Senior Civil Engineer - Nuclear Infrastructure

Vinci; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension & Life Assurance

Private Medical Scheme

Employee Share Scheme

Salary Sacrifice (EV/Tech/Cycle)

Job summary

NUVIA UK, a VINCI Construction subsidiary, seeks a Principal Civil Engineer to plan, coordinate, and deliver AD civil infrastructure for a major multi-facility project. You will lead civil design across geotechnical, structural, environmental, drainage and utilities, ensuring regulatory compliance and design integrity.

You will oversee site assessments, coordinate with regulators and authorities, manage interfaces with other disciplines, and contribute to risk, schedule and cost inputs.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in civil engineering within large, multidisciplinary infrastructure projects, ideally in the nuclear, energy, or other highly regulated sectors.
• Strong understanding of civil engineering principles across geotechnical, structural, environmental, drainage, utilities, and site development disciplines.
• Demonstrable experience supporting early stage site assessment, planning, consenting, and regulatory processes.
• Proven ability to manage technical interfaces, assess change, and maintain requirements and design intent across complex project scopes.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills, with regulators, authorities, consultants and contractors.
• Experience contributing to design assurance, safety compliance, and quality processes on complex infrastructure programmes.
• Proficiency in civil engineering design tools and digital modelling environments (e.g., BIM) is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Define and develop the civil engineering requirements for AD facilities, aligning with project objectives, regulatory needs, and client specifications.
• Lead and coordinate early site assessment activities including geotechnical, hydrological, environmental, and access considerations.
• Oversee development of civil layouts and infrastructure concepts for AD facilities (Park & Ride, Logistics Centre, Workers' Accommodation, fabrication centre, MOLF, Transfer Node).
• Maintain ownership of civil engineering inputs to AD scope, interfaces, and design changes, preserving design intent.
• Provide technical oversight and assurance of deliverables from Foundation Engineer, Technology Provider, and Owner's Engineer.
• Coordinate with planning, environmental, regulatory and consenting teams to support submissions and approvals.
• Engage with local authorities and transport bodies to confirm interfaces and dependencies.
• Contribute to risk assessments, mitigation strategies, and schedule/cost inputs related to civil elements.
• Support development of digital models (BIM) and document engineering decisions and design evolution.
• Provide expert advice to resolve technical issues and integrate AD works with main site programme.

Tools

BIM

Job description

NUVIA UK, a VINCI Construction subsidiary, seeks a Principal Civil Engineer to plan, coordinate, and deliver AD civil infrastructure for a major multi-facility project. You will lead civil design across geotechnical, structural, environmental, drainage and utilities, ensuring regulatory compliance and design integrity.

You will oversee site assessments, coordinate with regulators and authorities, manage interfaces with other disciplines, and contribute to risk, schedule and cost inputs.