Configuration Engineer

ASSYSTEM; England; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension scheme

25 days’ annual leave

Professional fees reimbursed

Employee referral scheme

Sick pay

Income protection

Death-in-Service

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Assystem seeks a Configuration Engineer for a major nuclear project in the UK. You will provide expert technical support on configuration matters for SSW design replication, overseeing processes and interface management with multi-disciplinary teams.

Ideal candidates will have a engineering degree and prior configuration management experience in a complex delivery environment, with strong decision-making and stakeholder communication skills and knowledge of CDM 2015.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent in a relevant subject.
• Experience as Configuration Engineer, ideally in steelwork configuration management.
• Proven track record in complex, self-delivery environments.
• Ability to make independent decisions with sound analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support development and implementation of the SSW replication vision for delivery.
• Oversee adherence to SSW replication terms and training needs for configuration activities.
• Guide approach for monitoring post-EDR design deliverables and changes.
• Identify opportunities, gaps, and development areas in the replication process.
• Identify interfaces with other disciplines and stakeholders and manage them.
• Manage Open Points and potential design changes.

Skills

Config Engineer exp

Independent decision making

Operational planning

Stakeholder communication

CDM 2015 knowledge

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

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.

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.

Essential:

• 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.

Desirable:

• Knowledge / Understanding of PWRs.
• Experience in the nuclear sector and plant layout engineering.
• Experience of working in a highly regulated environment.

Join us at Assystem and be part of a global team delivering some of the most exciting and complex engineering projects in the world. This is your chance to shape the UK’s energy future while developing your expertise in a unique environment.

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

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