead with impact while developing a career that's unique to you. The Opportunity As Head of Mechanical Branch, you'll provide leadership across one of the most important engineering areas within the Sizewell C Nuclear Island programme. You'll be accountable for the successful delivery of mechanical equipment and fluid systems activities, helping support the journey towards An Electric Britain while ensuring the highest standards of quality, safety, schedule, and technical excellence. EDF EPR Engineering UK delivers the design for nuclear island buildings, systems, and equipment for Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C nuclear new build projects. Working as part of an integrated team, EPR Engineering supports construction and commissioning while preparing design-replication feasibility and related engineering activities. Alongside a competitive salary and potential for an annual bonus, you'll join us in a hybrid role based at #AztecWest in #Bristol. You'll work closely with multidisciplinary teams across the UK, France, and Germany, combining office collaboration with flexibility to work from home. As a member of the Sizewell C Senior Leadership Team, you'll shape strategic decisions, lead a team of specialist engineering managers and engineers, and oversee the replication of proven EPR designs for the next generation of nuclear power. This is a rare opportunity to influence a nationally significant project while developing people, capability, and engineering excellence across an international organisation. Who You Are We're looking for a Head of Mechanical Branch who combines strong engineering expertise capabilities with experience leading complex programmes in highly regulated environments. You'll be comfortable managing multidisciplinary teams, driving delivery performance, and working with senior stakeholders across international organisations. To be shortlisted, you need to offer… Degree-level qualification, or equivalent, in an engineering or related technical discipline Established experience in a senior engineering, leadership, or project management position Experience within Nuclear New Build, EPR, or Pressurised Water Reactor environments Strong knowledge of EPR design principles and engineering processes Proven experience managing engineering delivery against quality, cost, and schedule commitments Good understanding of UK nuclear regulations, industry requirements, and engineering best practice Experience leading technical teams within a highly regulated environment Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering activities and complex stakeholder interfaces Fluent English language skills What You'll Be Doing Leading the operational management of the Mechanical Branch, including a team of approximately eight direct reports Representing the Mechanical Branch within the Sizewell C Project Senior Leadership Team Coordinating mechanical engineering activities delivered across teams in the UK, France, and Germany Managing technical integration, risk mitigation, quality performance, and delivery commitments across the branch Overseeing interfaces with manufacturing, supply chain, project, and quality stakeholders to resolve technical issues and support successful delivery Pay, Benefits and Culture Alongside a competitive salary and potential for an annual bonus, private healthcare, and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include customisable benefits such as electric vehicle leasing, discounted gym membership, life assurance, tech vouchers, experience days, and more. At EDF, we believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That's why we offer you the freedom to develop a career that's unique to you. Here, Success is Personal – it's your journey, powered by us. Everyone is welcome at EDF; we're committed to building a workforce that reflects gender balance, social mobility, and inclusion of minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities, and those with disabilities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants requiring adjustments. Join us and find your success at EDF! #SuccessIsPersonal #EDFcareers #LI-Hybrid #DestinationNuclear #EDFNuclearJobs #EPREngineering For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community. The HPC Jobs Service supports local people into exciting, long-term careers across our Project. Head of Mechanical Branch Location: Aztec West, Bristol (hybrid working) Salary: Competitive Ready to lead a critical engineering function shaping the future of nuclear energy in the UK? Do you enjoy bringing together talented people, solving complex technical challenges, and influencing major project outcomes? At EDF, Success is Personal – and this is your opportunity to lead with impact while developing a career that's unique to you. The Opportunity As Head of Mechanical Branch, you'll provide leadership across one of the most important engineering areas within the Sizewell C Nuclear Island programme. You'll be accountable for the successful delivery of mechanical equipment and fluid systems activities, helping support the journey towards An Electric Britain while ensuring the highest standards of quality, safety, schedule, and technical excellence. EDF EPR Engineering UK delivers the design for nuclear island buildings, systems, and equipment for Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C nuclear new build projects. Working as part of an integrated team, EPR Engineering supports construction and commissioning while preparing design-replication feasibility and related engineering activities. Alongside a competitive salary and potential for an annual bonus, you'll join us in a hybrid role based at #AztecWest in #Bristol. You'll work closely with multidisciplinary teams across the UK, France, and Germany, combining office collaboration with flexibility to work from home. As a member of the Sizewell C Senior Leadership Team, you'll shape strategic decisions, lead a team of specialist engineering managers and engineers, and oversee the replication of proven EPR designs for the next generation of nuclear power. This is a rare opportunity to influence a nationally significant project while developing people, capability, and engineering excellence across an international organisation. Who You Are We're looking for a Head of Mechanical Branch who combines strong engineering expertise capabilities with experience leading complex programmes in highly regulated environments. You'll be comfortable managing multidisciplinary teams, driving delivery performance, and working with senior stakeholders across international organisations. To be shortlisted, you need to offer… Degree-level qualification, or equivalent, in an engineering or related technical discipline Established experience in a senior engineering, leadership, or project management position Experience within Nuclear New Build, EPR, or Pressurised Water Reactor environments Strong knowledge of EPR design principles and engineering processes Proven experience managing engineering delivery against quality, cost, and schedule commitments Good understanding of UK nuclear regulations, industry requirements, and engineering best practice Experience leading technical teams within a highly regulated environment Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering activities and complex stakeholder interfaces Fluent English language skills What You'll Be Doing Leading the operational management of the Mechanical Branch, including a team of approximately eight direct reports Representing the Mechanical Branch within the Sizewell C Project Senior Leadership Team Coordinating mechanical engineering activities delivered across teams in the UK, France, and Germany Managing technical integration, risk mitigation, quality performance, and delivery commitments across the branch Overseeing interfaces with manufacturing, supply chain, project, and quality stakeholders to resolve technical issues and support successful delivery Pay, Benefits and Culture Alongside a competitive salary and potential for an annual bonus, private healthcare, and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include customisable benefits such as electric vehicle leasing, discounted gym membership, life assurance, tech vouchers, experience days, and more. At EDF, we believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That's why we offer you the freedom to develop a career that's unique to you. Here, Success is Personal – it's your journey, powered by us. Everyone is welcome at EDF; we're committed to building a workforce that reflects gender balance, social mobility, and inclusion of minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities, and those with disabilities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants requiring adjustments. Join us and find your success at EDF! #SuccessIsPersonal #EDFcareers #LI-Hybrid #DestinationNuclear #EDFNuclearJobs #EPREngineering For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community. Why Join Us? For more than 60 years, nuclear power stations in the UK have been quietly keeping Britain fuelled with massive amounts of home-grown energy. Our teams up and down the country are proudly continuing to serve the nation – but they also have an eye on the future. EDF is leading the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C and plans for a new power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk. Nuclear power is the most reliable, low-carbon energy source currently available to the UK. EDF is playing a key role in the development of nuclear sites, while Hinkley Point C will provide low-carbon electricity to meet 7% of the UK demand. The project is already making a positive impact on the local and national economy as well as boosting skills and education. We’re not just building new nuclear power stations. We’re developing careers, upskilling generations and creating thousands of employment and apprenticeship opportunities across a variety of skills areas. It takes a special kind of person to work in the nuclear energy industry and although we have thousands of them there’s always a need for more. Our industry has a mind-boggling range of opportunities and more jobs, and in more places, than you might think. But it’s also an industry which is changing. We’re a responsible business and proud to be Britain’s biggest generator of zero carbon electricity. With size, age and experience, we believe we can do even more.