One95 Global Recruitment
Nuclear power station cooling towers

Project Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Station, Somerset, UK

Hinkley Point C, the UK’s first new nuclear power station in a generation. One95 Global built a nuclear-qualified delivery team of 17 for an international EPC contractor on the project in 3 months.

The Brief

Hinkley Point C is the first nuclear power station to be built in the UK in over 20 years, which means the pool of people with recent nuclear new-build experience is small and in heavy demand. Our client needed people who had delivered on licensed nuclear sites, and who could operate within the Office for Nuclear Regulation’s (ONR) licensing regime and the project’s strong UK skills and supply-chain commitments.

Nuclear roles carry requirements that general construction roles don’t: nuclear quality assurance codes, safety-culture track record, security vetting and, for many positions, an ability to bridge international engineering teams with UK regulators, subcontractors and the owner. Getting a hire wrong is expensive, so the bar for screening was higher than on any conventional project.

The Solution

  • Nuclear-experienced talent first. We sourced from the UK’s nuclear sector and from new-build and major nuclear programmes in France, Finland, the US, Canada, the UAE and Korea, prioritising candidates with licensed-site and safety-related construction experience.
  • Building UK capability. We paired international specialists with UK engineers from adjacent high-hazard and heavy-industry sectors (conventional power, oil and gas, petrochemical, LNG), supporting the project’s UK skills commitments.
  • Rigorous pre-screening. Every candidate was checked for nuclear QA and code experience, security-clearance eligibility and right to work in the UK.
  • Relocation and mobilisation support. We managed relocation conversations, family considerations and notice periods early, so offers converted and start dates held.

Roles we sourced

  • Project leadership – Construction Director, Package Managers (Nuclear Island / Turbine Island / Balance of Plant)
  • Engineering – Lead Civil & Structural Engineer (nuclear-grade concrete), Mechanical Engineer (piping and supports), Electrical and I&C Engineers
  • Quality assurance – Nuclear QA Manager (NQA-1 / ISO 19443), QA/QC Engineers, Welding Engineer (ASME III)
  • Construction – Construction Managers, Civil and Mechanical Superintendents
  • Project controls – Planner/Scheduler (Primavera P6), Cost Controller
  • Commercial and supply chain – Contracts Manager, Procurement Manager
  • HSE – HSE Manager

The Outcome

  • 17 placements across various disciplines in 3 months
  • 85% of hires brought direct nuclear new-build or licensed-site experience
  • 100% offer-to-start conversion, including international relocations
  • Key licensing and QA roles filled in line with the client’s construction start milestone

“Thank you to One95 Global and the team for supporting us, it was a pressurised situation to hire such talent in a short space of time – the team were so supportive and took the worries away from me when roles were filled on time with exceptional talent” – HR Director, International EPC Contractor

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