Assystem
Engineering Manager (Engineering Policy & Standards Support)
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Policy & Standards Engineer
🚀 Exciting opportunity to join a newly established Policy & Standards Team within the Design Authority function! You'll play a key role in developing and maintaining the engineering governance framework that supports safe, compliant, and effective project delivery across a highly regulated environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain Engineering Management Arrangements
- Produce and update Engineering Policies, Standards and Guidance
- Support the delivery of Technical Assurance Frameworks
- Contribute to Engineering Substantiation Processes
- Develop and maintain Design Acceptance Procedures
- Manage Configuration Control Arrangements
- Support Change Control Processes
- Ensure compliance with Safety Management Arrangements
- Drive continuous improvement in engineering governance and best practice
- Collaborate with stakeholders across engineering and assurance functions
What You'll Be Doing
- Creating and maintaining engineering policies and standards
- Supporting robust engineering governance and assurance activities
- Developing processes that underpin design authority responsibilities
- Ensuring consistency, compliance and quality across engineering activities
- Providing guidance to support effective engineering decision-making
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Qualifications
Who We're Looking For
⚛️ Nuclear industry experience is essential
We're seeking an experienced engineering professional with a background in engineering management, governance and technical assurance rather than detailed design engineering.
Ideal Background
- Engineering Manager
- Principal Engineer
- Technical Authority
- Design Authority Engineer
- Engineering Governance & Assurance Lead
Key Skills & Experience
- Strong understanding of engineering governance and assurance within regulated environments
- Experience developing:
- Engineering Management Plans
- Engineering Arrangements
- Policies & Standards
- Governance Documentation
- Ability to translate technical and regulatory requirements into clear, practical guidance
- Knowledge of configuration management and change control
- Comfortable acting as an intelligent customer and providing engineering oversight
Additional Information
Why join the community of Switchers?
As one of the world’s top three nuclear engineering companies, Assystem offers a competitive benefits package:
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
- 8% company pension contribution
- Healthcare cash plan covering dental, medical and physical care
- Employee assistance programme with 24/7 mental health support, virtual fitness classes and more
- Paid professional and industry membership fees
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Preference for candidates based in or around Glasgow.
Remote candidates will be considered if they possess the right level of niche nuclear engineering and policy/standards experience.
SC required to commence role. Sole UK nationals only
Umbrella Contractor or Permanent Staff position
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