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Area Engineering Manager

  • Nuclear
  • Permanent /
  • Warrington
  • United Kingdom
  • 26/09/25
  • On site

Assystem is an international company with one mission: accelerate the energy transition around the world.


Every day, our 7,750 switchers located in 12 countries (Europe, Middle East, Pacific Asia & Africa) connect their six thousand billion neurons to tackle the task of the century: switching to low-carbon energy.


We are a collective committed to the actors who are making the energy switch. Sharing our knowledge, expertise and values allows us to innovate and think differently about the energy transition.


Drawing on more than 55 years’ experience in highly regulated sectors subject to strict security and safety requirements, we provide our customers with engineering and project management services, as well as digital services and solutions to optimize the performance of complex infrastructure projects throughout their life cycle. The Group is currently ranked second in the world for nuclear engineering.


To ensure a viable, efficient, and reliable energy future for all.


Job Description

Area Engineering Manager

Warrington

Contract (Inside IR35) or Permanent

Control and contribute the initiation of programmatic scope
1. Support in the identification of scope able to progress to projects
2. Provide and guidance on documentation needed to pass through gate0
3. Facilitate of Value Management and Requirements Management workshops/meetings and production of key documentation
4. Seek (SME’s and other functions) input / advise Programme to further develop scope
5. Lead teams of engineers to deliver early project delivery (Feasibility and Appraise and Select)
6. Lead stakeholders to a point of consensus on route forward

To Lead and direct a multi-disciplinary engineering Team on Programme Level Projects to:
1. Input to the assurance of incoming scope from client
2. Develop an outline requirement specification
3. Facilitate Value Management Workshops to develop Long to Shortlist of options
4. Develop the engineering maturity of scope
5. Identify the TRL levels and associated development plans to deliver a viable solution
6. Prepare a plan for the delivery of the appraise and select phase of the project. Deliver to the agreed time, cost and quality.• As a senior AEM leading the multidiscipline teams, responsible for estimating, scheduling, forecasting and the production of the agreed design deliverables.
• Management of the DSA teams in production of deliverables • Development of the safety case(s), including attendance at HAZOPs, support to safety assessment, review of ES, production of substantiation documentation. • Resource identification of additional resource demand where required to ensure all deliverables can be originated and checked in accordance with the project schedule dates• Interfacing with other Project Discipline leads within the project(s)
• Interfacing and engagement with Site clients and stakeholders.Work collaboratively with full integrated project team including construction, commissioning, pre ops, human factors, and client to ensure functional requirements are met. (Constructability, commissionability, HAZCON, conventional safety, environmental).

My profile

📘 Engineering background with a proven record of successful delivery, including recent roles influencing professional engineers and guiding technical personnel
🏗️ Significant experience in an engineering design environment, with engineering knowledge as a key attribute and proven project delivery across the full project lifecycle
🛡️ Recent experience within a regulated and quality-assured system (preferably nuclear), where professional engineering judgement was key
📚 Knowledge and understanding of governing laws, regulations, and standards for the nuclear industry (equivalent experience from other industries will be considered)
🧠 Experience with Project System Engineering and the system engineering approach to design
📄 Familiarity with NEC3 contract terms and conditions
⚡ Experience in the delivery of projects related to cooling systems and CE&I power distribution

Ability to obtain SC Clearance or above Ability to obtain P1 Pass Minimum Monitored Worker

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. 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.

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