Senior Area Integration Engineer

Please note this client does not offer VISA sponsorship, only candidates with full Right to Work in the UK and relevant experience will be considered.

Are you an experienced engineering professional with a strong background in complex project delivery? Do you thrive in fast-paced, highly regulated environments where integration, sequencing, and cross-functional collaboration are critical to success?

We are recruiting a Senior Area Integration Engineer to join one of the UK’s most significant nuclear new build programmes. This is a key staff position supporting the successful delivery of a major infrastructure project, ensuring construction, installation, and commissioning activities are seamlessly integrated within a designated project area.

The Opportunity

As Senior Area Integration Engineer, you will take ownership of the integration and sequencing of construction and commissioning activities across multiple contracts within your assigned area.
Working at the centre of the project delivery team, you will ensure that critical installation, construction, and commissioning sequences are fully reflected in short- and medium-term schedules, proactively identifying risks and implementing solutions to maintain progress through to Commercial Operation Dates.
This role offers the opportunity to contribute to one of Europe’s most technically complex engineering projects, with long-term career development and exposure to world-class project delivery practices.

Key Responsibilities
 

• Own the integration and sequencing of installation, construction, and commissioning activities across multiple contracts.
• Ensure all critical path activities are fully incorporated into project schedules.
• Coordinate interfaces between Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, and Delivery Integration teams.
• Analyse programme progress and forecast positions, identifying deviations and mitigation strategies.
• Proactively identify risks, constraints, and interface issues that could impact site delivery.
• Develop and implement solutions to de-risk construction and commissioning activities.
• Support planning and readiness reviews to ensure milestone achievement.
• Drive collaborative working across stakeholders to maintain alignment and schedule confidence.

Candidate Profile

Essential Qualifications & Experience
 

• Degree in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Alternatively, significant relevant experience (10+ years) in major project delivery.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience delivering highly complex engineering or construction projects.
• Strong understanding of planning, scheduling, programme controls, and forecasting.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Desirable Experience

• Background in nuclear construction and/or commissioning.
• Experience working in highly regulated or high-security environments.

Why Join?

• Permanent staff opportunity with excellent job security and benefits package
• Competitive salary package.
• Career progression on a nationally significant programme.

About the Project

This role supports one of the UK’s flagship nuclear infrastructure programmes, a project at the forefront of the country’s energy transition and long-term sustainability strategy. You will play a vital role in ensuring the safe and efficient delivery of critical systems and structures.

Apply Now

If you have a strong track record in project integration, construction sequencing, and programme delivery within complex engineering environments, we would like to hear from you.
Apply today to discuss this exciting opportunity in confidence.