Assystem
Principal Civil Engineer (PSR)
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About Assystem
Today, Assystem is among the top three independent nuclear engineering firms worldwide. With over 60 years of experience in highly regulated sectors, the group supports public and industrial stakeholders in the execution of complex and strategic infrastructure projects, subject to high safety and security requirements.
Assystem mobilizes 8,000 experts in 13 countries and intervenes across the entire project lifecycle, in engineering, project management and digital solutions.
Job Description
The Design Authority undertakes a vital role in ensuring that key defence infrastructure is safe and fit for purpose.
We are looking for an experienced Civil Engineer to support the technical capability of the Client Design Authority (DA). This role will be suited to engineers with experience in Civil design.
🛠️ Key Responsibilities
- Deliver technical excellence in the specification, production and assessment of engineering design packages for infrastructure.
- Carry out plant walkdowns and produce associated Periodic Safety Review (PSR) deliverables.
- Specify reliability requirements and operational constraints for infrastructure to support safe and efficient operations.
- Assess work control procedures for the maintenance of infrastructure, ensuring compliance with engineering and safety standards.
- Evaluate infrastructure design, material condition, equipment qualification and ageing mechanisms to enable the continued safe operation of facilities and utilities.
- Champion a strong safety and security culture, ensuring safety remains at the forefront of all activities.
- Act as an Intelligent Customer, ensuring the outputs of safety-related contracts meet contractual obligations, regulatory requirements and engineering standards.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and contractors to deliver high-quality engineering solutions that support operational excellence.
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Qualifications
💼 Experience
- Experience in the design assessment of reinforced concrete and steelwork structures to withstand dynamic loads, including earthquakes, blast, wind, rain and snow loading.
- Experience working on reinforced concrete and steel marine structures, including jetties and waterfront infrastructure.
- Produce robust technical justifications to support civil and structural design modifications within a high-hazard engineering environment.
- Apply engineering principles to the design, development, manufacture, construction, commissioning, operation, maintenance, decommissioning and recycling of engineering systems, services and products in a nuclear or other high-risk environment.
- Utilise a combination of general and specialist engineering knowledge to apply both existing and emerging technologies to complex engineering challenges.
⭐ Desirable
- Experience within a highly regulated environment is advantageous but not essential.
- Familiarity with safety case development techniques, including HAZID and HAZOP studies.
🎓 Qualifications & Training
✅ Essential
- Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
- Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status, or equivalent professional experience.
⭐ Desirable
- Chartered Engineer (CEng) status, or equivalent professional experience.
Additional Information
Why join the community of Switchers?
- 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.
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