Structural Integrity Engineer (Civil & Structural)

KBR, Inc.; Garelochhead; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR, Inc. is seeking a Structural Integrity Engineer (Civil & Structural) to join its specialist engineering team supporting critical infrastructure. You will lead civil and structural design assessments to ensure safety, compliance, and fit-for-purpose outputs in a highly regulated environment.

The role is hybrid with occasional site visits to Helensburgh, requires SC clearance, and demands experience with reinforced concrete and steel structures under dynamic loads. Own transport is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience assessing reinforced concrete and steel structures under dynamic loads.
• Experience in complex environments such as marine or heavy infrastructure.
• Ability to produce technical justifications for design changes in regulated/high-risk industries.
• Broad lifecycle knowledge: design, construction, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery and assessment of civil and structural design packages for complex infrastructure.
• Support periodic safety reviews with site inspections, walkdowns, and technical documentation.
• Define operational constraints and review maintenance procedures.
• Assess asset integrity, material condition, and ageing mechanisms to support safe operation.

Skills

Reinforced concrete design

Steel structures

Dynamic loads

Regulated/high-risk industries

Lifecycle engineering

Education

Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Incorporated Engineer Status

Job description

Structural Integrity Engineer (Civil & Structural)

A career at KBR can change the world — and change your life. If you’re ready, let’s get started.

The KBR team of teams delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.

About the Role

You’ll join a specialist engineering team supporting critical infrastructure within a highly regulated, high-hazard environment. In this role, you’ll help ensure complex facilities are safe, compliant, and fit for purpose through robust civil engineering design and assessment.

This position is ideal if you have strong experience in civil or structural engineering and want to apply your expertise in a technically challenging and safety-critical setting.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you’ll lead the delivery and assessment of civil and structural engineering design packages for complex infrastructure, ensuring all outputs meet stringent safety and regulatory requirements. You’ll support periodic safety reviews through site inspections, walkdowns, and technical documentation, while defining operational constraints and reviewing maintenance procedures. You’ll also assess asset integrity, material condition, and ageing mechanisms to support ongoing safe operation.

Working in a highly regulated environment, you’ll act as an intelligent customer, ensuring contractor deliverables meet contract and safety expectations, and you’ll promote a strong safety and security culture across all activities.

Skills & Experience

• Experience assessing designs for reinforced concrete and steel structures subject to dynamic loads (e.g. seismic, blast, environmental loading).


• Experience working with reinforced concrete and steelwork structures in complex environments (e.g. marine or heavy infrastructure).


• Proven ability to produce technical justifications for engineering design changes in regulated or high-risk industries.


• Broad engineering knowledge across the lifecycle: design, construction, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning.

Qualifications

Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Incorporated Engineer Status (or equivalent experience)

Location

The role is Hybrid with occasional visits to site in Helensburgh, Argyll & Bute.

Your own transport is essential.

Security Requirements

SC Clearance

Due to the secure nature of this project, restrictions in relation to UK residency and nationality will apply.

KBR Benefits & More

Belong. Connect. Grow.

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow.

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