Area Engineering Manager

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

Area Engineering Manager

Warrington 

Permanent / Contract

The Area Engineering Manager will form, lead and direct a multi-disciplinary engineering team to deliver a technical solution for the allocated area that meets the corresponding requirements, associated performance conditions and constraints in the Functional or Requirements Specification for the area, to the agreed time, cost and quality.

The AEM is to operate within the overarching arrangements as defined by the PEM with a focus for this role on the DHAWC (Decommissioning Higher Activity Waste Capability).

The AEM will be responsible for:
Solution development and delivery:

• Implement the Engineering Elements of the Project Execution Plan for the area.
• Lead the specification and development of a solution that considers the full lifecycle requirements for the product and satisfies the Areas Requirement Specification/s.
• Project Delivery Fundamentals.
• Lead the identification of design, engineering, technical and safety case risks for the area and contribute to remedial action planning and implementation along with input into other disciplines (Construction and Commissioning) as appropriate.
• Define the hazard management strategy for the area and ensure that all hazards are managed proportionately.

Safe and Legal:

• Oversee by delegation to the respective Responsible Engineers and other Subject Matter Experts, the Identification, implementation and compliance with applicable safety, environmental and quality, company procedures, policies, legislative and regulatory requirements
• Carry out Principal Designer Responsibilities as appointed under the CDM Regulations. For PPP contracts the Lot 2 contract holder is the Principal Designer. Carry out the Principal Designer Responsibilities as the CDM Regulations on behalf of the Lot 2 contract Holder.
• Responsible for the oversight of the application of the EDSPs for the area.

Requirements Management:

• Define, manage and report technical scope including planned products via a Product Break

Qualifications

Essential Experience:

• Background engineering experience demonstrating a record of successful delivery including recent positions influencing professional engineers and guiding technical personnel.
• Minimum requirement:- Significant experience working in an engineering design environment in roles where knowledge of engineering was a key attribute.
• Recent experience working within a regulated and quality assured system (preferably nuclear) in roles where professional engineering judgement is the key attribute.

Essential Qualifications:

• Higher Education Qualification in Engineering (or Equivalent) subject Minimum – HNC Preferred – M Eng.
• Appropriate (Engineering or Scientific) Institution Membership. Minimum – Incorporated Engineer Preferred – Chartered Engineer

Desirable Experience:

• Knowledge and understanding of governing laws, regulations and standards for nuclear industry (equivalence from other industries will be considered):
  Health & Safety at Work Act and various Regulations including The Construction (design and management) Regulations 2015, Safety of Machinery, CDM, LOLER, Pressure Systems, DSEAR, Ionising Radiation.
• Identification of Technological readiness levels and development of technology development plans.
• Requirements Management / System Engineering

Desirable Qualifications:

• INCOSE ASEP / CSEP

Additional Information

Security Clearance:

Due to the nature of work to be undertaken applicants will be required to meet certain residency criteria in order to attain a minimum level of UK security clearance if not already security cleared to a minimum SC level. 

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.

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.