Job description
Company Description
Assystem is an international company with one mission: accelerate the energy transition around the world.
Every day, our 6,500 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 second in the world for nuclear engineering.
To ensure a viable, efficient, and reliable energy future for all
Job Description
Your Mission:
The Civil Engineer will work as part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team within a Client’s Approving Authority, primarily supporting operations and future programs at the client sites. The role involves working alongside Mechanical, Civil, Building Services, and Electrical Engineers to author, develop, assess, and maintain Engineering Design Substantiation for Clyde Nuclear Facilities. The goal is to ensure that Design Intent, Critical Safety Functions, and Safety and Operational Requirements are met in accordance with current best practices and regulatory standards.
Key Responsibilies
Key Responsibilities:
- Author & manage design substantiation documents
- Oversee design changes & concessions
- Present safety cases to committees
- Develop EIMT schedules & safety reviews
- Provide technical advice & conduct independent reviews
- Apply engineering knowledge in high-risk environments
- Justify civil/structural design modifications
EXPERIENCE
Essential:
- 🛠️ 5+ years of experience in design assessment for reinforced concrete and steelwork structures, including dynamic loads (earthquakes, blasts, wind, rain, snow).
- 🌊 Experience with reinforced concrete and steelwork marine structures and jetties.
- ✅ Proven ability to produce technical justifications for civil/structural design modifications in high-hazard industries.
- ⚙️ Skilled in applying theoretical and practical methods to design, develop, and manage engineering processes in nuclear/high-risk environments.
- 📚 Strong foundation in general and specialist engineering knowledge, utilizing both existing and emerging technologies.
Desirable:
- 🏗️ Experience a similar nuclear environment is a plus.
- 🔍 Familiarity with safety case development techniques, such as HAZID/HAZOP studies.
Qualifications
Your Profile:
🔹 Essential:
- 5+ years in design assessment of reinforced concrete and steelwork structures, ideally including dynamic loads (earthquakes, blasts, wind, rain, snow).
- Experience with reinforced concrete and steelwork marine structures and jetties.
- Proven ability to produce robust technical justifications for civil/structural design modifications in high-hazard industries.
- Expertise in applying theoretical and practical methods to engineering processes in nuclear/high-risk environments.
- Strong combination of general and specialist engineering knowledge to utilize emerging technologies.
🔹 Desirable:
- Civil/Structural Engineering degree
- Incorporated engineer (or equivalent experience)
- Chartered engineer (or equivalent experience)
Additional Information
Why Join the Switchers Community?
🔹A dynamic career management policy to enable our employees to progress through our five business lines: operations, project, technical, sales and support functions
🔹Provide opportunities to work on exciting, global projects
🔹Access to an employee assistance programme with free mindfulness, health, wellbeing resources and a confidential support line available 24⁄7 via phone or text
🔹Discount vouchers for days out and restaurants, eye test and glasses vouchers, cycle to work scheme, free flu jabs
🔹Enhanced sick pay
Needs SC to start and to be a British National
Mainly remote - trips to Helensburgh
Staff or umbrella contractor
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.
