Senior Structural / Civil Engineer - Nuclear Infrastructure

Black & Veatch; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension

Private medical cover

Job summary

Black & Veatch is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to support the design and delivery of nuclear infrastructure across the UK and internationally. You will lead structural design for safety-critical facilities, coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, and mentor engineers. Office-based with some travel to project sites.

Based in Glasgow or London, you will work on nuclear new-build and plant modification projects, ensuring safety, quality and compliance throughout the design lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience coordinating across mechanical, civil, electrical and instrumentation teams.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor developing engineers.

Responsibilities

• Leading structural design of nuclear and safety-critical facilities.
• Developing structural concepts from feasibility to detailed design.
• Delivering reinforced concrete and steel designs for buildings and plant structures.
• Producing structural calculations, reports and specifications.
• Coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and clients.

Skills

Strong communication

Stakeholder management

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Mentoring

Education

Civil or Structural Engineering degree

Tools

Structural analysis software

Job description

Date: Sep 24, 2026

Location: Glasgow, GB London, GB

Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success.

As an employee-owned company, our people are Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference.

Req Id : 117285

Opportunity Type : Staff

Relocation eligible : No

Full time/Part time : Full-Time

Visa Sponsorship Available: No

The Opportunity

Shape the infrastructure that supports the next generation of nuclear facilities!

The success of a nuclear power station depends on far more than reactor technology. Behind every nuclear facility is a complex network of buildings, structures and engineered systems that must be designed to the highest standards of safety, resilience and performance.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Structural Engineer to support the design and delivery of critical infrastructure for nuclear projects across the UK and internationally.

This is not a nuclear science or reactor technology role. Instead, we are looking for engineers with experience designing the physical structures and infrastructure that enable nuclear facilities to operate safely, including reinforced concrete structures, steel-framed buildings, foundations, equipment support structures, seismic-resistant systems and safety-related facilities.

Based in Glasgow or London, you will work as part of multidisciplinary engineering teams delivering solutions for nuclear new-build, plant improvement and infrastructure modification projects.

The position will primarily involve office based engineering work, with occasional travel to project, client or plant locations.

The Opportunity

Key Responsibilities

• Leading the structural design of nuclear and safety-critical facilities.
• Developing structural engineering concepts from feasibility through detailed design.
• Delivering reinforced concrete and structural steel designs for buildings, plant structures and supporting infrastructure.
• Producing structural calculations, design reports, specifications and technical documentation.
• Supporting the design of foundations, equipment supports, platforms, access structures and containment-related infrastructure.
• Reviewing and assuring technical outputs to ensure quality and compliance.
• Coordinating closely with mechanical, civil, electrical and instrumentation engineering teams.
• Supporting design reviews, constructability assessments and engineering assurance activities.Managing engineering deliverables in line with project schedules, budgets and quality requirements.
• Providing mentoring and technical guidance to developing engineers.
• Interfacing directly with clients, project teams, contractors and stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

Required Experience

We are particularly interested in candidates who understand the engineering challenges associated with designing the infrastructure of complex industrial and nuclear facilities.

Relevant experience could include:

• Reinforced concrete design.
• Structural steel design.
• Safety-critical building design.
• Industrial facility structures.
• Equipment support structures.
• Seismic-resistant structural systems.
• Foundations and below-ground structures.
• Blast-resistant or hazard-resilient design.
• Nuclear facility modifications and upgrades.
• Structural assessments and integrity reviews.
• Design substantiation and verification.
• Brownfield engineering projects.
• Multidisciplinary design coordination.
• Experience using industry-standard structural analysis software will be advantageous.
• Demonstrable structural design capability for complex facilities or infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of engineering design assurance and quality processes.
• Experience preparing technical reports, calculations and specifications.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.

Desirable Experience

• Nuclear power station infrastructure.
• Nuclear new-build programmes.
• Defence nuclear facilities.
• SMR infrastructure programmes.
• Major energy infrastructure projects.
• Safety-classified structures.
• Structural design verification.
• Construction support and site-based engineering.
• Knowledge of design standards relating to nuclear structures is beneficial.

Minimum Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will typically possess:

• A degree in Civil or Structural Engineering, or an equivalent discipline.
• Typically five years' relevant structural or civil engineering experience.

All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

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Black & Veatch is committed to being an employer of choice by creating a valuable work experience that keeps our people engaged, productive, safe and healthy.

• Annual bonus scheme
• Pension
• private medical cover (BUPA)
• Life Assurance
• 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank hols)
• Lifestyle Spending account of $500 per annum
• out Global Employee ownership scheme (where your contributions are valued and rewarded annually thorugh share allocations (equivalent to circa 10% of salary per annum))

• flexible work schedules
• paid vacation and holiday time
• sick time
• dependent sick time

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