Project Engineer – Pipework / Support Manufacturing

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

This is a site based role, with candidates considered within commutable distance of Bridgwater or open to supported relocation.

• Support manufacturing activities across piping and support package delivery
• Coordinate technical engineering support for project management activities regularly
• Maintain trackers for support releases, holds and manufacturing progress
• Manage engineering changes following design handover and manufacturing updates
• Coordinate Technical Queries and chair stakeholder resolution meetings regularly
• Ensure contract management systems accurately reflect technical query progress
• Support constructability reviews during early engineering and design phases
• Provide technical input supporting handover and commissioning delivery milestones
• Liaise with engineering, procurement and construction stakeholders daily
• Support manufacturing leads with technical coordination and delivery activities

Qualifications

🛠️ Nuclear experience is not essential, but is of course welcome. If you have worked within a highly regulated environment, your skills and approach are highly transferable and of strong interest to us.

We also recognise that the perfect candidate rarely exists. If you feel you meet around 80% of the criteria and are motivated to develop further, we would strongly encourage you to apply.

• Degree qualified in Engineering, Construction or related discipline
• Experience within manufacturing, construction or engineering project environments
• Understanding of piping systems or support manufacturing activities
• Experience managing technical queries and engineering change processes
• Familiarity with stakeholder coordination across complex engineering projects
• Knowledge of CDM regulations and safe engineering delivery practices
• Experience using CEMAR, Teamcenter or similar management platforms
• Familiarity with PDMS, Navisworks or equivalent software tools
• Strong communication and organisational skills across multidisciplinary teams
• Nuclear, power or heavy industry experience would be advantageous

Additional Information

On site-based position

🤝 Why Join Assystem at HPC?

• Be at the forefront of Europe’s most complex nuclear infrastructure programme.
• Work alongside leading experts from EDF, Assystem, and other global engineering consultancies.
• Long-term career opportunity with potential continuation into Sizewell C or other Assystem projects.

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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.