Acceptance Manager

Your Mission: 

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Acceptance Manager to lead the planning development and execution of acceptance strategies for a major defence infrastructure programme.

Working closely with commissioning teams and a wide range of project stakeholders you will play a critical role in ensuring successful transition from concept design through construction commissioning handover and sustainable operational use.

This is a unique opportunity to shape acceptance strategy from the earliest design stages while supporting one of the UKs most complex and highly regulated programmes.

Key Responsibilities

Acceptance & Readiness Strategy

• Proactively develop and implement acceptance strategies across the programme
• Ensure acceptance requirements are embedded within governance and delivery activities
• Drive readiness planning to support smooth entry into operational service
• Develop clear routes through acceptance and operational handover

Design & Engineering Collaboration

• Work closely with engineering and design teams to ensure systems processes and equipment meet:
  • Operational requirements
  • Regulatory requirements
  • Customer authorisation requirements
• Influence early-stage designs to support long-term operational sustainability and acceptance success

Programme Delivery & Governance

• Support integrated schedule development for acceptance and commissioning activities
• Contribute to Hold Point Control strategies and associated documentation
• Monitor compliance with acceptance processes and programme milestones
• Identify and manage RAIDO items developing mitigation and improvement strategies

Technical Documentation

• Research compile and author technical documentation supporting acceptance activities
• Prepare reports and evidence required for operational approval and handover

Stakeholder & Procurement Support

• Collaborate with contractors suppliers operational teams and wider stakeholders
• Support procurement activities by advising on acceptance-related specifications and technical considerations
• Ensure alignment between programme delivery and operational requirements

Qualifications :

Candidate Profile

We are looking for a proactive and experienced professional with a strong background in complex engineering infrastructure or highly regulated environments.

Essential Experience & Skills

• Experience working within nuclear or highly regulated environments
• Strong understanding of commissioning acceptance and operational readiness requirements
• Knowledge of:
  • Risk management
  • Quality assurance
  • Structured governance frameworks
  • Complex programme delivery
• Experience supporting infrastructure engineering or equipment delivery programmes
• Proven experience managing:
  • Acceptance activities
  • Commissioning programmes
  • Operational handover
  • Entry into service readiness
• Ability to interpret and produce technical documentation including:
  • Reports
  • Logic diagrams
  • Plans
  • Specifications
  • Technical procedures
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across multidisciplinary teams
• Comfortable working independently and collaboratively
• Understanding of Defence Lines of Development (DLoDs)
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage priorities schedules and delivery deadlines across multiple contributors

Desirable Experience

• Chartered status with a recognised professional engineering institution
• Knowledge of engineering standards and operational procedures within regulated defence environments
• Understanding of engineering lifecycle processes aligned to CICWP
• Experience with Hold Point Control processes
• Familiarity with enterprise asset management systems and associated standards

Additional Information :

Why Join Us

Be part of dynamic construction and engineering projects
Work in a collaborative and professional environment
Develop your skills within a structured and well-supported team

 Please be aware that many roles at Assystem are subject to both security and export control restrictions.

• These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality any nationalities you may have previously held and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation.
• All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

We will consider Inside IR35 Contractors or permanent staff.

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.

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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 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