Principal Civil Structural Engineer

Devonport Royal Dockyard; Cawsand; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Pension scheme with life assurance

Digital GP & health checks

Employee share scheme

Reservists leave & Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Principal Civil Structural Engineer in the UK to lead civil/structural design delivery for complex infrastructure. You will drive design packages through full lifecycle, coordinating multi-disciplinary interfaces and ensuring governance and safety standards.

Hybrid role with on-site requirements and security clearance steps. The position requires Chartered Engineer status or demonstrable path to registration, experience with heavy civil/building structures, and ability to

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Civil/Structural Eng or related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer status or demonstrable pathway to registration.
• Membership in engineering institution desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of civil/structural design packages within scope, quality, schedule and cost.
• Manage technical aspects from identification to handover.
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement and incorporate requirements into solutions.
• Drive planning, design reviews and engineering assurance across complex infrastructure projects.

Skills

Civil/Structural design

Stakeholder engagement

Engineering governance

Design reviews

Team leadership

Education

Degree in Civil/Structural Eng

Chartered Engineer status

Institution membership desirable

Tools

Seismic design standards

Nuclear safety knowledge

Job description

multidisciplinary teams, engage with a wide range of stakeholders, and apply your expertise to challenging engineering problems that make a real difference to society.Leading the delivery of civil and structural engineering design packages to agreed scope, quality, schedule and cost requirements.Managing technical aspects of engineering projects from initial identification through to final handover.Coordinating stakeholder engagement activities and incorporating requirements into engineering solutions.Driving technical planning, design reviews and engineering assurance activities across complex infrastructure projects.Ensuring compliance with quality, safety, risk management and engineering governance requirements.The role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with a minimum of 3 days onsite.Essential experience of the Principal Civil Structural EngineerDemonstrable experience managing complex civil or structural engineering design projects throughout

the full design lifecycle.Proven track record delivering civil and structural engineering designs within a highly regulated or comparable engineering environment.Knowledge of the architectural design of industrial buildings and associated structures.Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams with multiple technical interfaces.Experience in the design and substantiation of heavy civil engineering and building structures, with dry dock structure experience advantageous.Qualifications for the Principal Civil Structural EngineerDegree or equivalent qualification in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering or a related discipline.Chartered Engineer status with a relevant professional institution, or significant demonstrable engineering experience with the capability to achieve Chartered Engineer registration.Membership of a relevant engineering institution is desirable.Knowledge of relevant seismic design standards and nuclear safety-related structures would be

advantageous.Security ClearanceThe successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)What we offer Generous holiday allowanceMatched contribution pension scheme, with life assuranceAccess to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+Employee share schemeEmployee shopping savings portalPayment of Professional FeesReservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leaveHoliday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy
additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. There is an annual Window to request this benefit. 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charityExcellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.BabcockWe're Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 people working together to make a difference.Here, you'll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we're building a future that lasts - not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.We call that
lifetime engineering.Join us and see how far we can go, together.We are a disability confident, committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please ##### with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.Closing date: 23/09/######BABDESTNUC