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  • Job type

    Permanent
  • Location

    Bristol
  • Working Pattern

    Full-time
  • Specialism

    Nuclear
  • Industry

    Engineering
  • Pay

    Excellent salary plus market leading benefits

Systems Engineer; Systems Manager; Nuclear;

Your new company

You will be joining a leading engineering organisation that delivers complex, regulated projects with a strong focus on innovation and sustainability. The company is committed to safety, collaboration, and employee well-being as core values. With a global presence and a reputation for technical excellence, this is an opportunity to work within a dynamic environment that encourages curiosity, ambition, and continuous improvement.

Your new role

As a System Engineer, you will act as a technical coordinator and change facilitator, ensuring system configuration activities align with project milestones. You will support cross-disciplinary collaboration to maintain design integrity and drive technical excellence across European engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Define and communicate priorities aligned with project timelines and milestones.
  • Provide technical guidance to system engineers and team leads to resolve multidisciplinary issues.
  • Coordinate with interfacing disciplines (layout, civil, safety, electrical, instrumentation & control, commissioning).
  • Monitor progress and escalate issues to relevant stakeholders.
  • Facilitate participation in technical committees and reviews.
  • Promote design stability and challenge unnecessary modifications.
  • Ensure completeness and consistency of design changes before integration.
  • Oversee updates to configuration attributes and specification databases.
  • Lead cross-system technical tasks within Waste Systems or the wider systems department.
  • Report KPIs and cascade strategic directives from project leadership.
  • Monitor system design maturity and support quality assurance processes.
  • Conduct peer reviews of technical documentation.

What you'll need to succeed

Essential:
  • Degree in Mechanical or Process Engineering (or equivalent).
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in process engineering or relevant project work.
  • Background in regulated industries (nuclear, energy, infrastructure).
  • Ability to manage workloads and meet deadlines.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in English.
  • Proactive and collaborative approach to working with remote teams.
Desirable:
  • Knowledge of system design principles, instrumentation & control architecture, and safety classification frameworks.
  • Experience in nuclear or large-scale engineering projects.
  • Familiarity with effluent treatment systems or similar process systems.
  • Commitment to continuous improvement in engineering quality and documentation standards.

What you'll get in return

  • Competitive salary and benefits package.
  • Opportunity to work on high-profile, technically challenging projects.
  • Collaborative, international team environment.
  • Professional development and career progression opportunities.

What you need to do now

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