Civils Engineering Manager

Rullion; Manchester, Warrington; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rullion Ltd is seeking a Civils Engineering Manager in the UK to lead civil design coordination, technical assurance and delivery support for nuclear projects. You will report to the Project Director and oversee civil scope definition, interfaces, and governance throughout the project lifecycle.

Key responsibilities include establishing robust civil engineering procedures, managing design records and constructability, and maintaining strong relationships with clients and partners while ensuring

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in engineering (civil/structural) or related discipline.
• Experience leading civil engineering design across regulated sectors, preferably nuclear.
• Experience with NEC? contracts and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead civil engineering design coordination and technical assurance across projects.
• Manage interfaces, constructability, and design risk across lifecycle stages.
• Develop civil engineering strategies aligned with scope, schedule and budget.
• Provide technical governance, reviews, and reporting to stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with CDM regulations and regulatory expectations.
• Lead design handover, constructability reviews, and packaging of civil works.

Skills

Civil engineering

Design management

Technical assurance

Construction management

NEC3/NEC4

CDM regulations

Interface management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Structural Engineering

Tools

NEC3/NEC4 contracts

Job description

Location: Cumbria, Manchester or Warrington Based - Open to location

Hours of work: 40 Hours Per Week

The Role:

As the Civils Engineering Manager you will be responsible for leading and coordinating civil engineering design, technical assurance and delivery support across assigned nuclear projects, programmes, framework contracts and business development opportunities.

You will report into the Project Director, the role leads civil engineering strategy, design coordination, technical governance, constructability review, temporary works interfaces, civil package integration, risk and opportunity management, reporting and compliance with company, contractual and nuclear-sector requirements.

The position carries accountability for ensuring civil engineering scope is clearly defined, technically robust, constructable, compliant and integrated with wider project requirements. This includes managing civil design inputs, technical deliverables, interface information, design assumptions, design risk, buildability considerations, change impacts and engineering assurance throughout the project lifecycle.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• * Establish civil engineering procedures aligned with recognised design management, technical assurance, constructability, temporary works, interface management and governance best practice.
• * Implement clear civil engineering controls appropriate to project maturity, delivery model, design stage and contractual obligations.
• * Ensure design records, technical decisions, interface assumptions and approvals are transparent, consistent and auditable.
• * Develop engineering assurance and peer-review processes that improve compliance, certainty and organisational confidence.
• * Lead the effective planning and management of civil engineering activities for permanent works, temporary works, enabling works, earthworks, structures, drainage, utilities, roads, foundations and associated infrastructure.
• * Develop civil engineering strategies aligned with scope, schedule, risk, budget, regulatory requirements and delivery objectives.
• * Oversee design development, technical reviews, interface coordination, constructability assessments, delivery handover and close‑out processes.
• * Maintain productive working relationships with clients, designers, delivery partners, contractors and specialist technical stakeholders.
• * Establish and maintain robust design deliverable schedules, technical review processes, interface registers and engineering status reporting.
• * Monitor engineering performance against approved baselines, package budgets, programme requirements and governance milestones.
• * Provide accurate civil engineering and technical information to support project and executive decision‑making.
• * Ensure compliance with company procedures, contractual obligations, ethical standards, sustainability commitments, CDM requirements and applicable regulatory expectations.
• * Provide independent challenge and assurance of civil engineering strategies, technical
• recommendations confidently to senior stakeholders.
• * Support design reviews, investment decisions, project approvals and governance forums through evidence‑based engineering analysis.

Candidates Essential Experience/Qualifications Requirements:

• * Candidates will hold a Degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering (Civil or Structural), Construction Management, Construction Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or a related discipline.
• * Candidates will have a minimum of 10 year's experience in civil engineering, design management, engineering management, construction management or a related discipline within nuclear, defence, infrastructure, energy or other highly regulated sectors - i.e Sellafield, HPC, AWE, Dounreay etc.
• * Experience working on NEC3 or NEC4 contracts.
• *Significant experience leading civil engineering design coordination and technical assurance for major projects and programmes.
• *Strong knowledge of civil engineering standards, CDM regulations, design risk management and constructability requirements.
• *Experience developing civil engineering strategies, design management plans, interface plans and package engineering plans.
• *Experience supporting technical specifications, scopes of work, design deliverables, review criteria and engineering recommendation reports.
• *Experience leading technical review, design coordination, constructability assessment and resolution of engineering issues.
• *Experience presenting engineering performance and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• *Chartered or recognised professional status with an appropriate institution such as ICE, IStructE, CIHT, CIOB, RICS, MCInstCES, APM or another recognised professional institution.
• *Please note for this role Security Vetting will be required, all candidates MUST be eligible to obtain or ideally already hold.

We try to respond to all applicants, but sometimes this is not possible due to high volumes of applications; if you have not heard from us within 14 days, regrettably it means you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Company information:

This is a Permanent vacancy and is being advertised by Rullion Ltd

Since 1978, Rullion has been securing exceptional candidates for a range of clients; from large well-known brands, to SMEs and start‑ups. As a family‑owned business, Rullion's approach is credible and honest, focused on building long‑lasting relationships with both clients and candidates.

Rullion is a forward‑thinking recruitment company that specialises in providing a wide range of talent consultancy services to a diverse client base; from small start‑ups to large household names.

We celebrate and support diversity and are committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.

Rullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.