Overview
In this Senior Structural Engineer role, you will lead the design of nuclear and safety-critical infrastructure, delivering reinforced concrete and steel structures for nuclear facilities. You will work within multidisciplinary teams across the UK and internationally, shaping safe and resilient plant environments. The position emphasizes technical leadership, design verification, and close collaboration with other engineering disciplines. This is an opportunity to influence complex, high-stakes projects while benefiting from an employee-owned culture that values growth and shared success.
Pay / Benefits
- Annual bonus scheme
- Pension
- Private medical cover (BUPA)
- Life Assurance
- 33 days annual leave
- Lifestyle Spending account
Responsibilities
- Lead the structural design of nuclear and safety-critical facilities
- Develop structural concepts from feasibility to detailed design
- Produce reinforced concrete and structural steel designs for buildings and plant structures
- Create structural calculations, reports, specifications, and documentation
- Support foundation, equipment supports, platforms, and containment infrastructure design
- Review outputs to ensure quality and compliance
- Coordinate with mechanical, civil, electrical, and instrumentation teams
- Support design reviews, constructability assessments, and assurance activities
- Manage engineering deliverables to meet schedules, budgets, and quality
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers
- Interface with clients, project teams, contractors, and stakeholders
Key requirements
- Experience designing infrastructure for complex industrial and nuclear facilities
- Reinforced concrete design
- Structural steel design
- Safety-critical building design
- Industrial facility structures
- Equipment support structures
- Seismic-resistant structural systems
- Foundations and below-ground structures
- Blast-resistant or hazard-resilient design
- Nuclear facility modifications and upgrades
- Structural assessments and integrity reviews
- Design substantiation and verification
- Brownfield engineering projects
- Multidisciplinary design coordination
- Experience with industry-standard structural analysis software
- Strong communication and stakeholder management
- Ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams
- strong communication
- stakeholder management
- team collaboration
- Reinforced concrete design
- Structural steel design
- Safety-critical building design
Senior Structural / Civil Engineer - Nuclear Infrastructure in Glasgow employer: Black Veatch
At Black & Veatch, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that prioritises the health, happiness, and professional growth of our employee-owners. With a strong focus on flexible work-life balance, a diverse workforce, and limitless career advancement opportunities, our Glasgow and London offices offer a dynamic environment where you can make a meaningful impact in the energy sector while collaborating with a passionate team dedicated to delivering sustainable solutions. Join us to be part of a culture that values integrity, innovation, and inclusivity, ensuring that together we can build a world of difference.
