Senior Civil Structure & Architecture Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Civil & Structural Engineer to join their innovative team in Preston. This role offers a hybrid work arrangement and involves leading engineering projects, ensuring compliance with regulations, and mentoring junior engineers. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in civil engineering, particularly within the nuclear sector, and will thrive in a collaborative environment focused on delivering high-quality energy solutions. Join a company committed to clean energy and make a significant impact in the industry.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in civil engineering, ideally in nuclear or regulated sectors.
• Strong knowledge of design standards and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplined engineering teams and manage project deliverables.
• Ensure compliance with CDM regulations and present designs to stakeholders.

Skills

CS&A Design

Project Management

Technical Documentation

Regulatory Compliance

Seismic Design

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Chartered Membership of ICE

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Senior Civil Structure & Architecture Engineer, Preston

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Client:

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC.

Location:

Preston, United Kingdom

Job Category:

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

28.04.2025

Expiry Date:

12.06.2025

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Job Description:

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

If this sounds like an environment you would thrive in, we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Civil & Structural Engineer, Preston, UK (Hybrid work arrangement available).

Your Day-to-Day:

• Act as the project’s single point of authority and accountability for the CS&A engineering discipline.
• Dependent on project scope, lead a multi-disciplined engineering team reporting to the Project Manager and working closely with the client’s responsible engineering team.
• Responsible for the development of key CS&A design deliverables, checking and approval of calculations, ensuring that design deliverables are of a high standard and compliant with relevant standards, regulations, and customer-specific standards.
• Ensuring that design consultants and sub-contractors deploy suitably qualified and experienced personnel.
• Production of documentation that is technically accurate, grammatically correct, correctly formatted, and professionally presented.
• Preparing and reviewing quality plans for multi- or single-discipline work packages.
• Ensure work delivered is within the defined scope and completed on time and within budget.
• Manage resolutions to technical issues and ensure necessary change control is implemented, addressing commercial impacts.
• Ensure designs are compliant with CDM regulations and have designer responsibility under CDM.
• Present CS&A engineering designs to clients and key stakeholders, who may be discipline experts or non-discipline related.
• Present technical solutions at design reviews and HAZOPs.
• Production and checking of safety-related documents such as Hazard Management Strategy and Engineering Substantiation / Justifications Report.
• Develop estimates, define deliverables, clarify scope/exclusions, and develop programme logic at bid/tender stages.
• Mentor a team of engineers/designers to improve their skills and enhance the company’s capabilities.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with key counterparts in client or partner organizations.

Who You Are:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• Chartered Member of the ICE.
• Must be legally eligible to work in the UK (this is a permanent position and no sponsorship is available).
• Minimum 5+ years’ experience in industry, ideally 2+ years in the nuclear industry or other highly regulated sectors.
• Detailed knowledge of standards, regulations, codes, and directives, and how they should be applied.
• Proven knowledge of the theories, principles, practices, and techniques of CS&A design.
• Strong knowledge in the production of Technical Files for new products/plant and equipment.
• Broad experience of civil construction and construction management.
• Strong knowledge of designing for seismic, blast, and impact load effects.

Why Westinghouse?

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry’s first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system: