Head of Operations - HPC

England, United Kingdom

12/12/2024

Job Description

Job title – Head of Operations

Location – Warwick and Bridgwater - Hybrid

Job type: Permanent

Ref: 1049

Leadership

As a Leader at Telent, you will be trusted and empowered to deliver critical and complex work. You'll be free to innovate, to take ownership and make smart, agile decisions. We need the best people to help us achieve our ambitions. Come, work in an environment where you can stretch your abilities and deliver on your potential. Help build and keep the nation's critical infrastructure connected and protected 24/7.

What you’ll do:

• Manage the relationship between the customer, Telent and other key suppliers to the program
• Manage the operations of the program and the resources in our Bridgwater facility
• Work closely with the design and delivery teams to ensure we deliver against the contract
  
  

Key outline to the project, the customer and our responsibilities

The project is part of the Hinkley Point C (HPC) programme to install a nuclear power station using two

reactors of the type known as European Pressurised Reactor or Evolutionary Pressurised Reactor

(EPR™) at Hinkley Point in Somerset.

The client - known as the Employer – is Nuclear New Build (NNB) Generation Company (HPC) Limited.

NNB is a venture between Électricité de France (EDF), who will operate the power station and China

General Nuclear Power Group (CGN), which has a financial stake in the programme. On completion,

the power station will provide 7 % of the United Kingdom’s electricity.

Telent - known as the Contractor – is to design, supply, install and commission the Information

Technology (IT) and communication equipment including the Data and Communications Systems

(DTV). The award of the contract from NNB to Telent has been assigned as Work Package HK5313 –

IT and Communications. This DTV system comprises of the following:

• Corporate Data Network (KLE) - Internet Protocol (IP) Network – including Data Centre, Core, Distribution and Access layers
• Radio Services – deployment of Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) across the environment supporting resilient Radio Services (Site, Paging and Emergency Services Network (ESN).
• Unified Communications and Messaging – to support a consistent set of voice, video and messaging capabilities
• Television (TV) and Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) – distributed IPTV capability
• Terminals – End user communication devices
• Public Address and Voice Alarm (PAVA) System
• Process and Production (PaP) – deployment of a site wide Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) network
• Sound Powered Telephones (SPT)
• Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) – multiple small UPS units
• An operations manager to take ownership and ensure a safe, compliant and on time delivery execution to schedule for the DTV system across all of the HK5313 contract
  
  

Who you are:

Key requirements:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience of installation work in a controlled Construction Environment
• Understanding of what is required from our customer with regard to the Nuclear Safety Culture and recognise shortcomings in this regard.
• An excellent track record of developing and implementing management controls and process to ensure optimum delivery strategies are deployed.
  
  

Skills/Qualifications

• A strong Telecoms background is essential with at least 2-5 years’ experience in managing & delivering telecoms projects along with an understanding of access processes and requirements to work on major construction sites.
• Project management qualification (Prince 2, APM) preferred but not essential.
• Full Driving License
  
  

What we offer:

A career at Telent can span sectors, roles, technologies, and customers giving you the opportunity to develop, learn new skills and make an impact. We are growing and we rely on our committed Team to deliver.

We nurture the talent that makes this happen, by our on-going commitment to creating an inclusive culture that respects and values difference, that celebrates diverse ideas. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work.

The additional benefits with this role:

• Vehicle: Benefit 2 allowance
• Medical for individual
• 34 days holiday, including public holidays, plus the option to buy
• Company pension scheme.
• A range of family friendly policies
• Occupational health support and wellbeing Portal
• Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping with Telent Reward scheme
  
  

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