Lead Civil/Structural Engineer – Hybrid UK

Amentum; Risley; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Amentum seeks a Civil Structural Engineer to join our UK team, delivering design solutions for environmental and defence projects with a focus on meeting scope, schedule and cost targets.

You will lead junior staff, coordinate with clients and design teams, and apply British standards and CDM guidelines. Hybrid work options across our UK offices support flexible patterns while maintaining rigorous technical delivery.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Civil/Structural engineering or demonstrable equivalent underpinning knowledge and understanding.
• Experience in a civil and structural design role having direct influence over design practices and outcomes.
• Proven ability to Lead projects of varying size and complexity, managing technical aspects as well as quality, budget, programme and resources.
• Expert in the use of the latest version of AutoCAD, Revit and associated software, with the ability to work unsupervised.
• Knowledge and understanding of British Standards and CDM regs.
• Experience in detailing of reinforced concrete and structural steelwork.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member liaising directly with clients and other cross discipline design team members.
• Awareness of applicable codes and safety legislation and how they should be applied.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, and report writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Technical quality and excellence of your work and the work of those working under you to ensure engineering delivery meets scope, time, cost and quality.
• Project planning, delivery and financial performance of your work and that of junior staff.
• Communication with clients and other design team members to provide technical input and justification.
• Technical and professional guidance, support and development of more junior designers.
• Responsible for the development and delivery of design documents and solutions.
• Chair and facilitate technical and non-technical meetings including progress meetings and design reviews.
• Independent and autonomous work during the delivery of complex engineering activities.
• Be fully conversant with business and quality management systems and actively encourage compliance within team.
• Co‑ordinate & supervise surveys (condition, measurement etc) & assessments

Skills

Project leadership

AutoCAD

Revit

Team collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Civil/Structural design

Code compliance (BS/CDM)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Structural Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

Amentum seeks a Civil Structural Engineer to join our UK team, delivering design solutions for environmental and defence projects with a focus on meeting scope, schedule and cost targets.

You will lead junior staff, coordinate with clients and design teams, and apply British standards and CDM guidelines. Hybrid work options across our UK offices support flexible patterns while maintaining rigorous technical delivery.