Job description
Company Description
Assystem is an international company with one mission: accelerate the energy transition around the world.
Every day, our 7,500 switchers located in 12 countries (Europe, Middle East, Pacific Asia & Africa) connect their six thousand billion neurons to tackle the task of the century: switching to low-carbon energy.
We are a collective committed to the actors who are making the energy switch. Sharing our knowledge, expertise and values allows us to innovate and think differently about the energy transition.
Drawing on more than 55 years’ experience in highly regulated sectors subject to strict security and safety requirements, we provide our customers with engineering and project management services, as well as digital services and solutions to optimize the performance of complex infrastructure projects throughout their life cycle. The Group is currently ranked third in the world for nuclear engineering.
To ensure a viable, efficient, and reliable energy future for all
Job Description
🚀 Ignite Your Engineering Career with Assystem
Location: Plymouth / Hybrid
Position: Framework Manager – Nuclear & Defence
Are you ready to take on cutting-edge challenges in the world of Nuclear and Defence engineering? Assystem is calling driven professionals to be at the forefront of innovation, working on groundbreaking frameworks that shape the future of national security and energy.
As a Framework Manager, you’ll be the key liaison for framework activities on our client’s site, ensuring seamless collaboration, strategic alignment, and operational excellence across multi-million-pound projects.
🎯 Key Responsibilities
💡 Strategic Oversight & Relationship Building
- Act as the primary point of contact for all framework-related queries
- Foster strong relationships with the client and collaborate closely with the Key Account Manager
- Build and maintain stakeholder maps and zipper plans
📊 Governance & Compliance
- Ensure compliance with bid and project governance frameworks
- Manage and update the Client Relationship Management (CRM) system and key KPIs
- Oversee full framework lifecycle: award ➝ execution ➝ performance ➝ renewal/termination
🔧 Operational Support
- Support day-to-day operations across projects and bids
- Help align project delivery with up-to-date client intelligence and strategy
- Work with operations to deliver a framework plan that maximises value for Assystem
🛠 Risk & Issue Management
- Identify potential risks, develop mitigation strategies
- Support in resolving disputes and enforcing contractual rights
🧰 Framework Improvement & Innovation
- Contribute to the development of contract management tools and templates
- Drive continuous improvement through lessons learned and feedback
Qualifications
🧠 Essential Skills & Qualifications
✅ Deep understanding of Nuclear Submarine operations
✅ Proven experience in framework or large-scale contract management
✅ Excellent stakeholder engagement and supplier relationship skills
✅ Strong analytical, reporting, and problem-solving abilities
✅ Able to manage multiple priorities with autonomy and confidence
✅ Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal
Additional Information
Please be aware that many roles at Assystem are subject to both security and export control restrictions.
These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation.
All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
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.
