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Structural Engineer
Are you a Structural Engineer who thrives on solving complex challenges and wants your expertise to truly shape the safety and future of critical infrastructure?
Do you want to be the trusted technical authority within a large, multidisciplinary environment where your design knowledge and decisions genuinely matter? If so, this is your opportunity to step into a highly impactful role within our Facilities Management & Estates Services team.
As a Structural Engineer, you’ll act as the technical focal point for all structural matters across site services, controlling the design, assessment and delivery of both new and existing projects. This is a varied, hands on role combining site based engineering, technical governance, and strategic input, where you’ll influence outcomes from concept through to completion while working with specialists, regulators, and senior stakeholders.
What you’ll be doing:
You will play a pivotal role in shaping and assuring the structural integrity of a diverse and challenging programme of works. Acting as a technical authority, you will oversee the development, review and governance of designs while ensuring full compliance with safety, environmental and legislative requirements. From feasibility through to delivery, you’ll provide trusted expert insight that enables safe, efficient and compliant project outcomes.
This role blends strategic oversight with hands on engineering. You’ll work closely with designers, contractors, regulators, and internal stakeholders to overcome technical challenges, optimise resources, and drive continuous improvement. Through site inspections, assessments, and technical reporting, you’ll ensure standards are met, risks are managed, and projects are delivered to time, cost and quality expectations, while supporting the intelligent customer for seismic and structural engineering at NRS Dounreay. Other key deliverables include:
- Manage and govern structural designs, specifications and technical procedures, ensuring compliance with schedules, legislation and engineering best practice
- Deliver site inspections, structural assessments and construction oversight, providing clear reporting and assurance on safety, quality, programme and cost
- Manage feasibility studies, risk assessments and technical documentation, liaising confidently with regulators and stakeholders to secure approvals and compliance
- Provide expert technical advice and innovation, resolving challenges, improving outcomes and fulfilling the authorised responsibilities of the role
What you’ll bring:
You’ll be a motivated and capable Structural Engineer with a strong technical foundation and the confidence to apply your expertise in a regulated, safety¿critical environment. With a solid understanding of engineering principles and construction practices, you’ll bring both practical experience and professional judgement to the delivery and governance of complex structural works.
Comfortable working autonomously and as part of multidisciplinary teams, you’ll communicate clearly, analyse problems effectively and contribute practical, well¿reasoned solutions. Your experience, or ambition to develop further, in temporary works and regulatory compliance will enable you to operate confidently within demanding project environments and progress your professional capability.
- A degree in Structural Engineering (or related discipline) with relevant, hands¿on structural engineering experience
- Proficiency in tools such as AutoCAD, Civil 3D and project management software, supported by strong analytical and problem¿solving skills
- A sound understanding of construction methods, environmental legislation and CDM 2015, with the ability to apply these in practice
- Experience in Temporary Works and Surveying is advantageous, with Temporary Works Coordinator qualification held or a willingness to work towards it
- Post specific capability analysis assessment
If you require assistance at any point during the recruitment process contact careers@dounreay.nrservices.uk at the appropriate time so we can make any necessary, reasonable adjustment.
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Please note: All successful candidates who do not already hold security clearance will need to provide proof of identity, eligibility to work in the UK, and employment/education history (typically covering the last 3–5 years) in line with NRS Baseline Security requirements. Some roles may also require full Security Clearance, which involves additional checks. For details, please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) guidance.