Lead Geotechnical Engineer – Nuclear & Defence (Hybrid)

NUKEM Ltd.; Abingdon; Híbrido; GBP 70.000 - 100.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Private Medical Scheme

Employee Share Scheme

Salary Sacrifice Schemes

Maternity Pay 18 weeks + 21w SMP

Holiday entitlement 25 days (28/31)

Leave carryover 5 days

Trade union partnership

Education & personal development

Long service & recognition awards

Employee Assistance Programme

Descripción de la vacante

NUVIA is seeking a Lead Geotechnical Engineer to define, integrate and assure the geotechnical design basis for the STEP Prototype Plant. The role supports foundation performance, ground stability and soil–structure interaction for safety‑classified structures in normal to extreme conditions.

The position offers hybrid working arrangements with 3 days per week onsite at West Burton Power Station and related UK sites.

Formación

• Must develop a defensible geotechnical design basis for STEP project.
• Identify and mitigate ground-related hazards across lifecycle.
• Provide geotechnical evidence for DCO and nuclear safety cases.

Responsabilidades

• Define and maintain geotechnical design basis and parameters.
• Assess liquefaction, settlement, bearing capacity and slope stability risks.
• Develop and assure ground improvement strategies for large nuclear structures.
• Address seismic hazard and extreme event scenarios.
• Integrate geotechnical data into STEP digital twin and lifecycle control.
• Support safety case authors with defensible geotechnical arguments.

Conocimientos

Geotechnical design

Liquefaction risk

Settlement analysis

Bearing capacity

Slope stability

Ground improvement

Seismic hazard

Digital twin integration

Safety case input

Descripción del empleo

NUVIA is seeking a Lead Geotechnical Engineer to define, integrate and assure the geotechnical design basis for the STEP Prototype Plant. The role supports foundation performance, ground stability and soil–structure interaction for safety‑classified structures in normal to extreme conditions.

The position offers hybrid working arrangements with 3 days per week onsite at West Burton Power Station and related UK sites.