Area Engineering Manager

Assystem; Warrington; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Assystem in Warrington seeks an Area Engineering Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team delivering Stage 3 Define and Stage 2 appraisal outputs within a nuclear project framework. You will drive design, estimation, scheduling, and risk-based assurance in collaboration with site clients and stakeholders.

The role requires experience in regulated environments, NEC3 familiarity, and a proven track record of delivering full project lifecycles. This is a contract (Inside IR35) or permanent position.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct a multi-disciplinary engineering team to deliver Stage 3 Define phase onwards.
• Drive engineering teams to optimise Stage 2 Appraise and select a single preferred solution, and produce Stage 3 Preliminary Design.
• Complete preliminary design assurance activities in line with the agreed Risk-Based Assurance Strategy.
• Act as AEM, leading multidiscipline teams responsible for estimating, scheduling, forecasting, and producing agreed design deliverables.
• Manage the DSA teams in the production of deliverables.
• Identify and allocate additional resource demand where required to ensure all deliverables can be originated and checked in accordance with project schedule dates.
• Interface with other Project Discipline Leads within the project(s).
• Engage and interface with site clients and stakeholders.
• Support the production of Stage 4 delivery estimates and schedule, with input into the commercial engagement of suppliers in the Define phase.
• Work collaboratively with the fully integrated project team—including construction, commissioning, pre-ops, human factors, and client stakeholders to ensure functional requirements are met (Constructability, Commissionability, HAZCON, conventional safety, environmental).

Skills

Engineering leadership

Project delivery

Regulated environment experience

System engineering

Education

Engineering degree (BEng/MEng) or equivalent

Tools

NEC3 contract terms

Job description

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

Area Engineering Manager

Warrington

Contract (Inside IR35) or Permanent

To lead and direct a multi-disciplinary engineering team to:

• Deliver the Stage 3 Define phase onwards in line with agreed project schedule and cost
• Drive engineering teams to optimise the Stage 2 Appraise and select a single preferred solution, and produce a Stage 3 Preliminary Design
• Complete preliminary design assurance activities in line with the agreed Risk-Based Assurance Strategy
• Act as AEM, leading multidiscipline teams responsible for estimating, scheduling, forecasting, and producing agreed design deliverables
• Manage the DSA teams in the production of deliverables
• Identify and allocate additional resource demand where required to ensure all deliverables can be originated and checked in accordance with project schedule dates
• Interface with other Project Discipline Leads within the project(s)
• Engage and interface with site clients and stakeholders
• Support the production of Stage 4 delivery estimates and schedule, with input into the commercial engagement of suppliers in the Define phase
• Work collaboratively with the fully integrated project team—including construction, commissioning, pre-ops, human factors, and client stakeholders to ensure functional requirements are met (Constructability, Commissionability, HAZCON, conventional safety, environmental)

Qualifications

• 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

Additional Information

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.

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