⚡️💡 About Assystem
At Assystem, our mission is to accelerate the global energy transition. With 8,000 Switchers worldwide, we combine engineering excellence, project management expertise, and digital innovation to deliver landmark energy projects. In the UK, we play a key role in the future of nuclear energy, contributing to world-class programmes such as Hinkley Point C, Sizewell C, and the development of Small Modular Reactors.
🤝 Why Join the Community of Switchers?
Joining Assystem means becoming part of one of the world’s three largest nuclear engineering companies. You’ll collaborate with highly skilled professionals, tackling industry-defining challenges and contributing directly to cleaner, more sustainable energy solutions.
🚀 The Job Mission
This is a hybrid role requiring regular presence near Bridgwater, with relocation support available where appropriate. Working as a Piping Engineer, this role supports the client organisation in delivering compliant and effective piping systems. The position focuses on resolving engineering issues, supporting installation activities, and contributing to safe, high-quality project delivery.
🔧Support resolution of technical queries, non-conformances, and design changes
⚙️Assist in ensuring piping systems meet safety and regulatory requirements
📐Review technical documentation to support alignment with engineering standards
🤝Work with internal teams and external partners to coordinate technical inputs
📋Track and support closure of technical issues and outstanding queries
⚠️Identify and escalate risks related to piping installation and design
🔗Interface with Responsible Designers and multidisciplinary stakeholders
📊Provide updates and progress reports to senior engineering team members
🛠Support installation readiness and constructability across site activities
🔍Assist with inspection activities, including NDT methods and quality checks
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 or HNC in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
🛠Experience in piping design, installation, or site engineering
📏Understanding of codes and standards such as ASME, EN, BS, CDM
🔍Awareness of inspection techniques, including basic NDT methods
🏗Experience working on construction or large infrastructure projects
🔗Exposure to multidisciplinary engineering environments
📋Understanding of welding processes and basic quality requirements
⚙️Some site-based experience supporting installation or construction
🌟 Ready to take your next step in nuclear?
This is a senior opportunity to join one of the world’s leading nuclear engineering consultancies on one of the UK’s most ambitious infrastructure projects. Shape critical decisions and play a direct role in the UK’s clean energy transition.
Benefits include:
🏡 Hybrid Working Opportunity
🕒 Flexible working hours
🛡️ Pension scheme (8% company contribution / 4% personal contribution)
🏖️ 25 days’ paid annual leave + bank holidays + option to buy or sell days
💼 Professional fees reimbursed
💰 Employee referral scheme
🤒 Competitive Sick Pay – Support when you need it
🏥 Income Protection & 3x Salary Death-in-Service Cover
💪 Free Digital Gym Access – Expert-led fitness classes
📞 24/7 Employee Support Line – Mental health, financial & legal help
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.
Assystem, one of the world's leading independent nuclear engineering companies, is committed to accelerating the energy transition. We see ourselves as an activist in the development of nuclear energy, convinced that it is an essential part of the fight against climate change.
8,000 switchers, spread in 13 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East are working every day to make the energy switch by accelerating the development of nuclear and renewable energies, power grids, clean hydrogen projects and low-carbon transport.
We design and supervise major projects through our engineering activities and accelerate our customers' digital transformation. We also develop new solutions to build faster and improve the performance of complex infrastructures.
59 years of experience have made Assystem a key partner of the world's largest industrial groups: CEA, EDF, ENEC, Enedis, Engie, Framatome, ITER, K.A. CARE, Naval Group, NICDC, Orano, RATP, Rolls Royce, Royal Commission, Sellafield, SNCF...
Assystem is ranked in the Top 3 companies in the nuclear energy sector.
