Engineering Manager

About Assystem

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Deliver defined lifecycle handover points on time, from design through manufacture and delivery to commissioning, and expedite stakeholder review and acceptance.
• Manage and resolve engineering queries, early warnings, open points, and design change requests in line with the contract and RACI.
• Engage appropriate approval bodies when the Safety Case may be affected.
• Liaise with contributing parties, ensuring information exchange and delivery to plan.
• Prioritize queries and issues while considering manufacturing and installation needs.
• Deliver engineering work to plan with key stakeholders and ensure timely engineering support and issue escalation.
• Ensure planned delivery of Technical Acceptance and associated surveillance.
• Support engineering risk and opportunity management in ARM where applicable.
• Manage design interfaces and supplier feedback; drive technical resolution of manufacturing non-conformances with the Quality Management Lead.
• Follow up equipment qualification programmes and expedite related queries, deviations, and changes.

Candidate profile

• Proven technical leadership delivery on complex projects with strong safety, security, and environmental responsibility; nuclear or a similar regulated environment is preferred.
• Awareness of integrated management systems and technical and contractual management policies, procedures, standards, and documents.
• Significant expertise in a relevant technical discipline and experience engaging stakeholders and facilitating issue resolution.
• Ability to build effective working relationships, communicate and present well, influence, facilitate, organize, and maintain networks.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills.
• PWR/EPR design understanding and PWR/EPR construction experience are an advantage.
• Knowledge and experience using EU directives, British Standards, and company standards and procedures.
• Degree and chartered status in engineering, construction, or a related field; good knowledge of CDM Regulations.
• Project Management knowledge or practice using either the APM Body of Knowledge or PRINCE2.
• BPSS and SC clearance are required; applicants must meet residency criteria for the minimum UK security clearance if not already cleared.
• Ability to travel to Assystem offices and customer sites within the UK.

Work arrangement

• The job listing says on site; the description also states hybrid work with one to two days remote per week.

Benefits

• Social benefits include an employee committee and holiday bonuses.
• Ongoing training and career opportunities are offered.