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Principal Piping Engineer

  • Nuclear
  • Permanent /
  • Warrington
  • United Kingdom
  • 02/12/24
  • On site
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Assystem is an international company with one mission: accelerate the energy transition around the world.


Every day, our 7,500 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 third in the world for nuclear engineering.


To ensure a viable, efficient, and reliable energy future for all.


Job Description

🚀 Role Overview:
The candidate must have significant experience in a role with direct influence over piping engineering practices and outcomes. Extensive engineering experience in a highly regulated industry is required, with some of this gained within the nuclear sector. The candidate must be fully conversant with UK Statutory Regulations and industry design guides and standards relating to this discipline. Familiarity with Sellafield Limited Design Standards would be an advantage.

🛠️ Key Skills & Attributes:

  • ⏳ Time Management: Ability to manage time effectively to ensure tasks are delivered on budget and within timescales.
  • 💻 Technical Proficiency: Skilled in Microsoft packages, including Excel, Word, Visio, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
  • 🚀 Proactive Approach: Driven and proactive, with the ability to take ownership of tasks under their remit.
  • 🗣️ Communication: Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with team members.
  • 📝 Report Writing: Competent in producing clear and concise reports that effectively document findings.
  • ⏱️ Deadline-Oriented: Comfortable working under time and cost constraints.

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🎓 Qualifications & Experience:

  • 🎓 Degree: Mechanical Engineering or Building Services Engineering.
  • 🌟 Chartership: Ideally chartered or working towards it.
  • 📜 Regulations Expertise: Knowledge and experience of UK statutory regulations is essential.
  • ⚛️ Nuclear Knowledge: Familiarity with nuclear standards and site procedures (preferred but not essential).

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. Ability to obtain P1 or P4 Pass.

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.

Are you a prospective or recent graduate?

Assystem offers you the opportunity to join our Switch to Grow UK Graduate Scheme, where you’ll gain hands on experience in engineering, digital services, and project management by working on some of the world’s most critical energy projects.

Be part of the challenge of the century; accelerating the switch to low carbon energy!

Discover more about our graduate programme

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