Company Description
Finding solutions to climate change is the priority of the 21st century, and means switching to low-carbon energy. At Assystem, our mission is to accelerate the energy transition worldwide. To achieve this, our 7,500 Switchers combine their historical engineering expertise and project management with digital technologies.
In our 12 countries (Europe, Middle East, Asia) of operation, we are working on the production and distribution of low-carbon electricity, through the development of nuclear and renewable energies. We are also supporting the modernisation and development of energy grids, managing the setup and siting for new transmission and distribution networks, and using hydrogen to decarbonise the transport and industry sectors.
Job Description
About our Graduate Programme:
As a graduate at Assystem, from Day 1 you will be welcomed to the Assystem family, we will focus on getting you up to speed on what we do, our values, and what you can look forward to on our 2-year experience. You will have the opportunity to work with customers on live projects, bring value from the start and learn new skills.
As part of the programme, you will have access to Mentors, benefit from peer-to-peer learning through our Graduate Forums, identify and develop skills through our upskilling framework, and the opportunity to work across different industries and customers.
Job Description:
Our work sees us supporting a range of sectors and industries including Nuclear, Defence, Transport, Utilities and Government. You could work on projects such as New Build Nuclear Power Stations, Defence Submarines, control room designs and organisational security assessments.
As part of our Human and Organisation Factors (HOF) team, you will be supported and mentored as you gain experience in deploying a range of HF methodologies including
- Task analysis
- Human Machine Interface (HMI) design,
- Human error analysis,
- Control room design,
- Workload assessment,
- Safety critical task assessment,
Qualifications
Essential:
- BSc in Human Factors Engineering, Engineering Psychology, Usability, Ergonomics, Design, Engineering, Human Biology, Anthropology, or a related field
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong problem solving ability
- High level of IT proficiency, computer literacy, MS Office Suite
- Ability to think intuitively and creatively
- Good written output and presentation skills
Desirable:
- A passion for human-centric design and organisational culture
- Understanding / appreciation of human error prediction techniques
- Experience in presenting HOF or other recommendations to internal and external stakeholders
- A keen interest in design and make projects
- Ability to apply mathematical principles and statistics to solve problems
- Technical and problem-solving skills along with reasoning ability
- Comfortable with site-based working, when required for projects
- Knowledge / appreciation of Human Factors assessment techniques
- Enthusiasm to develop your Human Factors skillset and to challenge yourself.
Additional Information
Requirements for Assystem Graduate Scheme:
- Successful Candidate must be a UK Sole National
- Successful Candidate must be willing to relocate as part of their rotational Scheme (Relocation Support available)
Security Clearance:
The successful applicant must be a UK resident and, due to the nature of the work to be undertaken, applicants will be required to meet this criteria in order to attain a minimum level of BPSS clearance.
When will we be in touch?
Thank you for applying!
We will be sifting through applications and you will receive a response to your application confirming the next steps.
If you reach the next stage, you will be called by one of our recruitment team who will ask you some questions around:
- Your application
- Your Eligibility for the role
- Your passion for Energy transformation
- Your passion for your chosen discipline
- your knowledge on your chosen discipline.
Successful applicants will be invited to our in-person assessment centres.
What we offer includes:
- 25 days' holiday entitlement, ability to sell or purchase annual leave;
- 8% company contribution to your pension;
- Paid membership to professional bodies;
- Cycle to work scheme;
- Wellbeing hub, Employee Assistance Programme and access to discount perks;
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.
Top Skills
What We Do
Assystem, one of the world's leading independent nuclear engineering companies, is committed to accelerating the energy transition. We see ourselves as an activist in the development of nuclear energy, convinced that it is an essential part of the fight against climate change. 7,000 switchers, spread in 12 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East are working every day to make the energy switch by accelerating the development of nuclear and renewable energies, power grids, clean hydrogen projects and low-carbon transport. We design and supervise major projects through our engineering activities and accelerate our customers' digital transformation. We also develop new solutions to build faster and improve the performance of complex infrastructures. 55 years of experience have made Assystem a key partner of the world's largest industrial groups: CEA, EDF, ENEC, Enedis, Engie, Framatome, ITER, K.A. CARE, Naval Group, NICDC, Orano, RATP, Rolls Royce, Royal Commission, Sellafield, SGP, SNCF... Assystem is ranked in the Top 3 companies in the nuclear energy sector.
