Location: Glasgow (Hybrid – 3 days office / 2 days WFH)

Sector: Defence / Nuclear Infrastructure

Scantec have partnered with a world leading nuclear company in their search for a Lead Civil Engineer to drive cutting edge civil and structure projects for the UK's legacy and newbuild nuclear facilities.

**Applicants must have active SC clearance or have strong nuclear industry experience and be eligible to obtain SC**

The Role

We are seeking a Lead Civil/Structural Engineer to join a major infrastructure programme in a high-hazard, regulated environment.

This is a hands-on, stakeholder-facing role where you will lead complex engineering projects from concept through to completion, ensuring safe, compliant, and technically robust delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage contractor engineering support throughout the full project lifecycle
• Review, approve, and assure designs, drawings, and technical documentation
• Develop and define functional requirements, supporting optioneering and design decisions
• Deliver safety-critical engineering outputs, including contributions to Periodic Review of Safety (PRS) reports
• Chair and participate in design reviews, HAZID workshops, and stakeholder meetings
• Provide Independent Technical Appraisal (ITA) and Independent Peer Review (IPR)
• Oversee detailed design, construction, commissioning, and decommissioning activities
• Ensure compliance with EHS, Security, Quality, and site standards
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to multidisciplinary internal and external stakeholders
• Support capability development and mentor junior engineers within the discipline

Essential Experience & Skills

• Proven experience delivering civil/structural engineering solutions on complex, high-hazard projects
• Strong background in assessing structures and equipment against safety and hazard requirements
• Experience developing and applying design assurance frameworks
• Theoretical and practical knowledge across the full engineering lifecycle
• Experience operating within industrial and/or maritime environments
• Confident stakeholder engagement across multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Experience contributing to multi-discipline projects, including electrical engineering interfaces (ideally within defence and/or nuclear environments)

Desirable Experience

• Experience within highly regulated, high-risk industries
• Familiarity with safety case development, including HAZID/HAZOP studies
• Experience within the UK nuclear sector (energy or defence)
• Working knowledge of UK and US nuclear regulations, codes, and standards
• Experience across nuclear, civil, and defence sectors
• Engineering lifecycle management experience

Essential:

• Accredited Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (or equivalent experience)
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status
• Relevant experience in marine and/or mechanical engineering environments
• SC clearance or eligibility to obtain

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