Plant-Wide Design Integration Lead

UK Atomic Energy Authority; Retford; On-site; GBP 66,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Outstanding pension

Relocation allowance

Flexible working options

Employee Assistance Programme

Generous annual leave 25 days + 3 days

Inclusive culture

Job summary

UK Fusion Energy Ltd, part of the STEP programme, is seeking a Whole Plant Design Integration Manager to deliver a coherent, operable fusion power plant. You will lead cross-disciplinary teams, drive integration, and ensure decisions balance performance, safety, cost and schedule.

You will chair technical forums, resolve cross-disciplinary challenges, manage risks, and maintain baselines while guiding the programme toward a viable, licensable plant design.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, physics or related field and Chartered Engineer status.
• Experience delivering and integrating complex engineering systems.
• Proven ability to lead whole-plant design integration and manage interfaces.
• Strong governance, stakeholder engagement and decision-making capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead Whole Plant Design Integration across IPTs.
• Drive technical integration, coherence and design decisions.
• Chair forums; balance priorities across engineering, safety and schedule.
• Identify risks, dependencies and technical debt; support major design choices.
• Safeguard design integrity through change and baselining.

Skills

Complex programme leadership

Systems engineering

Multidisciplinary delivery

Analytical & problem-solving

Interfaces & trade-offs

Stakeholder influence

Communication & facilitation

Technical judgement

Education

Engineering degree or physics

Chartered Engineer status

Tools

Design governance tools

Systems engineering methodologies

Job description

UK Fusion Energy Ltd, part of the STEP programme, is seeking a Whole Plant Design Integration Manager to deliver a coherent, operable fusion power plant. You will lead cross-disciplinary teams, drive integration, and ensure decisions balance performance, safety, cost and schedule.

You will chair technical forums, resolve cross-disciplinary challenges, manage risks, and maintain baselines while guiding the programme toward a viable, licensable plant design.