Senior Civil and Structural Engineer

weServed; Helensburgh; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Pension with life assurance

Digital GP and health check

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Marine Reservist leave

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Senior Civil and Structural Engineer at HMNB Clyde Faslane with hybrid working arrangements. The role includes high-level engineering compliance, inspections and technical leadership within a defence environment.

Applicants should have Chartered status or be pursuing it, and must be able to obtain SC security clearance. The position is full-time with a 36-hour week and benefits as outlined in the offer.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards chartership.
• Security clearance (SC) required for role.

Responsibilities

• Conduct civil, structural and building asset inspections on site.
• Review compliance, infrastructure risks and asset performance to support safe operations.
• Provide technical advice to infrastructure, maintenance and project teams.
• Assess and approve engineering designs, specifications and technical solutions.
• Lead governance activities and act as SME for civil, structural and building matters.

Skills

Civil engineering

Structural engineering

Asset inspections

Engineering governance

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Chartered Engineer

Job description

Job Title: Senior Civil and Structural Engineer

Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £50,000 – £60,000 dependant on experience + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF75582

Build the future of critical national infrastructure. Shape engineering decisions that keep the United Kingdom's naval operations safe, compliant and ready for the future.

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Civil and Structural Engineer at our HMNB Clyde Faslane site.

The role

As aSenior Civil and Structural Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You'll play a pivotal role within the Safe to Operate team, helping to ensure that critical infrastructure remains safe, compliant and capable of supporting operational requirements. This is far more than a traditional engineering role. You'll combine technical expertise, engineering assurance and infrastructure compliance responsibilities while providing specialist guidance across a strategically important defence environment.

Day-to-day you'll be required to:

• Conducting and managing inspections of civil, structural and building assets across the site.
• Reviewing engineering compliance, infrastructure risks and asset performance to support safe operations.
• Providing technical advice and recommendations to infrastructure, maintenance and project teams.
• Assessing and approving engineering designs, specifications and technical solutions submitted by internal and third-party organisations.
• Leading technical governance activities and acting as a subject matter expert for civil, structural and building engineering matters

This role is full time, 36 hours per week Monday to Thursday and provides hybrid working arrangements, with approximately one day per week on site for surveys and inspections.

Essential experience of the Senior Civil and Structural Engineer

• Significant experience within civil, structural or building engineering environments.
• Experience carrying out infrastructure inspections, asset assessments or engineering compliance activities.
• Experience reviewing and approving engineering designs, specifications or technical solutions.
• Strong knowledge of engineering standards, compliance requirements and risk management processes.
• Experience providing technical leadership and engaging with stakeholders within complex operational environments.

Qualifications for the Senior Civil and Structural Engineer

• Degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Chartered Engineer status or actively working towards chartership

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be 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 allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday 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. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘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 charity

Babcock

We’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 email [e-mail] 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: 24/09/2026