Seismic Qualification Specialist

KBR, Inc

Glasgow

On-site

GBP 60,000 - 75,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days holiday plus 5 days

Flexible working

Private healthcare

Company pension

Professional development

Life assurance

Bonus scheme

Rail season ticket loan

Cycle to work

Membership fees covered

Job summary

Frazer-Nash is seeking a Seismic Qualification Specialist to join the Built Environment team in the UK. The role focuses on seismic analysis, code-based assessments, and safety case development across nuclear, renewables, and process industries.

You will lead projects from scoping to delivery, engage with clients, and help grow our capability in seismic characterisation. We offer a competitive salary (£60,000-£75,000), a flexible hybrid pattern between office, client sites, and home, and a

Qualifications

Master’s degree in Civil/Structural Engineering required.
Chartered Engineer with ICE or Structural Engineers desirable.
Interest in client-facing consultancy and safety-critical infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Lead and shape projects from scoping to delivery.
Engage with clients to define project needs and opportunities.
Develop capability within the team and mentor junior engineers.
Lead seismic qualification and risk assessment activities.
Contribute to safety-case documentation and approvals.

Skills

Project leadership

Client engagement

Mentoring

Capability development

Education

Master's degree in Civil/Structural Engineering

Chartered Engineer (ICE or Structural Engineers)

Tools

Robot

Ansys

Abaqus

Tekla

Job description

Seismic Qualification Specialist

Salary range: £60,000 to £75,000 per annum depending on experience

Location: Glasgow or Leatherhead

Working pattern: We operate a flexible hybrid working pattern at Frazer-Nash, with time split between the office, client sites and working from home.

Closing date: 30th August.

About the Team

The Built Environment group operates to assure the safety of structures and assets subject to conventional and extreme hazards. Our integrated team establishes load conditions, structural responses, design solutions, testing programmes, substantiations and assurance against a variety of hazards. While our projects are challenging, the team promotes a collaborative and supportive environment, where knowledge is shared openly. We are always looking to improve, both technically and professionally. Asset Integrity has a breadth of capability ranging from physical testing to design, research and advanced analysis. The purpose of the area is to support clients in understanding the life, degradation, integrity and performance of components, systems and assets from concept design to decommissioning. Your colleagues will have a wide range of backgrounds from fundamental materials science, strength of materials research, stress engineering, testing and measurement, field-based work and plant/facilities management and assessment. Therefore, if working across engineering disciplines to solve complex problems appeals to you, you would be a great fit. The Built Environment team specialises in withstand and assurance of structures for scenarios such as seismic, fire, blast, impact, life extension, modification and operational safety, with particular respect to interfaces between mechanical and civil assets.

What You’ll Join

You’ll become part of a highly respected team, who work across a wide range of projects and markets, including: Nuclear energy (new build, operational fleet and decommissioning) Nuclear defence (infrastructure design, substantiation and assurance) Renewables (e.g., onshore solar, offshore wind) Process industries (e.g., chemical, hydrogen production) Transport (e.g., rail, marine)

Your role will vary depending on skills and experience, but our current investment focusses on strengthening our seismic analysis and qualification capability. The team’s currently focusses on:

Structural verification and code assessments (e.g., Eurocode, ASCE, AISC), via software or hand calculations
Hazard assessment (e.g. Seismic, blast, and fire performance modelling) and validation studies
Concept development and feasibility analysis
Civil/mechanical interface definition and integration
Beyond-code assessments and safety case development
Structural inspections and regulatory compliance
Life-extension studies, including degradation mechanism analysis

Who We’re Looking For

We’re looking for engineers who want to go beyond technical analysis - individuals able to deliver consultancy, who can:

Lead and shape projects, including managing projects from scoping to delivery
Engage directly with clients to define project needs and opportunities, and develop long‑term relationships
Contribute to the direction and development of our team’s capability, including mentoring junior engineers
Lead development of capability relative to your specialism and own the development of opportunities and workstreams in that space.
Bolster our existing SQUG and seismic characterisation/assessment or probabilistic analysis capability

Qualifications and Experience

At this time, we are welcoming applicants with a broad range of experience levels, as a minimum, you should have:

A master's degree (or higher) in Civil/Structural Engineering or a related discipline
Chartership with the Institute of Civil Engineers or Structural Engineers
A desire to work on technically challenging, safety‑critical infrastructure projects
An interest in or experience with client‑facing consultancy work
A collaborative growth mindset and willingness to work across disciplines
It would be beneficial to have demonstrable technical experience (relative to your time in industry) in the following:

Code‑based assessment (e.g., Eurocode, ASCE, AISC standards)
Use of structural tools (e.g., Robot, Ansys, Abaqus, Tekla, etc.)
Seismic or dynamic structural analysis
Site‑based / Structural inspections
Hazard Analysis and Requirement quantification
Authoring or approval roles for Safety Case documentation
Geotechnical design or groundwork assessments
Understanding of Inspection regimes and CDM compliance
Experience working with and delivering to NEC/RIBA contracts and drafting relevant documentation

Benefits