Senior Civil Structural Engineer

Location: Warrington, Cheshire

Job Type: Permanent, Full-time

Working Arrangement: Fully site-based (5 days
- Mon
- Fri)

Sector: Nuclear / Major Infrastructure

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Lead Engineer – Civil & Structural – Tunnelling to work with our client on a major nuclear infrastructure programme in Warrington
.

This is a permanent, full-time, site-based opportunity supporting the delivery of complex tunnelling and underground infrastructure within the nuclear industry.

The successful candidate will provide technical leadership across the development, design and substantiation of tunnelling and underground structures, working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams and the wider project and supply chain.

Due to the nature of the project, candidates will need to be eligible to obtain the appropriate UK security clearance
. Candidates must be able to satisfy the relevant clearance requirements to work on the programme.

We are ideally looking for candidates with previous experience in the nuclear industry or another highly regulated/safety-critical sector
, with transferable experience from major infrastructure, energy, defence or similar environments also welcomed.

As Lead Engineer – Tunnelling, you will lead the technical development, design and substantiation of tunnelling and underground structures across the programme.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the technical development, design and substantiation of tunnelling and underground structures.
• Providing technical leadership and ensuring high-quality, compliant and integrated engineering solutions.
• Coordinating tunnelling design activities with civil, structural, geotechnical, construction, safety and systems engineering teams.
• Overseeing the assessment of ground–structure interaction, excavation support systems, underground works and associated infrastructure.
• Undertaking and coordinating both geotechnical and structural tunnel design, including assessment of ground conditions, tunnel alignment development, excavation support systems, permanent lining design and associated underground structures.
• Managing defined technical work packages and assuring the robustness and validity of technical solutions developed under your direction.
• Taking responsibility for the delivery of technical work packages produced by the supply chain within your scope, to agreed cost, programme and quality requirements.
• Supporting engagement with clients, regulators and independent technical reviewers, responding to technical queries and challenges.
• Promoting safe, sustainable and constructible design solutions throughout project delivery.
• Providing technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers.

We are looking for a degree-qualified Civil, Structural or Geotechnical Engineer with Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or equivalent professional experience, alongside extensive experience in tunnelling and underground infrastructure.

Ideally, you will have a background in the nuclear industry or another highly regulated, safety-critical environment, with experience leading complex engineering packages and multidisciplinary teams.

You should have:

• A degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or demonstrable equivalent professional experience.
• Extensive experience leading tunnelling and underground infrastructure packages within major infrastructure, energy, nuclear or other highly regulated sectors.
• Proven tunnelling design experience within a fast-moving engineering consultancy or major project environment.
• Strong knowledge of geotechnical engineering design, excavation support systems and underground construction…