Building Services Engineer (HVAC)

Your Mission:

Assystem are seeking a Building Services Engineer to work within the Approval Authority of a major Client. The Building Services Engineer will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team within the Approval Authority the primary purpose of the role is to directly support current operations and future programmes. 

The Client team consists of Mechanical Civil Structural Building Services Electrical Piping Engineers and are responsible for the authorship development assessment and maintenance of Engineering Design Substantiation for Nuclear Facilities ensuring Design Intent Critical Safety Factors and Safety and Operational Requirements are met and are consistent with current good practice and legislative/regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Nuclear Infrastructure Design Substantiation documents.

• Manage and assess design changes and concessions.

• Present design substantiations to nuclear safety and Client Due Process committees.

• Produce and update EIMT (Examination Inspection Maintenance & Testing) schedules and procedures.

• Produce and review Periodic Review of Safety (PRS) reports.

• Provide technical advice and support to internal and external stakeholders.

• Develop scopes for Independent Technical Assessments (ITA) and Independent Peer Reviews (IPR).

• Apply specialist engineering expertise in nuclear/high-hazard environments.

• Produce robust technical justifications for design modifications.

• Review and check technical reports safety case submissions calculations and engineering documents.

Qualifications :

Position Requirements:

Experience Essential

• Strong HVAC building-services design experience including supporting systems (e.g. LTHW fire dampers).

• Ability to analyse and illustrate psychrometric properties and HVAC design processes.

• Knowledge of key legislation and standards for building services and the built environment.

• Familiarity with CIBSE Guides ASHRAE Standards and recognised industry technical guidance.

• Experience producing detailed technical reportsideally for design substantiation in high-hazard industries.

• Proven ability to author robust technical justifications for design modifications in safety-critical environments.

• Experience contributing engineering input on multi-disciplinary projects (industrial or maritime preferred).

Experience Desirable

• Experience working within HMNB Clyde or similar high-risk environments.

• Familiarity with safety case development methods (e.g. HAZID/HAZOP).

• Experience in the UK nuclear industry (energy or defence) especially safety-related structures/systems.

• Knowledge of UK and US nuclear regulation practice and nuclear-specific codes/standards.

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• Minimum HNC or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline.

• Incorporated Engineer status or equivalent experience.

• Willingness to complete an introductory nuclear course within 6 months (if coming from a non-nuclear background).

Desirable

• Engineering degree.

• Chartered Engineer status.

Additional Information :

Why join the community of Switchers:

 The Group is currently ranked Third in the world for nuclear engineering.

A dynamic career management policy to enable our employees to progress through our five business lines: operations project technical sales and support functions

Provide opportunities to work on exciting global projects

Access to an employee assistance programme with free mindfulness health wellbeing resources and a confidential support line available 24/7 via phone or text

Discount vouchers for days out and restaurants eye test and glasses vouchers cycle to work scheme free flu jabs

At Assystem we celebrate diversity and creativity. We believe in harnessing unique perspectives to shape innovative solutions. Your skills and daring spirit are what truly matter. Join us and help shape the future!

Sole UK national with SC or ability to gain Security Clearance.

Staff or umbrella contractor.

Ideally  3 days in the office.

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 peoples ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.

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 peoples ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time