Principle Engineer - Reactor & Turbine Island

Capgemini; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Open learning platforms

Employee networks (OutFront, CapAble,

Women@Capgemini

Job summary

Capgemini is seeking a Civil/Structural Engineer to lead the design and substantiation of RC, steel and civil infrastructure for major regulated projects in the UK. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, ensure compliance with codes and governance, and drive robust design substantiation under safety-critical conditions.

The role emphasizes collaboration with clients, regulators, and internal teams, with a focus on delivering safe, sustainable, and constructible solutions in line with CDM 2015

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified Civil or Structural Engineer with CEng or equivalent.
• Extensive experience leading structural projects in infrastructure, energy or regulated environments.
• Expertise in RC, steel and civil structures under complex loading conditions.
• Understanding of design substantiation and safety assurance processes.
• Proven leadership managing multidisciplinary teams and stakeholder engagement.
• Knowledge of American codes and standards desirable.
• Nuclear industry experience on new build projects advantageous.
• Open to sector moves with transferable regulated industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead structural design and substantiation of RC, steel, and civil infrastructure.
• Provide technical leadership to structural engineers and project teams.
• Coordinate design activities with civil, geotechnical, mechanical, electrical, process, construction, and safety disciplines.
• Ensure designs meet codes, standards, regulatory requirements and governance processes.
• Lead structural assessments for normal, construction, environmental and extreme loading incl. seismic.
• Author, review and approve technical reports, design substantiations and regulatory submissions.
• Support engagement with clients, regulators and independent reviewers, resolving queries.
• Promote safe, sustainable, and constructible design per CDM 2015.

Skills

Structural design leadership

Regulatory compliance

Multidisciplinary coordination

Seismic analysis

Codes & standards awareness

Education

CEng or equivalent

Job description

Your Role

• Lead the structural engineering design and substantiation of reinforced concrete, steel, and civil infrastructure for the GBE-N programme.


• Provide technical leadership, guidance, and oversight to structural engineers and multidisciplinary project teams.


• Coordinate structural design activities with civil, geotechnical, mechanical, electrical, process, construction, and safety disciplines.


• Ensure designs comply with applicable codes, standards, regulatory requirements, and project governance processes.


• Lead structural assessments for normal, construction, environmental, and extreme loading conditions, including seismic events.


• Author, review, and approve technical reports, design substantiations, and documentation supporting regulatory submissions and design assurance activities.


• Support engagement with clients, regulators, and independent reviewers, resolving technical queries and challenges.


• Promote safe, sustainable, and constructible design solutions in accordance with CDM 2015 requirements.

Your Profile

• Degree-qualified Civil or Structural Engineer with Chartered Engineer status (CEng) or equivalent experience.


• Extensive experience leading structural engineering projects within major infrastructure, energy, nuclear, or other highly regulated environments.


• Strong expertise in the analysis and design of reinforced concrete, steel, and civil engineering structures, including complex loading conditions.


• Solid understanding of design substantiation, safety justification, and engineering assurance processes in safety-critical industries.


• Proven technical leader with experience managing multidisciplinary teams, engaging stakeholders, overseeing interfaces, and mentoring engineers.


• Knowledge or experience using American codes and standards is desirable but not obligatory.


• Experience working within the Nuclear Industry and particularly on nuclear new build projects is advantageous.


• We also welcome applicationsfrom individuals considering a sector move, particularly those with transferable experience from other regulated or safety-critical industries.

Make it real - what does it mean for you?

• Open access to digital learning platforms


• Active employee networks promoting diversity, equity and inclusion like OutFront, CapAbility or Women@Capgemini


• Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who declare they have a disability, and meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

Need to know

• All roles will require a level of security clearance; BPSS OR Security ClearanceOR Developed Vetting.

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About Capgemini

Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organisations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of over 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2025 global revenues of €22.5 billion. Capgemini. Make it real.