Your future team:

As Lead Mechanical Engineer, you will play a crucial role in driving the success of our highly collaborative and technically skilled engineering team. Your expertise and leadership will not only support project goals but also support our culture of innovation, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

Your missions:

You’ll be responsible for ensuring that engineering standards are met, and guiding team members through complex challenges. By mentoring junior engineers, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and contributing to strategic planning, you will help elevate the team’s capabilities and directly impact the successful execution of our projects. As Lead Mechanical Engineer you will be:

🎯 Leading and guiding a dynamic team, shaping the success of projects related to the design of mechanical services within a nuclear-licensed site.

🎯 Navigating and adhering to stringent regulatory requirements within the nuclear industry, demonstrating a keen understanding of safety standards and compliance.

🎯 Acting as a key point of contact for clients, fostering and maintaining strong relationships.

🎯 Working collaboratively with professionals from various disciplines, fostering an environment of interdisciplinary collaboration and shared expertise.

🎯 Tackling projects of high complexity, demonstrating problem-solving skills, and addressing challenges inherent in the design of piped services for nuclear-licensed sites.

Why join the community of Switchers?

As one of the Top 3 Nuclear Engineering companies in the world, Assystem offer a competitive benefits package which includes:

💥25 days of annual leave + bank holidays
💥8% company pension contributions
💥Healthcare cash-plan to get money back on dental, medical, physical care
💥Employee assistance programme including 24/7 access to free mental health support, virtual gym classes and more
💥Get professional and industry membership fees paid for.

Qualifications/Skills to be successful:

🔹 Educated to degree level as a minimum 

🔹 Experience in working within multi-disciplinary design teams 

🔹 Design engineering substantiation in a highly regulated industry 

🔹 Production of high-quality design documentation 

🔹 Pipework design experience and in-depth knowledge of British and American pipework design codes 

🔹 Fluid dynamics experience, including HVAC for water and air systems 

🔹 Knowledge of BIM and LOD100 to LOD 400 

🔹 Knowledge of Safety Functional Requirements and their Substantiation

🔹 MathCad software knowledge 

🔹 Chartered Engineer (CEng) or working towards CEng

• Permanent Staff Position 
• Hybrid working
• SC Clearance required, BPSS to start 
• Sole UK National

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.