Senior Structural Engineer

SNC-Lavalin; Epsom; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the UK seeks a Senior Engineer to support the delivery of projects in the offshore renewables sector. The role involves designing and analyzing offshore structures for wind turbine foundations, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and collaborating in a multidisciplinary environment. Candidates should have relevant offshore industry experience, a Master’s degree in a related field, and interpersonal skills to thrive in a diverse work setting. The company offers competitive salaries and flexible working policies.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Good experience in offshore industry focusing on structural design for offshore wind turbine foundations.
• Master’s degree with excellent understanding of Structural Mechanics and Hydrodynamics.
• Chartered Engineer or working towards chartership.

Responsibilities

• Design and analyse offshore structures, including foundation design for wind turbine generators.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams ensuring compliance with design standards.
• Prepare technical reports and supervise manufacturing drawings.

Skills

Offshore industry experience

Structural design

Interpersonal and communication skills

Proficiency in SESAM or SACS

Programming skills (Python or VBA)

Education

Master’s degree in Offshore Structures, Ocean Engineering, or Structural Engineering

Tools

SESAM

SACS

Job description

Overview

Take our vision into the future.

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.

We're passionate about what we do, but we don't take ourselves too seriously. Simply put, this a great place to be. So, when it comes to your life outside of work, ask us about our flexible and remote working policies designed to help you get the most out of life.

As a Senior Engineer in our team, you will support delivery of our global portfolio of projects through various levels of development (conceptual, FEED and detailed design projects) for major offshore wind turbine generator assets together with developing innovative solutions for repair and upgrades.

You’ll design and analyse both fixed and floating structures to be designed for the growing offshore renewables sector, actively helping to reduce the effects of climate change.

Responsibilities

• Design and analyse offshore structures, including fixed and floating foundation design for offshore wind turbine generators and substations, considering site specific hydrodynamic loads and environmental conditions.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver structural engineering projects ensuring compliance with industry design standards (API, DNV, NORSOK, etc.) and certification requirements.
• Assess, review, and interpret technical inputs required for offshore structural design.
• Prepare technical reports and supervise and review drafting of manufacturing drawings for the designs created.
• Ensure that all design work under their purview is performed, reviewed, checked, and approved in accordance with engineering procedures or as specified in a Project Quality Plan.

About you

• Good experience in offshore industry with a focus on either Primary or Secondary Steel design preferably for Offshore Wind Turbine Generator Foundations.
• Master’s degree in Offshore Structures, Ocean Engineering, Structural Engineering or relevant discipline with excellent understanding of Structural Mechanics and Hydrodynamics.
• Chartered Engineer or working towards chartership.
• Proficiency in the use of SESAM or SACS software is considered ideal, although practical experience with comparable software can also be considered.
• A team player with good interpersonal and communication skills with ability to adapt to diverse working environments.
• Knowledge in programming and scripting skills (Python or VBA) is considered as an advantage, but not mandatory.
• With “can-do” attitude, capacity to learn from others as well as being persuasive in presenting own technical works.

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.

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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.

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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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Worker Type: Employee

Job Type: Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.