Overview

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Location: Leatherhead, Bristol, Burton or Glasgow. Salary range: £35,000 to £50,000 per annum depending on experience. Working pattern: a flexible hybrid pattern with time split between the office and home. Closing date: 5th October (early applications encouraged).

The Asset Integrity - Built Environment Group is looking for Civil/Structural Consultants to join our respected and thriving specialist team. We are inviting motivated individuals at a range of experience levels who are driven to make a difference in highly regulated, safety-critical industries.

What you’ll do

You’ll become part of a highly respected team, working across a wide range of projects and markets, including:

• Nuclear energy (new build, operational fleet and decommissioning)
• Nuclear defence (infrastructure design, substantiation and assurance)
• Renewables (onshore solar, offshore wind)
• Process industries (chemical, hydrogen production)
• Transport (rail, marine)

Responsibilities and requirements

• Lead and shape projects, including managing projects from scoping to delivery
• Engage directly with clients to define project needs and opportunities, and develop long-term relationships
• Contribute to the direction and development of the team’s capability, including mentoring junior engineers
• Own the development of opportunities and workstreams within your specialism
• Structural verification and code assessments (e.g., Eurocode, ASCE, AISC) using software and hand calculations
• Hazard assessment (e.g., seismic, blast, and fire performance modelling) and validation studies
• Concept design and feasibility analysis
• Civil/mechanical/electrical interface definition and integration
• Beyond-code assessments and safety case development
• Groundworks and geotechnical assessment
• Decommissioning and enabling works support
• Structural inspections and regulatory compliance
• Lifecycle extension studies, including degradation mechanism analysis

We’re looking for engineers who want to go beyond technical analysis and deliver end-to-end consultancy:

• Lead and shape projects, including managing projects from scoping to delivery
• Engage with clients to define project needs and opportunities, and develop long-term relationships
• Contribute to the direction and development of our team’s capability, including mentoring junior engineers
• Lead development of capability relative to your specialism and own the development of opportunities and workstreams

Who we’re looking for

At this time, we are welcoming applicants with a broad range of experience levels. As a minimum, you should have:

• A master’s degree (or higher) in Civil/Structural Engineering or a related discipline
• A desire to work on technically challenging, safety-critical infrastructure projects
• An interest in or experience with client-facing consultancy work
• A collaborative growth mindset and willingness to work across disciplines
• Beneficial: demonstrable technical experience in some of the following: code-based assessment (e.g., Eurocode, ASCE, AISC standards); use of structural tools (e.g., STAAD, ANSYS, ABAQUS, Robot); seismic or dynamic structural analysis; hazard analysis and requirements capture; safety case documentation; geotechnical design or site assessments; inspection regimes and CDM compliance; NEC/RIBA contracts familiarity; on-site inspections and surveys

Due to the nature of the work, candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment screening and must satisfy UK National Security Vetting clearance criteria.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with yearly reviews
• 25 days holiday + option to buy 5 days
• Welcoming work culture with flexible working options
• Enhanced parental benefits
• Company pension scheme
• Targeted professional development and support for professional membership
• Life assurance
• Private healthcare membership
• Bonus scheme linked to company performance
• Cycle to work scheme and season rail ticket loan
• Additional benefits you can tailor to your personal requirements

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• Business Consulting and Services

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