Senior Structural Engineer

The salary for this role is £56,596 (inclusive of a Specialist Allowance). Onsite working is expected for 3 days each week, however, we support requests for flexible working. 

This role is based at the following site: Culham, Oxfordshire 

This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data. 

The Role

We are seeking a Senior Structural Engineer with a degree in a relevant discipline, capable of taking on high-value work with autonomy and independence. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who can review, supervise, and mentor junior engineers, while serving as a technical authority in structural engineering.

This role you will support UKAEA projects and programmes by defining and delivering Structural Integrity Management frameworks from initial design through to implementation and operation. In today’s complex operational environment, these frameworks are essential for the safe and cost-effective delivery of operations involving heavy plant and demanding maintenance regimes. You will act as the lead engineer and technical reference for all matters related to structural integrity.

If you are a senior engineer who thrives on responsibility, enjoys guiding others, and has the expertise to shape the structural integrity of high-profile projects, we would love to hear from you.

Below is an overview of the main accountabilities for the role. Full details are available in the Job Description:

• Site Inspections & Stakeholder Engagement: Do site inspections, review layouts, and engage with clients, suppliers, and staff to define requirements, manage expectations, and ensure feasibility of structural solutions.

• Structural Design & Analysis: Develop and manage design concepts for standard and complex structures, undertake calculations, and use computational tools for structural analysis in line with codes and best practice.

• Design Management & Implementation: Lead technical management of design activities across projects, ensure implementation aligns with designs, standards, and contractual requirements, and compile comprehensive handover documentation.

• Technical Expertise & Supervision: Act as a recognized structural engineering expert, supervise staff, manage checking processes, and mentor colleagues through training and knowledge transfer.

• Processes, Documentation & Continuous Improvement: Ensure accurate documentation of designs and assessments, implement technical improvements, and maintain compliance with management systems, policies, and procedures.

Essential:

• Recognised degree in Civil / Structural Engineering.
• Chartered Engineer with a recognised institution for civil / structural engineering – May take up the role without this, but should have sufficient experience to achieve it within a reasonable amount of time.
• Extensive experience in applying numerical analysis methods in structural engineering from first principles, in accordance with relevant design codes and regulations (e.g., Eurocodes).

Desirable:

• Experience in design and analysis of nuclear shielded facilities.
• Experience in design and analysis of facilities incorporating remote handling or similar systems.
• Experience of technical leadership in close collaboration with certified project managers.

A full list of our benefits can be found here https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/

UKAEA's mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds who want to help us achieve our mission.  We are under-represented from some groups and so want to encourage applications in particular from women in STEM, people from Black British Caribbean and African backgrounds and from Pakistani and Bangladeshi British backgrounds. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) and Wellbeing and our EDI Networks actively promote Inclusion and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.

UK Atomic Energy Authority is committed to being accessible. Please email [email protected] if you have any questions or require help or adjustments to compete on a fair basis, for example, changes to the way we interview or share information.  

Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.