Job Description
Your Mission:
The Civil Engineer will work as part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team within a Client's Approving Authority, primarily supporting operations and future programs at the client sites. The role involves working alongside Mechanical, Building Services, and Electrical Engineers to author, develop, assess, and maintain Engineering Design Substantiation. The goal is to ensure that Design Intent, Critical Safety Functions, and Safety and Operational Requirements are met in accordance with current best practices and regulatory standards.
Key Responsibilities:
* ✍️ Develop, assess, and manage Design Substantiation documents
* ️ Lead the development and control of design changes and concessions
* Present design substantiations to safety committees
* Produce and maintain EIMT schedules, procedures, and records to support the safety case
* Prepare and review Periodic Review of Safety reports
* ️ Provide expert engineering advice to internal and external stakeholders
* Conduct Independent Technical and Peer Reviews (ITA/IPR)
* Apply both general and specialist knowledge to integrate emerging technologies
* Use practical and theoretical methods across all project phases in high-risk/nuclear environments
* Deliver robust technical justifications for civil/structural design changes in safety-critical contexts
Qualifications
Essential:
* ️ 5+ years of experience in design assessment for reinforced concrete and steelwork structures, including dynamic loads (earthquakes, blasts, wind, rain, snow).
* ✅ Proven ability to produce technical justifications for civil/structural design modifications in high-hazard industries.
* ⚙️ Skilled in applying theoretical and practical methods to design, develop, and manage engineering processes in nuclear/high-risk environments.
* Strong foundation in general and specialist engineering knowledge, utilizing both existing and emerging technologies.
Desirable:
* ️ Experience a similar nuclear environment is a plus.
* Familiarity with safety case development techniques, such as HAZID/HAZOP studies.
* Civil/Structural Engineering degree
* Incorporated engineer (or equivalent experience)
* Chartered engineer (or equivalent experience)
Additional Information
Why Join the Switchers Community?
A dynamic career management policy to enable our employees to progress through our five business lines: operations, project, technical, sales and support functions
Provide opportunities to work on exciting, global projects
Access to an employee assistance programme with free mindfulness, health, wellbeing resources and a confidential support line available 24/7 via phone or text
Discount vouchers for days out and restaurants, eye test and glasses vouchers, cycle to work scheme, free flu jabs
Enhanced sick pay
Needs SC to start and to be a British National
Mainly remote - trips to Helensburgh
Staff or umbrella contractor
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