Senior Civil / Structural Engineer (Substations)

AtkinsRéalis; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible holidays

Training & development

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Chartered Civil/Structural Engineer to join our Powergrids practice in the UK. You will work within multidisciplinary teams on projects spanning transmission and distribution, battery storage, and de-risking assets, while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating closely with clients.

This role offers hybrid working, continuous professional development, and a clear path to lead design initiatives across multiple projects and sites, balancing technical delivery with

Qualifications

• Master's degree in civil/structural engineering and professional recognition is required.
• Chartered Engineer status or membership desirable for senior level.
• Strong technical background in steel and reinforced concrete design to UK/international codes.
• Experience in electricity supply industry, HV substations preferred but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and mentor team members on civil/structural projects across design phases.
• Manage technical aspects from optioneering to detailed design.
• Prepare pricing, proposals and design deliverables.
• Conduct condition and structural assessments to determine reuse viability.
• Coordinate design across multidisciplinary teams.
• Draft specifications and scoping documents.
• Lead design capability in GTC, India.

Skills

Strong communication

Supervision skills

Mentoring others

Education

Master's degree (MEng/MSc) in Civil or Structural Engineering

Chartered Engineer; ICE or IStructE desirable

Job description

Overview

You might know us for the great work we do across our wide variety of projects. We're proud to say it's thanks to our people's diversity of thought, expertise and knowledge. And when you join us, you'll be a part of this genuinely collaborative environment, where everyone's voice is valued and treated equally.

Engineers at AtkinsRéalis are at the heart of delivering transformative projects that are lowering carbon emissions whilst achieving future energy security. Our Powergrids team is actively involved in projects spanning in electricity transmission and distribution, gas storage, battery storage, green hydrogen, power and industrial assets and other design and assessment work. You'll be part of multidisciplinary team with key expertise in the electrical transmission and distribution sector, but with goals and in an excellent location to provide project delivery capability into the other parts of the Net Zero Energy Practice.

Our practice offers a stimulating variety of work, from feasibility studies (optioneering and front-end engineering design) through to detailed design, site surveys, condition assessment and design verification.

Your role

• Do you enjoy a wide variety of tasks and projects? We are looking for someone versatile; you could be working on a small individual assignment or as part of a larger, multi-disciplinary team. You will enjoy working closely with clients on a range of demanding issues whilst helping to mentor and train more junior colleagues. We are looking for someone motivated and with a positive attitude. We are building our capability and would like someone to work with our civil and structural team lead to deliver technical work and support junior engineers.
• Overall, you get satisfaction from building relationships, with clients and with colleagues. You enjoy getting to know people, and working out how you can have a positive impact on them – whether that's delivering something that a client needs or helping someone to progress within the organisation.

Examples of the types of work you will be involved in:

• Supervising, developing, and mentoring others.
• Managing technical aspects of civil / structural engineering projects. This may be over a range of design phases, from optioneering through to detailed design.
• Pricing works and preparing technical proposals.
• Condition and Structural Assessment of existing structures to identify suitability for reuse.
• Design coordination across multidisciplinary teams.
• Preparing specifications/ scoping documents.
• Design lead leading our design capability in GTC, India.

About you

In addition to having strong communication and supervision skills, key attributes include the following:

• Master's degree (MEng/MSc) qualified Civil or Structural Engineer.
• Chartered Engineer and a Member of ICE or IStructE is desirable.
• Strong technical background, with experience of steel and reinforced concrete design using relevant UK and international codes/standards.
• Experience of working in the electricity supply industry, preferably HV substations, is desirable but not mandatory.

Reward & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Additional information

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

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