Principal Civil Engineer

We are currently searching for a Senior/Principal Civil Engineer for our client to work on the Sizewell C nuclear new build project.
This will be based in Bristol and hybrid working can be arranged, 3 days in the office and 2 from home.
This is a contact role for 12 months but likely to be longer.
You will be part of a dynamic, highly motivated and multicultural team. This position is a great opportunity for you to develop your professional and personal skills and work on globally recognised projects.
THE OPPORTUNITY
We are looking for a motivated and experienced Senior/Principal Civil Engineer to work on the design of the Hinkley Point C (HPC) and Sizewell C (SZC) nuclear powerplants, as well as our future pipeline of projects. You will provide your civil expertise to successfully deliver our projects, in collaboration with clients, contractors, stakeholders and our project teams.

The key responsibilities will include a selection of the following points, depending on your technical experience and the position you take within our team:

- Providing technical leadership and team management to deliver work packages effectively.
- Coordinating and communicating on complex engineering problems between project stakeholders.
- Providing technical review and responding to site queries and requested changes in a dynamic and fast-paced environment to support contractor activities on HPC site.
- Conduct and review analysis of structures carried out in FEM packages (experience in using Ansys beneficial).
- Provide technical oversight of reinforcement detailers and review detailing models and drawings.
- Provide expert oversight and technical direction to teams completing the design of reinforced concrete structures.
- Developing strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.
- Supporting the business development team during the tendering process for our future project stream.

YOUR PROFILE
To be successful in this role, the ideal candidate would meet the following requirements and criteria:
- Bachelor’s or master’s in Civil or Structural Engineering.
- Chartered with the ICE, IStructE, or with equivalent experience.
- Experience in the use of Ansys or equivalent structural FEM software.
- Experience in reinforced concrete calculation and design.
- Working familiarity with relevant technical Codes of Practice and Industry Standards (Eurocodes, British Standard, and ETC-C the applicable code for HPC/SZC).
- Proactive individual who can work collaboratively within a multicultural team.
- Agile and self-motivated, with a focus on improving personal and team performance and able to generate innovative outcomes to challenges.
- Experience working on major infrastructure projects and can demonstrate ability to deliver high quality work packages to schedule.
- You enjoy new challenges and are keen to learn and willing to take responsibility whilst also wanting to support others within our team.
- Experience working in a highly regulated industry based in the UK, e.g. nuclear.

The following experience is also beneficial:
- Programming skills in one or several languages are a plus.
- Experience in the use of Ansys or equivalent structural FEM software.