Project Engineer - Nuclear Layout
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline. Proven experience in delivering engineering projects within complex or highly regulated environments is essential.
Job Description
Our teams of passionate and agile engineers work on cutting-edge projects that shape the future of technology and sustainability. At ALTEN, we empower talented engineers to innovate, solve complex challenges, and deliver impactful solutions that build tomorrow’s world—today.
Join us and start building tomorrow’s world today!
Job Description
We are looking for a Project Engineer to lead and coordinate the delivery of complex engineering work packages within a highly regulated and technically challenging environment.
Acting as the key interface between Project Management and multidisciplinary engineering teams, you will be responsible for translating programme objectives into executable engineering plans, ensuring scope is delivered safely, to quality, on schedule and within budget. You will play a critical role in integrating technical activities, managing risks, coordinating stakeholders, and driving successful project delivery.
This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer with strong project coordination experience looking to take ownership of complex engineering programmes and work alongside industry-leading technical teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and coordinate engineering activities across multidisciplinary teams.
- Act as the primary interface between engineering teams and programme/project management functions.
- Translate project objectives into clear engineering delivery plans.
- Manage technical risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies throughout the project lifecycle.
- Monitor engineering progress, ensuring delivery against schedule, cost, quality, and performance objectives.
- Coordinate design reviews, project meetings, and stakeholder engagement activities.
- Support planning, forecasting, and reporting of engineering deliverables.
- Ensure engineering scope is delivered in accordance with applicable standards, processes, and governance requirements.
- Manage interfaces between engineering disciplines to ensure effective integration of technical solutions.
- Support supplier and subcontractor management activities, including performance, deliverables, and technical coordination.
- Drive continuous improvement and the identification of opportunities to enhance project delivery efficiency.
Required Skills:
- Degree qualified in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- Experience delivering engineering projects within a complex or highly regulated environment.
- Strong project coordination and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience managing engineering scope, risks, dependencies, and project schedules.
- Ability to work effectively across multiple engineering disciplines.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Experience presenting technical and project information to senior stakeholders.
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, or equivalent military experience.
- Experience working within the energy, nuclear, aerospace, defence, rail, infrastructure, or other highly regulated sectors.
- Knowledge of engineering governance and stage-gate delivery processes.
- Experience working with external suppliers or engineering subcontractors.
- Understanding of systems engineering and design integration activities.
- Project management qualifications or training (APM, Prince2, or equivalent).
Why join us?
We bring together entrepreneurial, tech-driven people to deliver innovative solutions for leading companies.
At ALTEN, you’ll work on exciting projects, supported by ongoing learning, mentoring, and clear career development tailored to your goals.
Join a passionate team and help build tomorrow, today.
In short you get:
- A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
- A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
- Private Medical Insurance
- Cycle & Tech Scheme
- Employee assistance programme
- Life insurance & Pension Scheme
- Social atmosphere, regular gatherings & team buildings
- Flexible way of working (role dependent)
ALTEN is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and values the strength that comes from a global mix of backgrounds and perspectives. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of background or protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
This role may require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected . Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.
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𝐀 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐓 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 ALTEN is committed to meeting the expectations of its stakeholders and anticipating their requirements in the fields of innovation, R&D, and technological information systems. Founded in 1988 and present in 30+ countries, the Group has established itself as the global leader in Engineering and IT Services. ALTEN operates with major players in the Aeronautics, Space, Defence, Naval & Security, Automotive, Rail & Mobility, Energy & Environment, Life Sciences – Health, Industrial Equipment & Electronics, Telecoms, Banking, Finance & Insurance, Retail & Services, Public Services & Government sectors. OUR VISION: BUILDING TOMORROW’S WORLD TODAY We are convinced that engineers are the architects who build tomorrow’s world today. As a global leader in Engineering and IT Services, we support businesses in their technological and sustainable transformation. We commit to making a positive impact over time and on people, pushing the boundaries of innovation, and always staying one step ahead. We are driven by one ambition: to think about the future in the present. A LEADING GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY PARTNER ALTEN is involved in all projects with a technological dimension for the Technical, Research & Development Divisions and IT Systems Divisions of major corporate, telecoms and service clients, requiring the involvement of high-level Consultant-Engineers. To achieve this, the Group has put in place a world-renowned technical organization of excellence. 🔹 12 Industries covered 🔹 21 Delivery Centers 🔹 6,500+ Clients FULL COVERAGE OF TECHNOLOGIES The Group covers a wide range of expertise in Engineering and IT Services in order to meet our clients’ needs. We bring together and coordinate at the transnational level, specialists and consultants, experts in their profession who support our clients in their issues of digital transformation, innovation, product development, supply chain, etc.
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