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Principle Civil Structural Engineer

  • Location: Glasgow
  • Salary: Negotiable
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted over 2 years ago

  • Sector: Infrastructure
  • Contact: Peter Reilly
  • Contact Email: preilly@nrl.co.uk
  • Contact Phone: 07595 651 110
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Expiry Date: 26 September 2021
  • Job Ref: 1037425
Our blue-chip client has staff opportunity for a Principle Civil Structural Engineer– STAFF
This is a Staff / permanent position - Glasgow

About the role:


  • Working in Defence and Security in Glasgow, you will be involved in delivering structural designs and analysis/assessment studies in a multi-discipline environment. The team includes a wealth of experience and expertise in seismic engineering, structural dynamics, finite element analysis and numerical modelling. Sharing of knowledge and learning of new skills is actively encouraged.
  • Our projects involve designing and assessing complex structures to resist variable and dynamic effects from earthquakes, dropped loads and impacts, vibrating machinery, mechanical handling, explosions, extreme environmental loading and fire. This requires a fundamental understanding of engineering principles and the considered application of numerical analysis techniques, for example modelling ductile behaviour, ‘beyond design basis’ response, soil-structure-interaction, and non-linear buckling behaviour. Also required is an understanding of how structural performance contributes to the critical safety function of nuclear facilities.
What you will need:
  • Inter-discipline project planning, delivery and financial performance
  • Technical quality and excellence of project deliverables
  • Technical and professional guidance, support and development of more junior engineers and technicians
  • Business development activities including preparation of proposals
  • Developing good working relationships with clients and other company departments
  • Adherence and contribution to business and quality management systems
  • Operational and design safety, and developing good safety culture
  • Recruitment and team development
  • Qualifications, Degree qualified
  • Essential:
  • Broad experience in civil engineering design and construction
  • Good all-round technical design expertise using British and international standards, and/or Eurocodes
  • Proven ability to manage projects and preparation of project deliverables, including managing quality, budget, programme and resources
  • Good understanding of structural theory, with proven problem solving ability
  • Good knowledge of health and safety legislation and good practice
  • Good verbal and written communication, and report writing skills
  • Proven ability in preparation of bids and proposals, and developing good working relationships with clients
  • Proven leadership ability and ability to work as part of a team
  • Good, accredited MEng degree in Civil Engineering or similar
  • Chartered Civil or Structural Engineer
  • Desirable:
  • Experience of structural dynamics, including designing for seismic, blast and impact load effects
  • Experience of assessing soil-structure-interaction
  • Experience of numerical analysis software
  • Experience of fire engineering
  • Nuclear industry experience and experience of safety case documentation
  • Experience of 3D modelling and BIM
  • All staff are required to obtain SC level security clearance, and therefore must have been resident in the UK for the preceding 5 years.
Whats in it for you:
  • Excellent Salary Neg
  • Full staff benefits