Principal EC&I Engineer

Principal EC&I Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Principal Engineer to join a major UK nuclear engineering programme. This is an excellent opportunity for a Chartered Engineer with a strong technical background and proven leadership experience to support the delivery of complex engineering projects within a highly regulated environment.

As a Principal Engineer, you will provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams, ensuring engineering outputs are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards. You will play a key role in stakeholder engagement, technical assurance, team development, and the successful delivery of project objectives.

• Lead and manage multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Supervise engineers and technical specialists.
• Ensure engineering deliverables are completed to agreed scope, quality, schedule and budget.
• Provide technical leadership and governance across engineering activities.
• Review, verify and approve calculations, analyses, technical reports, specifications and method statements.
• Manage customer relationships and support resolution of technical and delivery issues.
• Ensure engineering activities comply with applicable procedures, standards and codes.
• Support resource planning and capability development.
• Drive engineering best practice and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support business development activities, proposals and tender reviews.
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure adherence to Health & Safety requirements.

• Degree qualified in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status.
• Significant engineering experience within complex project environments.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams and delivering technical work packages.
• Strong understanding of engineering governance, assurance and quality processes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently and provide expert technical guidance.

• Nuclear, defence or other highly regulated industry experience.
• Experience across full project life cycles from concept through EPC delivery.
• Membership of a recognised engineering institution.
• Experience supporting bids, tenders and business-winning activities.

Candidates must be eligible to obtain BPSS clearance.