EC&I Engineer in Bristol

Company Description

If you would like to know a bit more about this opportunity, or are considering applying, then please read the following job information.

About Assystem

At Assystem, our mission is to accelerate the global energy transition. With more than 8000 Switchers worldwide, we combine engineering excellence and project management with digital innovation to deliver landmark projects like Hinkley Point C, Sizewell C and emerging SMR programmes. In the UK, our engineers are shaping the future of clean, secure energy through pioneering design and collaboration.

Why Join the Community of Switchers?

You’ll be joining one of the world’s three largest nuclear engineering companies, working alongside leading experts in energy and infrastructure. At Assystem, your future team will support your technical growth while you contribute to projects driving the UK’s low-carbon future.

Job Description

This is a hybrid role with regular site presence in Bristol, so candidates must be within commutable distance or open to supported relocation.

• You will support EC&I cabling activities across design and construction interfaces on a major nuclear project.
• Develop and review electrical cabling layouts across complex plant areas.
• Produce and validate cable routing solutions aligned with installation constraints.
• Perform cable sizing calculations for power, control, and instrumentation systems.
• Coordinate cable routes with mechanical, civil, and layout engineering teams.
• Ensure cabling designs meet project standards, codes, and specifications.
• Support constructability reviews and resolve site-driven cabling issues.
• Review contractor cabling deliverables for technical compliance and quality.
• Manage design updates and technical queries through controlled change processes.

Qualifications

Nuclear experience is not essential, but is of course welcome. If you have worked within a highly regulated environment, your skills and approach are highly transferable and of strong interest to us.

We also recognise that the perfect candidate rarely exists. If you feel you meet around 80% of the criteria and are motivated to develop further, we would strongly encourage you to apply.

• Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• Experience working in an EC&I or electrical engineering role.
• Strong exposure to cabling layout, routing, or cable data management.
• Experience producing structured engineering documentation and deliverables.
• Understanding of design to construction information flow.
• Experience managing design changes, interfaces, or open points.
• Comfortable producing reports, trackers, and engineering indicators.
• Experience working within regulated or quality-driven environments.

Additional Information

Join us at Assystem and be part of a global team delivering some of the most exciting and complex engineering projects in the world. This is your chance to shape the UK’s energy future while developing your expertise in a unique environment.

Benefits include:

• Hybrid Working Opportunity.
• Flexible working hours.
• Pension scheme (8% company contribution / 4% personal contribution).
• 25 days’ paid annual leave + bank holidays + option to buy or sell days.
• Professional fees reimbursed.
• Employee referral scheme.
• Competitive Sick Pay – Support when you need it.
• Income Protection & 3x Salary Death-in-Service Cover.
• Free Digital Gym Access – Expert-led fitness classes 24/7.
• Employee Support Line – Mental health, financial & legal help.

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter! Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.