Principal / SME Nuclear HVAC System Design Engineer

• Provide expert input to the design, integration, and delivery of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems, including chilled water, within the Rolls-Royce Small Modular Reactor (SMR) programme. Ensure systems meet nuclear safety, regulatory, and performance requirements, supporting the overall plant design and lifecycle objectives.

Key Duties:

Design Leadership:

• Lead the end-to-end design of HVAC systems for nuclear applications, including containment ventilation, auxiliary building systems, and safety-critical air handling units.

Technical review:

• Review the work of others to check the correctness and ensure compliance with applicable nuclear codes, standards and project requirements.

Integration & Collaboration:

• Work closely with safety, layout, civil, electrical, control systems and other teams to ensure HVAC systems are fully integrated into the SMR design.

Supplier Engagement:

• Define scope for and manage relationships with HVAC service providers, ensuring technical specifications, quality standards, and delivery schedules are met.

Risk & Safety Management:

• Identify and mitigate design risks, ensuring HVAC systems contribute to the overall safety case and resilience of the SMR.

Documentation & Review:

• Oversee the production of design documentation, including system diagrams, specifications, and verification plans. Lead design reviews and support audits.

Change management:

• Manage change on behalf of the HVAC team, including assessing other team's changes for impacts to HVAC system design and advocating for HVAC.

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Building Services Engineering (or equivalent)
• Chartered Engineer status (or working towards)
• Significant proven experience in HVAC design within nuclear, defence, or highly regulated industries
• Strong understanding of nuclear safety principles and regulatory frameworks or other experience in highly regulated environment
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Knowledge of the application of systems engineering to the development of HVAC systems