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Construction Superintendent (Welding)

Job Posted: 13 days ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Bridgwater, Somerset

Expire in: 15 days

Job Description

Welding & NDT Construction Superintendent - Hinkley Point C (HPC)

Sector: Nuclear New Build / Quality Assurance & Surveillance

Location: Hinkley Site, Somerset (Bridgwater area)

Position Type: Full-Time, Permanent

The Opportunity:

We are partnering with a primary delivery framework partner at Hinkley Point C to recruit a senior Welding & NDT Construction Superintendent. Operating within the site's Technical Directorate, you will lead a dedicated quality surveillance team providing client-side oversight of all heavy fabrication, welding, and non-destructive testing (NDT) activities across the project's mechanical scope.

This is a high-profile leadership role focused on ensuring that major contractors install, assemble, and manufacture safety-critical components "Right First Time" - safeguarding nuclear safety and preventing costly project rework.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Oversight: Provide client-side control and technical review of welding, NDT, heat treatment, pressure testing, and stainless steel surface integrity across dual nuclear units.

Team Leadership & Development: Line-manage a specialist field surveillance team. This includes allocating workloads, setting performance objectives, coaching staff, and conducting in-situ competency assessments.

Surveillance Programming: Build comprehensive look-ahead schedules of upcoming contractor activities. Define the surveillance scope, author risk assessments, and establish robust surveillance programmes.

Technical Review & Verification: Coordinate the review of safety-critical contractor documentation, including Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), End of Erection Status Reports (EESRs), welding books, and NDT procedures.

Issue Escalation & Reporting: Track contractor progress via project surveillance tools and compile performance metrics for weekly quality reports, escalating any risks to cost, quality, or schedule to the Quality Delivery Manager.

Constructability & Process Improvement: Participate in project risk workshops and constructability reviews to identify welding and NDT efficiency opportunities. Author formal closure reports upon package completion to capture operational experience (OPEX).

Nuclear Safety Advocacy: Act as a staunch champion of a world-class nuclear safety culture, embedding it across your team's processes and all contractor interfaces.

What We're Looking For:

Proven Experience: Significant experience (10+ years) in metallurgy, industrial welding fabrication, and NDT inspection within a highly regulated, safety-critical sector (e.g., Nuclear, Oil & Gas, or Aerospace).

Core Certifications: A valid welding inspector qualification (such as CSWIP 3.1 or equivalent) alongside a formal appreciation of NDT techniques.

Codes & Standards: Strong working knowledge of international design and construction codes, specifically RCC-M and ASME.

Project Delivery: Demonstrated success in managing contractor performance, resolving conflicting priorities, and delivering large, complex project scopes under tight deadline constraints.

Leadership Capability: Strong background in direct team management, including objective setting, performance appraisal, and managing specialist contract staff.

Desirable Attributes:

Higher-level technical credentials such as CSWIP 3.2, International Welding Specialist (IWS), or PCN NDT certifications.

Deep understanding of quality management practices relating to the fabrication and installation of high-pressure systems or structural steelwork.

Exceptional communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills. A working knowledge of the French language is advantageous due to cross-border design interfaces, but not essential

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