Senior Principal HVAC Engineer

Assystem; Warrington; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Assystem is seeking a Senior Principal HVAC Engineer in Warrington to deliver high-integrity HVAC engineering across regulated sectors. The role involves leading requirements capture, mentoring engineers, and safeguarding design quality through DFMEA/PFMEA practices.

The position requires deep technical capability, a minimum HNC, and proven stakeholder management. You will contribute to complex nuclear-focused projects and leverage CAD Inventor for design excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience: high-level technical competency and significant experience in a related field.
• Education: HNC at minimum.
• Innovation: ability to create and develop new ideas.
• Project documentation: experience in preparing project documentation, processes and reports.
• Stakeholder management: demonstrable success in managing stakeholders.
• Engineering background: deep experience in design, manufacture, material selection, welding, fabrication and machining techniques.
• FMEA knowledge: familiarity with DFMEA and PFMEA.
• Communication skills: excellent written and verbal communicator.

Responsibilities

• Support Requirements Capture: manage and challenge requirements for existing waste containers and interface equipment.
• Support Engineering Activities: assist as defined by the Engineering Manager.
• Mentorship: provide guidance and assurance to Senior Engineers and Designers.
• Determine Engineering Requirements: assist in defining product requirements.
• Tolerances understanding: guide understanding of tolerances on interface drawings.
• Compile Documents: help in compiling Component Requirements Documents.
• Site Surveys: support site surveys and the production/review of survey reports.
• DFMEA/PFMEA support: assist in Design and Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis.
• Review drawings: check drawings and documents for accuracy.
• Deploy LFE: identify and apply Lessons Learned from Experience for technical tasks.

Skills

Stakeholder management

FMEA knowledge

Communication skills

Project documentation

Innovative thinking

Education

HNC (minimum)

Tools

CAD Inventor

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.

Senior Principal HVAC Engineer

Location: Warrington
Employment: Permanent

Responsibilities

• Support Requirements Capture: manage and challenge requirements for existing waste containers and interface equipment.
• Support Engineering Activities: assist as defined by the Engineering Manager.
• Mentorship: provide guidance and assurance to Senior Engineers and Designers.
• Determine Engineering Requirements: assist in defining product requirements.
• Tolerances Understanding: guide understanding of tolerances on interface drawings.
• Compile Documents: help in compiling Component Requirements Documents.
• Site Surveys: support site surveys and the production/review of survey reports.
• DFMEA/PFMEA Support: assist in Design and Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis.
• Review Drawings: check drawings and documents for accuracy.
• Deploy LFE: identify and apply Lessons Learned from Experience for technical tasks.

Qualifications

• Experience: high-level technical competency and significant experience in a related field.
• Education: HNC (minimum).
• Innovation: ability to create and develop new ideas.
• Project Documentation: experience in preparing project documentation, processes and reports.
• Stakeholder Management: demonstrable success in managing stakeholders.
• Engineering Background: deep experience in design, manufacture, material selection, welding, fabrication and machining techniques.
• FMEA Knowledge: familiarity with DFMEA and PFMEA.
• Communication Skills: excellent written and verbal communicator.

Additional Information

• Regulated Industries: experienced in delivering work for highly regulated industries.
• Nuclear Sector: experience in the nuclear sector.
• Nuclear Design: familiarity or previous design experience with nuclear, including mechanical handling.
• CAD Experience: experience with CAD (Inventor).

Whilst we encourage applications from all nationalities, Assystem within the UK are subject to security and export control restrictions due to the nature of work to be undertaken. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and/or your place of birth may limit those roles that you can perform for the organisation.

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.