Principal Civil Structures Engineer

AtkinsRéalis; Epsom and Ewell; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the UK is seeking a Principal Civil Structural Engineer to lead technical design on vital infrastructure projects. You will manage a team, prepare project briefs and collaborate with international teams. Candidates should have a chartered status and experience in heavy structure design, with preferences for those with nuclear sector experience. This is an opportunity to work on iconic projects while contributing to sustainable development.

Qualifications

• Chartered Civil / Structural Engineer required.
• Leadership experience in multidisciplinary design delivery.
• Solid understanding of relevant design standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical design work and manage project quality.
• Prepare briefs and contribute to bid proposals.
• Coordinate with UK and overseas teams for design solutions.

Skills

Chartered Civil / Structural Engineer

Leadership in design delivery

Knowledge of heavy concrete and steel structures

Proficiency in structural analysis packages

Experience in nuclear sector design

Job description

Are you ready to take up a vital role in shaping some of our exciting projects? How about joining our talented team, where everyone has a voice, and together we face our clients' challenges head-on. It's a diverse and inclusive work environment where world-class talent knows no distinctions.

Bring your skills to the mix as a Principal Civil Structural Engineer, you'll play a vital role in every aspect of heavy civil engineering on Transformational Programmes for critical UK infrastructure with opportunities to work on iconic engineering projects at home and abroad. We specialise in all aspects of heavy civil engineering, within multiple challenging and engaging sectors such as Defence, Energy and Water.

We continue to provide industry-leading engineering solutions right through the project lifecycle, with value added through client-side support as well as construction phases. If being a part of a team with a passion for this industry is for you then we would love to talk to you. We currently have opportunities in our Epsom, London, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Belfast and Glasgow offices.

Your Purpose:

• Lead a team to undertake technical design work following relevant design standards and codes, and to high-quality levels.
• Prepare briefs, scopes of work, and input into bid proposals.
• Successfully manage time and budgets to key project milestones and programmes.
• Work closely with teams in the UK and overseas to deliver integrated design solutions.
• Adhere to quality assurance standards in design.

Requirements:

• Chartered Civil / Structural Engineer.
• Experience in leading design delivery, including multidisciplinary design.
• Sound knowledge in design and analysis of heavy concrete and steel structures, and familiarity with current design standards and working practices, both British Standards and American codes.
• Proficiency in designing with appropriate structural analysis packages.
• Experience in the nuclear sector, particularly in the design and implementation of safety-related structures, systems and components (strongly preferred, but dependent on level of overall experience).

Why work for AtkinsRéalis? We're ranked as one of LinkedIn's Top 25 Companies, where UK professionals want to work and stay once they join. We've also made the Times Top 50 employers for women. Our Infrastructure team uses innovation, new approaches and the power of data to help our clients deliver end-to-end projects and programmes for essential future infrastructure.

We're committed to engineering better for people and our planet, from our global Engineering Net-Zero programme to creating social value through EDAROTH community housing. We're proud of our active employee networks creating awareness and allyship for our under-represented groups. Not to mention programmes supporting communities outside AtkinsRéalis, including schools, charities, ex-forces and professionals returning after career breaks.

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.