Principal Engineer – Civil Engineering

BAE Systems (New); Preston; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Principal Engineer in Civil Engineering, where you'll play a crucial role in ensuring the compliance and effectiveness of infrastructure projects. This position involves conducting on-site surveys, producing detailed technical reports, and collaborating with stakeholders to meet regulatory standards. You'll have the opportunity to lead teams and enhance technical capabilities, all while working in a supportive and inclusive environment. With a competitive salary and a range of benefits, this role offers the chance to make a real impact in the engineering sector.

Benefits

Competitive Pension Scheme

Employee Share Plans

Flexible Health Benefits

Private Health Plans

Shopping Discounts

Green Car Scheme

Relocation Support Packages

Qualifications

• Experience in the construction industry and technical document writing.
• Registered with an Engineering professional institute is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance of assets with Civil and Structural standards.
• Conduct on-site surveys and provide technical advice.
• Support project management of installations and commissioning.

Skills

Civil Engineering

Structural Engineering

Technical Document Writing

Report Building

MS Office

Education

Civil or Structural Engineering Degree

Equivalent Experience

Job description

Job Title: Principal Engineer – Civil Engineering

Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £45,628 + depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Providing support to ensure that all new or modified assets are compliant with relevant Civil and Structural (C&S) standards for intended use and meet with stakeholder requirements
• Conducting on site surveys of assets/infrastructure and providing technical advice on C&S issues
• Production of C&S reports, technical specifications and statement of requirements documents
• Reviewing design proposals for both new facilities/infrastructure and for refurbishment projects
• Providing support to ensure that nuclear related assets on the Barrow Licensed Site are justified to meet the requirements of the Nuclear Site Licence
• Establishing and agreeing stakeholder requirements (and if applicable Nuclear Safety Functional Requirements) for facilities and equipment
• Production of special operating procedures and documentation
• Providing advice to other disciplines, maintainers and site committees on technical issues and requirements to meet nuclear, HSE and other relevant legislation
• Assisting in the project management of installations and commissioning of new and modified assets where discipline knowledge is required
• You will support the development of individuals and teams to enhance skills and competencies, such that technical capability objectives are fully achieved
• And you will liaise with both internal and external stakeholders as required ensuring that their requirements are adequately supported and that their needs are fully considered and incorporated where appropriate and agreed

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• A related Civil or Structural Engineering degree or equivalent experience
• A proven engineer with experience in the construction industry
• Technical document writing & report building
• MS office experience

Desirable:

• Registered with an Engineering professional institute – chartered or working towards
• Experience in the production and review of structural calculations
• Experience working in the nuclear sector and a consultancy environment
• Team lead or line management experience

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Site Specialist Engineering – Civils team:

The Site Specialist Engineering – Civils team are a team of 8, consisting of engineering graduates up to Principal Engineers, supporting facilities and infrastructure, site wide, ensuring sites are fit for purpose, and to support the fabrication and manufacturing processes. The role is focused on the Submarine platforms we manufacture, and as such, will be largely based from the Barrow site.

We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date:20th May 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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