Principal Civil Engineer

Looking for an experienced Principal Civil Engineer to join a growing Nuclear Defence team supporting the design and delivery of critical national infrastructure projects. This role will focus on the detailed design, verification and delivery of reinforced concrete structures and foundations within highly regulated nuclear and defence environments.

This is a contract role inside IR35 at £60ph and will be 1-3 days in Glasgow and or Edinburgh is advantageous but remote will be considered. BPSS clearance is required for this role. ***Only apply if you are a British Citizen and passport holder, and not have worked outside the UK during the past 5 years.*** ROLE OVERVIEW: This role offers the opportunity to work on nationally significant Nuclear Defence programmes, providing technical leadership across complex civil engineering projects that directly support the UKs critical defence infrastructure.

You will join a highly experienced engineering team and play a key role in shaping the delivery of major long-term programmes across Scotland and the wider UK. As a Chartered Civil Engineer, you will act as a technical lead within the civil and structural design team, providing guidance and oversight to engineers and graduates throughout the detailed design phase.

You will play a key role in ensuring designs are delivered to programme, budget and quality requirements while maintaining the highest standards of nuclear safety, engineering excellence and regulatory compliance. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to some of the UKs most important defence infrastructure programmes whilst developing and mentoring the next generation of engineers. ROLE

RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical Leadership: Lead the detailed design and assessment of reinforced concrete structures, foundations and associated civil engineering works. Provide technical direction and supervision to Graduate Engineers, Engineers and Senior Engineers throughout project delivery.

Ensure design solutions comply with relevant codes, standards, client specifications and nuclear industry requirements. Support the Project Civil Design Manager in planning, managing and delivering design activities. Contribute to engineering decision-making and problem-solving on complex infrastructure projects.

Design Assurance & Verification: Review, check and approve civil and structural calculations produced by engineering teams. Conduct detailed verification of calculations developed using: Mathcad Microsoft Excel Other recognised structural design tools Ensure calculations are technically robust, traceable and suitable for use within regulated environments Identify design risks and support the implementation of appropriate mitigation measures Participate in internal and external design assurance activities. ...

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