Senior Civil Engineer

Summary

Join Assystem, an international company accelerating the energy transition, as a Civil Engineer. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team supporting operations and future programs at client sites, primarily focusing on Clyde Nuclear Facilities. The role involves authoring, developing, assessing, and maintaining engineering design substantiation to ensure safety and operational requirements are met. You will work alongside other engineers to oversee design changes, present safety cases, and provide technical advice. This position requires significant experience in design assessment for reinforced concrete and steelwork structures, particularly in high-hazard industries. Assystem offers a dynamic career management policy, opportunities for global projects, and various employee benefits.

Requirements

• 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
• 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

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience a similar nuclear environment is a plus
• Familiarity with safety case development techniques, such as HAZID/HAZOP studies
• Civil/Structural Engineering degree
• Incorporated engineer (or equivalent experience)
• Chartered engineer (or equivalent experience)

Benefits

• 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