Principal Electrical Engineer

Summary of the Role

The Electrical Engineer will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team within the Approval Authority, the primary purpose of the role is to directly support current operations and future programmes.

Supporting nuclear facilities & the delivery of services across client sites.

The team consists of Mechanical, Civil, Building Services or Electrical Engineers and are responsible for the authorship, development, assessment, and maintenance of Engineering Design Substantiation for Clyde Nuclear Facilities, ensuring Design Intent, Critical Safety Factors and Safety and Operational Requirements are met and are consistent with current good practice and legislative/regulatory requirements

🔹 Key Responsibilities

• 📝 Author, maintain and manage Nuclear Infrastructure Design Substantiation documentation.
• ⚙️ Assess and control engineering design changes and concessions.
• 👨💼 Present technical substantiations to Nuclear Safety Committees.
• 🔍 Develop and maintain EIMT schedules, procedures and testing requirements throughout the asset lifecycle.
• ☢️ Produce and review Periodic Reviews of Safety (PRS) and safety case documentation.
• 🤝 Provide technical advice and guidance to internal and external stakeholders.
• ✅ Conduct Independent Technical Assessments (ITA) and Independent Peer Reviews (IPR).
• 💡 Apply engineering expertise to support nuclear and high-hazard projects using existing and emerging technologies.
• 🏗️ Support the design, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of engineering systems in regulated environments.
• 📊 Produce robust technical justifications for electrical design modifications and approvals.
• 📑 Review contractor technical reports, safety cases and engineering submissions.
• ✔️ Verify and approve engineering calculations and technical documentation produced by other engineers.

🎯 Essential Experience

• ⚡ 5+ years' experience in Electrical Design Engineering.
• 📝 Proven ability to produce robust technical justifications to support and authorise design modifications.
• 📚 Strong knowledge of relevant electrical legislation, codes, standards and regulations.
• 🔍 Familiarity with recognised industry engineering guidance and best practices.
• 🤝 Experience working on multi-disciplinary projects, providing electrical engineering expertise across diverse teams.

⭐ Desirable Experience

• 🎛️ Knowledge and experience in the design of Electrical Control & Instrumentation (EC&I) systems.
• ☢️ Experience working within a nuclear, defence, or other high-hazard/high-risk environment.
• 🏗️ Experience applying engineering principles across the full lifecycle, including design, construction, commissioning, operation, maintenance, decommissioning and disposal.
• 🛡️ Understanding of nuclear safety case development and safety assessment techniques.
• ⚠️ Familiarity with hazard identification and risk assessment methods, including HAZID and HAZOP studies.
• 💡 Ability to apply both theoretical and practical engineering solutions within regulated industries.

• HNC/HND or equivalent in Electrical Engineering or similar plus demonstrable experience in the discipline.

• Membership of IET
• CEng

🔹 The Group is currently ranked Third in the world for nuclear engineering.

🔹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

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.

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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.

Today, Assystem is among the top three independent nuclear engineering firms worldwide.