Lead Civil Engineer in Devon, Plymouth

The UK's nuclear sector has entered a renaissance, with Nuclear Energy now a vital component as the country moves towards a target of Net Zero. Assystem provides critical support to this mission, accelerating the decommissioning and remediation of our legacy assets with a view to enabling a swifter energy transition, in parallel overcoming some of the largest engineering and environmental challenges of our generation.

As a Global top 3 independent nuclear engineering organisation, Assystem is active across the full decommissioning lifecycle. In the UK, we work across the Civil and Defence nuclear estates, pioneering agile and fit-for-purpose, customer-focused solutions, drawing on our established pedigree for delivery engineering excellence.

This is a key onsite role where you’ll lead and coordinate civil & structural engineering activities within a dynamic Joint Project Team (JPT).

• Defining project requirements & preparing technical specifications
• Managing engineering support and detailed design activities
• Reviewing and approving drawings, method statements & risk assessments
• Providing technical supervision of construction/deconstruction works
• Supporting commissioning/decommissioning activities
• Responding to RFIs and technical queries
• Contributing to project optioneering and continuous improvement
• Ensuring compliance with Health, Safety, Environment & Quality standards

You’ll collaborate closely with:

• Framework Contractors
• Design Teams
• Client

A proactive Civil/Structural Engineer with strong technical expertise, leadership capability, and experience managing onsite engineering delivery within complex infrastructure environments is required.

Qualifications:

• Essential: Experience of developing design assurance for complex projects, experience in civil engineering for complex projects, experience in stakeholder engagement throughout the engineering lifecycle.
• Desirable: Experience in a defence sector, experience in civil sector, experience of design delivery within defence projects, experience in engineering lifecycle management.

Essential qualifications include UK National with SC Clearance, demonstrable suitable qualifications and experience relating to marine and mechanical engineering, and an accredited Degree in an appropriate 'STEM' discipline (or equivalent qualification and experience).

Additional Information:

• The Group is currently ranked Third in the world for nuclear engineering.
• A dynamic career management policy to enable our employees to progress through our five business lines: operations, project, technical, sales and support functions.
• Provide opportunities to work on exciting, global projects.
• Access to an employee assistance programme with free mindfulness, health, wellbeing resources and a confidential support line available 24/7 via phone or text.
• Discount vouchers for days out and restaurants, eye test and glasses vouchers, cycle to work scheme, free flu jabs.

Security clearance: Due to the nature of work to be undertaken applicants will be required to meet certain residency criteria in order to attain a minimum level of UK security clearance if not already security cleared to a minimum SC level.

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.