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⚡️💡 About Assystem
Today, Assystem is among the top three independent nuclear engineering firms worldwide. With over 60 years of experience in highly regulated sectors, the group supports public and industrial stakeholders in the execution of complex and strategic nuclear infrastructure projects, subject to high safety and security requirements.
Assystem mobilizes 8,000 experts in 13 countries and intervenes across the entire project lifecycle, in engineering, project management and digital solutions.
🤝 Why Join the Community of Switchers?
You will be joining your future team on one of the UK’s most significant nuclear new build projects, working alongside experienced engineers and specialists in a highly structured environment. This is an ideal opportunity to build your commissioning experience while being supported by senior engineers and clear development pathways.
Benefits include:
🏡 Hybrid Working Opportunity
🕒 Flexible working hours
🛡️ Market Leading Pension scheme (8% company contribution / 4% personal contribution)
💼 Professional fees covered fully
💰 Employee referral scheme
🤒 Competitive Sick Pay – Support when you need it
🏥 Income Protection & 3x Salary Death-in-Service Cover
📞 24/7 Employee Support Line – Mental health, financial & legal help
… and more
🚀 This is a hybrid role, requiring regular presence near Bridgwater or relocation within reasonable commuting distance.
You will support the commissioning of electrical systems, ensuring safe and compliant delivery across key project stages, and will work closely with experienced engineers, gaining hands-on exposure to testing, documentation, and system validation.
- Support commissioning activities in line with safety and quality standards
- Assist preparation of commissioning procedures, test documentation, and records
- Contribute to commissioning readiness reviews and system walkdowns on site
- Support factory acceptance tests alongside suppliers and senior engineers
- Assist coordination of commissioning sequences and test programme activities
- Work with contractors during commissioning activities under supervision
- Review and record test results, highlighting issues to senior engineers
- Support production of commissioning reports and technical documentation
🧠 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 equivalent in Electrical or related engineering discipline
- Understanding of electrical systems within industrial environments
- Exposure to commissioning, testing, or installation activities
- Familiar with electrical drawings, schematics, and technical documentation
- Knowledge of health, safety, and quality standards on projects
- Ability to work effectively within structured engineering teams
- Experience in regulated industries is beneficial but not required
🌟 Why Apply?
This role offers hands-on involvement in commissioning safety-critical I&C systems on one of the UK’s most significant nuclear programmes. You will build deep commissioning capability, work alongside experienced specialists, and strengthen your long-term career within a global engineering organisation delivering nationally important infrastructure.
Benefits include:
🏡 Hybrid Working Opportunity
🕒 Flexible working hours
🛡️ Market Leading 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
NOTICE TO CANDIDATES ON RECRUITMENT FRAUD – We are committed to safeguarding candidates from fraudulent activity associated with our recruitment process. Please note that we will never offer specialist CV writing services, request payment or ask for sensitive personal information during the recruitment process.
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.
