I&C Engineer - Commissioning

Assystem UK Ltd

Bridgwater

Hybrid

GBP 55,000 - 75,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working Opportunity
Flexible working hours
Pension scheme
25 days' paid annual leave
Professional fees reimbursed
Employee referral scheme
Sick Pay
Income Protection
Death-in-Service Cover
Digital Gym Access
Employee Support Line

Job summary

Assystem UK Ltd in Bridgwater, England, seeks a skilled commissioning engineer to lead I&C activities on complex nuclear plant systems, ensuring safe, compliant delivery through integrated commissioning phases.

The role covers installation prep, onsite testing, procedure reviews, and handover support across multidisciplinary teams, with a focus on instrumentation, valve systems, DCS/PLC interfaces, and calibration practices within a nuclear environment.

Qualifications

  • Degree or HNC in an engineering discipline.
  • Experience commissioning systems in nuclear, power, petrochemical, or heavy industry.
  • Strong practical instrumentation knowledge including impulse pipework and primary measurement elements.
  • Experience commissioning pneumatic, hydraulic, and motor operated valve systems.
  • Knowledge of process measurement methods including pressure, temperature, level, and flow.
  • Experience interfacing with DCS, PLC, and plant protection systems.
  • Practical understanding of calibration methods, standards, and commissioning best practices.
  • Experience commissioning and maintaining safety relief valve systems within industrial environments.
  • Strong communication skills conveying technical information clearly across multidisciplinary teams.
  • Ability to set up, test, and troubleshoot complex I&C systems safely.

Responsibilities

  • Lead commissioning activities for complex instrumentation and control systems across critical nuclear plant systems.
  • Support safe, compliant system delivery through integrated commissioning phases.
  • Support installation and commissioning preparation for complex I&C systems.
  • Execute onsite commissioning tests across plant systems and equipment.
  • Review commissioning procedures and identify continuous improvement opportunities.
  • Assess as-built installation status against approved engineering design documentation.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams supporting effective system handover activities.
  • Ensure commissioning activities comply with nuclear safety and licence requirements.
  • Record commissioning data, test results, defects, and performance observations.
  • Assess commissioning risks and implement appropriate mitigation strategies throughout activities.
  • Support calibration, maintenance, and testing of instrumentation and actuator systems.
  • Perform contractor surveillance ensuring commissioning quality and procedural compliance.

Skills

Instrumentation knowledge
Valve systems
DCS interfacing
PLC interfacing
Process measurements
Calibration practices
Nuclear industry
Safety compliance
Cross-functional
Troubleshooting I&C
Strong communication

Education

Degree or HNC in engineering

Tools

DCS
PLC
Plant protection systems

Job description

At Assystem, our mission is to accelerate the energy transition worldwide. Our 8,000 Switchers blend historical engineering expertise with cutting-edge digital technologies to drive this change. Join us in revolutionizing the energy sector and making a significant global impact. Why Join the Community of Switchers? Be part of one of the top three largest independent nuclear engineering companies globally. At Assystem, you'll contribute to groundbreaking projects that push the boundaries of innovation and engineering excellence. Join a community committed to driving forward the future of energy. Job Description You will lead commissioning activities for complex instrumentation and control systems across critical nuclear plant systems. Working within your future team, you will support safe, compliant system delivery through integrated commissioning phases.

  • Support installation and commissioning preparation for complex I&C systems
  • Execute onsite commissioning tests across plant systems and equipment
  • Review commissioning procedures and identify continuous improvement opportunities
  • Assess as-built installation status against approved engineering design documentation
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams supporting effective system handover activities
  • Ensure commissioning activities comply with nuclear safety and licence requirements
  • Record commissioning data, test results, defects, and performance observations
  • Assess commissioning risks and implement appropriate mitigation strategies throughout activities
  • Support calibration, maintenance, and testing of instrumentation and actuator systems
  • Perform contractor surveillance ensuring commissioning quality and procedural compliance
Qualifications
  • Degree or HNC qualified within a relevant engineering discipline
  • Experience commissioning systems within nuclear, power, petrochemical, or heavy industry sectors
  • Strong practical instrumentation knowledge including impulse pipework and primary measurement elements
  • Experience commissioning pneumatic, hydraulic, and motor operated valve systems
  • Knowledge of process measurement methods including pressure, temperature, level, and flow
  • Experience interfacing with DCS, PLC, and plant protection systems
  • Practical understanding of calibration methods, standards, and commissioning best practices
  • Experience commissioning and maintaining safety relief valve systems within industrial environments
  • Strong communication skills conveying technical information clearly across multidisciplinary teams
  • Ability to set up, test, and troubleshoot complex I&C systems safely
Additional Information
  • 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

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! 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.

Degree or HNC qualified within a relevant engineering discipline

Experience commissioning systems within nuclear, power, petrochemical, or heavy industry sectors

Strong practical instrumentation knowledge including impulse pipework and primary measurement elements

Experience commissioning pneumatic, hydraulic, and motor operated valve systems

Knowledge of process measurement methods including pressure, temperature, level, and flow

Experience interfacing with DCS, PLC, and plant protection systems

Practical understanding of calibration methods, standards, and commissioning best practices

Experience commissioning and maintaining safety relief valve systems within industrial environments

Strong communication skills conveying technical information clearly across multidisciplinary teams

Ability to set up, test, and troubleshoot complex I&C systems safely

At Assystem, our mission is to accelerate the energy transition worldwide. Our 8,000 Switchers blend historical engineering expertise with cutting-edge digital technologies to drive this change. Join us in revolutionizing the energy sector and making a significant global impact.

Why Join the Community of Switchers? Be part of one of the top three largest independent nuclear engineering companies globally. At Assystem, you'll contribute to groundbreaking projects that push the boundaries of innovation and engineering excellence. Join a community committed to driving forward the future of energy., 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.

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

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! 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 !.

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