Principal Civils Engineer
hace 4 días
Abingdon
Join Our Team as a Principal Civils Engineer!\n Are you ready to make a significant impact in the world of clean energy? We’re on the lookout for a Principal Civils Engineer to join our dynamic STEP Design Authority team based in West Burton / Culham, with some exciting programme travel opportunities! Location & Hours\n Location: West Burton / Culham, with programme travel \n Hours: Full time - we offer flexibility on hours, just let us know what works for you! \n Please note: We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship for this role. Your Role\n As a Principal Civils Engineer, you will be at the forefront of the UK’s world-leading STEP fusion programme. You’ll be fully embedded within the STEP Design Authority, where your expertise will help shape the future of clean energy infrastructure. This is a unique opportunity to work on a first-of-a-kind engineering programme, defining and integrating civil and structural design for a prototype fusion energy power plant. Key Responsibilities\n In this pivotal role, you will: \n\n • Define and maintain the civil plant design vision, engineering principles, and controlled civil design basis.\n, • Act as the technical authority for reviewing and accepting civil and structural design outputs, exercising independent engineering judgement.\n, • Ensure design integrity and integration between buildings, civil structures, fusion plant systems, and external interfaces.\n, • Establish governance, standards, review arrangements, and design controls for civil and structural engineering.\n, • Support safety case development, regulatory scrutiny, and construction readiness with authoritative advice on civil and structural safety and compliance.\nWhat We’re Looking For\n This role is perfect for you if you: \n\n • Hold a degree-level qualification in civil engineering, structural engineering, or a closely related discipline, and are a Chartered Engineer with a recognized professional institution.\n, • Have significant leadership experience in civil and structural engineering within complex, safety-critical, or highly regulated environments.\n, • Possess proven experience as a technical authority, Design Authority specialist, intelligent-client engineer, or independent assessor.\n, • Demonstrate strong systems-integration capability across buildings, structures, groundworks, infrastructure, and multidisciplinary interfaces.\n, • Have a solid understanding of civil and structural design governance, verification, validation, and technical review, with the ability to navigate uncertainty while making robust engineering decisions.\nRewards and Benefits\n We’re proud to offer a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Join us and enjoy: \n\n • Competitive salary and performance-related bonuses.\n, • Flexible working arrangements to support your work-life balance.\n, • Opportunities for professional development and career growth.\n, • A supportive and inclusive workplace culture.\nDiversity and Inclusion\n At Kier, we prioritize creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We’re proud of the progress we’ve made, but we know there’s always more to do. Our employees play a vital role in shaping our diversity and inclusion initiatives, and their experiences help us refine our policies. \n As a Disability Confident employer, we ensure that a fair number of disabled applicants meeting the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview. \n Please note that due to the nature of this role, you will be required to complete a BPSS Disclosure and Barring Service Check. We treat applicants with convictions on a case-by-case basis and do not discriminate based on conviction history. \n We can’t wait to see your application! Join us in shaping the future of energy at Kier.