Civil Technical Engineering Manager

Shape the future of low-carbon energy on one of the UK’s most complex and high-profile nuclear programmes.

This is a rare opportunity to play a pivotal role on a nationally significant infrastructure project where your expertise will directly support the transition to clean, secure energy.

You will work at scale, collaborate with leading engineering professionals, and influence designs that must meet the highest standards of safety, quality and assurance.

If you thrive in technically challenging environments and want your work to have long-term impact, this role offers both purpose and progression.

• Define and validate technical requirements and specifications across ancillary civil works.
• Lead and support technical and digital design assurance activities.
• Coordinate fully integrated civil designs, including 3D model environments.
• Manage technical interfaces across multi-disciplinary and programme stakeholders.
• Provide engineering input into early warnings, compensation events and technical queries.
• Integrate construction methodology and site logistics into design solutions.
• Ensure compliance with engineering governance, CDM duties and design processes.
• Support delivery against contract schedules and the integrated work schedule.
• Manage technical risks, surveillance activities and open design actions.

• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (Chartered or working towards).
• Strong experience across concept to construction in heavy civils or infrastructure works.
• Proven ability to manage multi-disciplinary technical delivery.
• Knowledge of UK design standards and RIBA Plan of Work.
• Experience working in highly regulated or safety-critical environments.
• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills.
• Desirable: experience in nuclear projects, NEC contracts or EPR design.

The nuclear energy sector offers long-term stability, technical depth and the chance to contribute to critical national infrastructure with real environmental impact. It is a future-focused industry investing heavily in innovation, skills and career development.

• Competitive salary aligned with market rates
• Hybrid working options
• Strong long-term job security
• Exposure to major, complex infrastructure programmes
• Clear career progression and professional development support
• Work that directly supports net-zero ambitions

Our Client is a global engineering and technology organisation trusted to deliver solutions to some of the world’s most complex challenges in science, security and sustainability. Their culture is built on safety, integrity and collaboration, with people firmly at the centre of everything they do. Employees are supported to grow, innovate and succeed within an inclusive environment that values wellbeing, diversity and ethical excellence.