Principal Civil Structural Engineer

Location:

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England

Salary:

£75k per year + None

Category

Civil Engineering

Sector:

Building, Construction and Infrastructure

Contract type

Permanent

Consultant:

Natalie Barrett

We are currently recruiting for a Principal Civil and Structural Engineer to join our client on a permanent basis.

They are entering an exciting phase of opportunity: supporting a key client's UK nuclear fleet through a business transformation supporting new small and advanced modular reactor developers. Our work is varied, covering nuclear projects (Licensing, New Build, Generation, Life Extension, and Defueling), Renewable Energy projects and high energy industrial projects, such as data centres and hydrogen production facilities.

We're looking for a driven individual who embraces collaboration and diversity, and who shares our vision to create a secure and vibrant future by continuously reinventing, realising breakthroughs and taking on challenges with courage.

Our goal is to support development of new nuclear technologies and to keep existing power stations operating safely, contributing to the UK's Net Zero carbon target.

You'll also work closely with colleagues to support activities that offer the best service to the client. Through your interactions, you'll be able to gather useful intelligence on client needs and work with the team to deliver innovative solutions.

You'll utilise your strong communication and engagement skills to achieve client, people and business outcomes, working with your team and peers that are based in different locations across the UK.

We're continuously evolving and growing the business, so there's plenty of opportunity to evolve and grow your skills and career too.

This role will be based at one of our Energy offices (Newcastle, Warrington, Gloucester or Knutsford). We put flexibility at the heart of what we do and we're happy to consider flexible working patterns. Key responsibilities could include:

Act as the Responsible Engineer and Technical Authority on major energy projects of varying sizes.

Lead the definition of civil and structural engineering strategies, standards, and best practices across projects.

Lead project delivery teams across the project lifecycle from bid generation, through concept and detailed design development to construction.

Take accountability for delivery of complex civil and structural engineering packages to cost, time, and quality.

Provide technical leadership, governance, and quality assurance for safety-critical systems.

Demonstrate knowledge of the practical aspects of implementing engineering designs and understand the use of standards and compliance with regulatory requirements in an engineering environment.

Oversight, verification and leadership for preparation of safety case inputs, such as Safety Functional Requirements (SFRs), Structural Design Method Statements (SDMSs) and Design Substantiation Reports (DSR).

Oversight, verification and leadership for the preparation of Interpretive Reports, Basis of Design, Analysis Reports, Calculations, CDM documentation, Material Specifications, Scopes of Work, and Technical Reports

Engage with clients, regulators, and industry bodies at a senior level, building and maintain valuable relationships.

Mentor and develop the engineering capability of the wider civil and structural engineering team.

Drive innovation, digital tools, and continuous improvement in engineering delivery.

Support business development, proposals, and client relationship management.

Built and manage client relationships and leverage those relationships to deliver continued opportunities and new business leads.

Skills and Qualifications (the following list outlines desirable skills and qualifications. While these attributes are valued, we understand that applicants may not possess all of them. We therefore encourage applications from individuals with relevant experience and potential):

MEng, MSc, BEng or BSc or equivalent in civil engineering or another relevant discipline.

Chartered Engineer status with a relevant professional body.

Previous team leadership, line management, technical lead or Responsible Engineer experience.

Extensive experience in civil and structural design and leadership within the nuclear sector or highly regulated environments.

Deep knowledge of nuclear safety, regulation, and quality assurance processes.

Knowledge or civil engineering principals, design tools and relevant guidelines, standards and practices (in particular American standards ACI, ASCE and AISC).

Experience using finite element modelling software and associated post processing software, with experience in validation and verification of modelling tools and their outputs.

Good knowledge of health and safety legislation and good practice.

Understanding of the use of design tools within a BIM environment.

UK Nuclear Licencing and Generic Design Assessment process experience is desirable.

Excellent communication, leadership, and client engagement skills.

Experience in shaping and influencing technical strategy, standards, and governance.

Recognised as a subject matter expert within civil and structural engineering.

Committed to Continuous Professional Development.