The Backoffice NI HPC Systems Lot Manager (aka “Chef de Lot” in French) is responsible for leading and managing a set of teams of systems  Engineers, specialist, Contract and Technical engineering Leads within EPR-E in the frame of the HPC Project.

Key Responsibilities in the scope of the role for HPC activities:
Project Integration Management
·         Translate project requirements into actionable plans considering cost, deadlines, and technical-economic performance.
·         Align project execution with discipline-specific, project-wide, and EPR-E annual objectives.

Project Scope Management
·         Define, monitor, and adjust resource allocation (hours needed/spent) in collaboration with group leaders and discipline manager.
·         Support budgeting activities including task order preparation, mid-term planning, landing estimates, and workforce planning.
·         Ensure all activities are linked to Level 3 (L3) planning.
·         Establish and maintain the technical framework for assigned scopes.
·         Manage configuration (Open Points, Design Changes), interfaces (IDT), non-conformities (NCR), and configuration management.
·         Provide technical support for critical or complex topics.

Project Schedule Management
·         Develop, optimize, and maintain the L3 project schedule to ensure timely delivery of milestones.
·         Collaborate with project entities to propose and implement L2 schedule replications or optimizations.
·         Define and monitor key deliverables and milestones aligned with project targets.

Project Cost Management
·         Translate configuration objects into parametric and provisional models linked to L3 schedules.
·         Implement a bottom-up cost estimation approach with group leads.
·         Monitor and adjust resource usage to support budgeting and task order justification.

Project Quality Management
·         Ensure the technical framework is properly implemented across teams.
·         Approve technical documentation and manage non-conformances (NCR).

Operational management of Project Resource
·         Define operational objectives of system group leaders for HPC project and make sure they are reached,
·         Hierarchical management of FRA SAS company group leaders and engineers of the Lot when necessary,
·         Contribute to career paths suggestion,
·         Define training plans,
·         Organize regular team engagements and manage organizational transitions to follow project phases (e.g., installation, commissioning) with Discipline Manager delegation

Project Communications Management
·         Participate in internal and external technical meetings and reviews.
·         Establish structured reporting mechanisms (progress reports, decision logs) to ensure transparency and alignment etc...

Your background may include some of the following:

General and technical background expected

Essential:

·         Engineering degree or equivalent qualification

·         15+ years’ experience in systems engineering or relevant experience in EPR project

·         A relevant experience in management

·         Relevant experience in the nuclear industry

·         Ability to effectively manage own and team’s workload in order to respect deadlines and KPI requirements

·         Excellent interpersonal skills

·         Ability to communicate clearly and accurately, both written and orally, in English (French is a bonus)

·         Proactive and confident in communicating with others, particularly those based in remote offices including France, Germany.

·         Proactive in developing positive working relations with others within the project

 
Skills required

·         Knowledge of EPR system design sequences, Instrumentation and Control architecture and Safety Classification

·         Experience of working on an EPR project, Nuclear operating fleet

·         Experience in the management of transverse technical and contractual topics

·         Excellent Interpersonal skills, conscientiousness, organisation, writing ability.

·         Good organizational, writing and oral expression skills in English are essential for the realization of the activities of document production, steering and interfaces with the various correspondents.

·         Ability to prioritise, to manage numerous interfaces, to question and understand the imperatives of other downstream disciplines.

Languages (level)
·         English fluent,

·         French is a bonus.

What’s in it for you?

·         25 days annual leave per year rising by 1 day for every 2 years worked (max 30 days) + Bank Holidays

·         8% employer pension contribution with employee 1% contribution (salary sacrifice)

·         Individual and family private health care

·         Dental insurance for employees

·         Cashplan – Level 2 cover

·         Life assurance (4x salary)

·         Employee assistance programme (EAP)

·         Income Protection

·         Professional Body Membership

·         Tusker Electric car scheme (salary sacrifice)

·         Cycle to Work scheme (salary sacrifice)

·         Babbel – learn a new language

·         Generous family leave