Electrical Design Engineer in Bristol

Company Description

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 electrical design activities across design and construction interfaces on a major nuclear project. The role focuses on producing and coordinating electrical design deliverables, with particular emphasis on cabling, layouts, and design consistency rather than heavy calculations.

• Develop and coordinate electrical design deliverables for power and auxiliary systems
• Produce and review electrical layouts, cable routing, and associated design documentation
• Prepare design outputs to support cable lists, voltage plans, and construction activities
• Coordinate electrical design interfaces with EC&I, mechanical, and layout teams
• Ensure electrical designs are suitable for construction and installation constraints
• Manage design changes, technical queries, and open points through controlled processes
• Track design maturity and support reporting against project milestones
• Review contractor design submissions for technical consistency and quality
• Support handover of electrical design information to site and construction teams

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 in an electrical design or engineering role
• Exposure to electrical layouts, cabling design, or routing activities
• Experience producing structured electrical design documentation
• Understanding of design outputs used for construction and site activities
• Experience managing design changes, interfaces, or technical queries
• Comfortable working with design trackers, reports, and schedules
• 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.