Hybrid: Turbine Island CS&A Principal Engineer (Nuclear)

Great British Energy - Nuclear; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Great British Energy - Nuclear is seeking a Principal CS&A Engineer to lead CS&A activities for the SMR programme, ensuring design integrity, regulatory compliance and safety case substantiation. The role operates within a client-side technical organisation with a focus on integrated, robust civil and structural design across concept to detailed design phases.

The position requires strong leadership, governance and collaboration with regulators, TP partners, BIM/modelling teams and project

Qualifications

• Experience in UK nuclear projects across design, construction and commissioning.
• Knowledge of UK building codes, Eurocodes, CDM and nuclear standards.
• Ability to produce high-quality deliverables to schedule and budget.
• Strong communication with clients, regulators and multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead CS&A technical input for projects and approve engineering documentation.
• Ensure CS&A decisions meet safety and regulatory requirements.
• Define design requirements and verification evidence.
• Lead CS&A analysis, calculations and technical justifications.
• Review structural analyses, foundations and seismic considerations.
• Draft CS&A work packages and subcontractor scopes.

Skills

Nuclear industry experience

Structural design for nuclear

Seismic design knowledge

Regulatory compliance knowledge

BIM-enabled design

Communication with regulators

Contract knowledge

Education

BEng Civil or Structural Engineering

Chartership with ICE or IStructE

Tools

BIM software

Job description

Great British Energy - Nuclear is seeking a Principal CS&A Engineer to lead CS&A activities for the SMR programme, ensuring design integrity, regulatory compliance and safety case substantiation. The role operates within a client-side technical organisation with a focus on integrated, robust civil and structural design across concept to detailed design phases.

The position requires strong leadership, governance and collaboration with regulators, TP partners, BIM/modelling teams and project