Overview
Policy & Standards Engineer
🚀 Exciting opportunity to join a newly established Policy & Standards Team within the Design Authority function! You'll play a key role in developing and maintaining the engineering governance framework that supports safe, compliant, and effective project delivery across a highly regulated environment.
🔑 Key Responsibilities
📋 Develop and maintain Engineering Management Arrangements
📖 Produce and update Engineering Policies, Standards and Guidance
✅ Support the delivery of Technical Assurance Frameworks
🔬 Contribute to Engineering Substantiation Processes
✍️ Develop and maintain Design Acceptance Procedures
🔄 Manage Configuration Control Arrangements
⚙️ Support Change Control Processes
🛡️ Ensure compliance with Safety Management Arrangements
📈 Drive continuous improvement in engineering governance and best practice
🤝 Collaborate with stakeholders across engineering and assurance functions
🌟 What You'll Be Doing
- Creating and maintaining engineering policies and standards
- Supporting robust engineering governance and assurance activities
- Developing processes that underpin design authority responsibilities
- Ensuring consistency, compliance and quality across engineering activities
- Providing guidance to support effective engineering decision-making
Who We're Looking For
⚛️ Nuclear industry experience is essential
We're seeking an experienced engineering professional with a background in engineering management, governance and technical assurance rather than detailed design engineering.
🎯 Ideal Background
✅ Engineering Manager
✅ Principal Engineer
✅ Technical Authority
✅ Design Authority Engineer
✅ Engineering Governance & Assurance Lead
🔑 Key Skills & Experience
🛡️ Strong understanding of engineering governance and assurance within regulated environments
📝 Experience developing:
- Engineering Management Plans
- Engineering Arrangements
- Policies & Standards
- Governance Documentation
⚙️ Ability to translate technical and regulatory requirements into clear, practical guidance
🔄 Knowledge of configuration management and change control
🤝 Comfortable acting as an intelligent customer and providing engineering oversight
Why join the community of Switchers?
As one of the world’s top three nuclear engineering companies, Assystem offers a competitive benefits package:
💥 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
💥 8% company pension contribution
💥 Healthcare cash plan covering dental, medical and physical care
💥 Employee assistance programme with 24/7 mental health support, virtual fitness classes and more
💥 Paid professional and industry membership fees
Preference for candidates based in or around Glasgow.
Remote candidates will be considered if they possess the right level of niche nuclear engineering and policy/standards experience.
SC required to commence role. Sole UK nationals only
Umbrella Contractor or Permanent Staff position
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