Associate/Principal Engineer (Depending on Experience) - Chartered Engineer - Cockermouth

Tetra Tech; Cockermouth; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Tetra Tech is seeking a Chartered Structural Engineer in Cockermouth to lead technically robust design for nuclear projects, delivering analysis, drawings and documentation within a regulated environment. You will act as technical authority in multidisciplinary teams, maintaining safety, quality and regulatory compliance with a hands-on engineering focus and potential site travel across the UK.

Flexible and hybrid working across UK offices is available, with requirements for security clearance

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil or Structural engineering and Chartered Engineer status.
• Experience delivering structural engineering solutions in nuclear or regulated sectors.
• Ability to communicate complex engineering concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver structural engineering design and analysis for complex nuclear projects.
• Work within multidisciplinary teams ensuring quality and regulatory compliance.
• Provide technical leadership and support independent checks and design justification.

Skills

Chartered Engineer

Structural design

Nuclear engineering

Regulatory compliance

Education

Degree in Civil/Structural

Job description

Associate/Principal Engineer (Depending on Experience) - Chartered Engineer - Cockermouth

Join Tetra Tech as a Chartered Structural Engineer and apply your expertise to technically demanding nuclear projects that require precision, compliance and engineering excellence. This role is designed for an experienced professional who enjoys solving complex problems and delivering high-quality structural design within a highly regulated environment. If you thrive on technical challenges and want to focus on engineering quality rather than people management, this position offers the ideal platform.

Purpose & Scope of the Role

This role focuses on delivering technically robust structural engineering solutions within the nuclear sector. Working as part of multidisciplinary teams, you will provide specialist design, analysis and assurance across projects from early concept through to detailed design and implementation. You will act as a technical authority within project teams, ensuring designs meet nuclear, industry and statutory standards while supporting safe and compliant project delivery. The position is centred on hands‑on engineering expertise, allowing you to concentrate on complex technical work, independent verification activities and maintaining the highest standards of quality and regulatory compliance.

Your Impact in this Position

Your expertise will play a critical role in enabling safe and reliable nuclear infrastructure. By delivering technically sound design and analysis, contributing to safety case development and supporting robust engineering decision‑making, you will help ensure projects meet the demanding expectations of the nuclear industry. Your input will support multidisciplinary collaboration, strengthen technical assurance processes and contribute to the successful delivery of projects that operate within strict regulatory frameworks.

Technical Engineering Expertise

Deliver structural engineering design and analysis across complex nuclear projects

Produce high‑quality calculations, drawings and technical documentation

Apply sound engineering judgement within a highly regulated environment

Technical Assurance & Quality

Review and verify technical outputs to ensure compliance with nuclear and statutory standards

Support independent checking and validation activities

Maintain rigorous quality assurance across engineering deliverables

Nuclear Safety & Compliance

Contribute to safety cases, substantiation and design justification

Ensure designs align with nuclear safety requirements and industry best practice

Maintain high standards of health, safety and security in technical delivery

Problem Solving & Collaboration

Provide expert technical input within multidisciplinary teams

Work closely with engineers, project managers and clients to resolve complex technical challenges

Support informed engineering decisions across projects

Technical Leadership & Knowledge

Act as a subject‑matter specialist within project teams

Maintain knowledge of evolving nuclear standards and regulatory guidance

Promote engineering excellence and continuous improvement in technical practices

Qualifications, Experience & Skills

You will hold a degree in Civil, Structural or a related engineering discipline and be a Chartered Engineer with a recognised professional institution. You will have significant experience delivering structural engineering solutions within the nuclear sector or similarly regulated industries. Strong technical capability in structural analysis, design assurance and regulatory compliance is essential, along with the ability to communicate complex engineering concepts clearly to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

This role offers flexible and hybrid working arrangements, combining office collaboration with remote working depending on project requirements. You will work within multidisciplinary engineering teams across Tetra Tech’s UK offices, with occasional travel to client sites where required. Due to the nature of the projects involved, the role requires the ability to obtain and maintain UK security clearance, and a full UK driving licence may be required for certain site visits.

About Tetra Tech

Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting and engineering services working across the full project lifecycle worldwide.We have a wide range ofexpertiseacross our teams, providing a global support network with a personalised approach to client relationships to better understand where we can add value.We provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity.

We support public and private sector clients on local, national, and international projects to deliver sustainable and resilient solutions. Our operations in the UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands include more than 6,000 employees who are Leading with Science®to solve our clients’ most complex problems.

In alignment with the Equality Act 2010, we will make reasonable adjustments to support candidates and employeesrequiringadditionalarrangements. This could include adaptations to work schedules, training approaches, or the physical workspace. Please inform us if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process or in your day‑to‑day role