Configuration Engineer

Assystem; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible working hours

Pension scheme (8% company)

25 days’ annual leave + holidays

Professional fees reimbursed

Employee referral scheme

Sick pay

Income protection & 3x salary DI cover

Digital gym access

Job summary

Assystem, a leading nuclear engineering firm, is seeking a Configuration Engineer to provide expert oversight on the steelwork design replication for a major project. You will work with multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring configuration integrity and alignment with project timelines.

The role requires an engineering degree and prior configuration management experience in a complex, regulated environment. You will manage interfaces, address Open Points, and support training and development across

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering or related field
• Experience as Configuration Engineer in a complex, self-delivery environment
• Ability to make independent decisions with sound analysis
• Strong communication with diverse stakeholders
• Familiarity with CDM 2015 and nuclear sector practices

Responsibilities

• Support development and implementation of operational and strategic vision for SSW replication
• Oversee adherence to SSW replication Terms of Reference and training needs
• Guide approach for monitoring post-EDR design deliverables and changes
• Identify opportunities, gaps and development areas in replication process
• Identify interfaces with other disciplines and manage stakeholder relationships
• Manage Open Points and potential design changes

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

Join Assystem as a Configuration Engineer on a major nuclear project, where you will provide expert technical support and oversight in relation to configuration matters, directly to teams performing secondary steelwork (SSW) design replication.

• Supporting the development and implementation of the operational and strategic vision required for the successful delivery of SSW replication.
• Overseeing adherence to the SSW replication Terms of Reference, including identifying and addressing training needs for new and existing team members relating to configuration activities and the SSW replication sequence.
• Overseeing and guiding the approach adopted by the SSW Team for the continuous monitoring of post‑EDR SSW design deliverables, configuration items and site‑originated design changes.
• Applying knowledge of the replication process relevant to the SSW scope to identify opportunities, gaps and areas requiring further development.
• Identifying key interfaces with other disciplines and the wider project stakeholder network, including understanding and managing the nature of these interfaces.
• Managing Open Points and potential design changes.

Qualifications

• An engineering degree in a relevant subject.
• Previous experience in a Configuration Engineer role. Ideally, this role would be associated with the configuration management of the steelwork design.
• Proven experience in a complex self‑delivery environment.
• The ability to make independent decisions which are supported by a sound and reasonable situational analysis.
• Demonstrable experience in both operational planning, and in working to achieve the success of such plans i.e. a track record of success in operational delivery of suitable outcomes.
• Confidence when presenting to an experienced and wide‑ranging stakeholder group, and in communicating key topics and their operational impact with respect to the perspectives of these stakeholders.
• A working knowledge of the requirements of CDM 2015.
• Knowledge / Understanding of PWRs.
• Experience in the nuclear sector and plant layout engineering.
• Experience of working in a highly regulated environment.

Additional Information

Benefits include:

• Hybrid Working Opportunity
• Flexible working hours
• Pension scheme (8% company contribution / 4% personal contribution)
• 25 days’ paid annual leave + bank holidays + option to buy or sell days
• Professional fees reimbursed
• Employee referral scheme
• Competitive Sick Pay - Support when you need it
• Income Protection & 3x Salary Death‑in‑Service Cover
• Free Digital Gym Access - Expert‑led fitness classes
• 24/7 Employee Support Line - Mental health, financial & legal help

Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future

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.