Hybrid Senior Civil/Structural Engineer

at KBR, Inc.

• Job title: Senior Civil/Structural Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: £50,000 - £70,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Leatherhead, United Kingdom

About the role

• Civil/Structural Engineer leading projects in safety-critical infrastructure sectors like Nuclear and Renewables. Engaging with clients and mentoring junior engineers while ensuring compliance and innovative solutions.

Responsibilities

• You'll become part of a highly respected team, who work across a wide range of projects and markets.
• Your role will vary depending on skills and experience, but would typically include leading the delivery of projects and providing technical oversight covering:
• Structural verification and code assessments (e.g., Eurocode, ASCE, AISC), through software and hand calculations
• Hazard assessment (e.g. seismic, blast, and fire performance modelling) and validation studies
• Concept design and feasibility analysis
• Civil/mechanical/electrical interface definition and integration
• Beyond-code assessments and safety case development
• Groundworks and geotechnical assessment
• Decommissioning and enabling works support
• Structural inspections and regulatory compliance
• Lifecycle extension studies, including degradation mechanism analysis
• Lead and shape projects, including managing projects from scoping to delivery
• Engage directly with clients to define project needs and opportunities, and develop long-term relationships
• Contribute to the direction and development of our team’s capability, including mentoring junior engineers

Requirements

• Chartership or higher with a professional institution such as ICE or IStructE or a related discipline
• Experience of working on technically challenging, safety-critical infrastructure projects
• Experience with client-facing consultancy work, with a network aligned to your specialism
• A collaborative growth mindset and willingness to work across disciplines and mentor junior team members
• Demonstrable technical experience (relative to your time in industry) in some of the following:
• Code-based assessment (e.g., Eurocode, ASCE, AISC standards)
• Use of structural tools (e.g., STAAD, ANSYS, ABAQUS, Robot)
• Seismic or dynamic structural analysis
• Impact/Blast/fire modelling and substantiation
• Hazard analysis and requirements capture
• Authoring or approval roles for safety case documentation
• Geotechnical design or site assessments
• Understanding of inspection regimes and CDM compliance
• Experience working with and delivering to NEC/RIBA contracts and drafting relevant documentation
• On-site inspections and surveys

Benefits

• Competitive salary with yearly reviews
• 25 days holiday + the opportunity to buy 5 days
• Enhanced parental benefits
• Company pension scheme
• Targeted professional development
• Life assurance
• Private healthcare membership
• Bonus scheme linked into company performance
• Paid membership fees to a professional institution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season rail ticket loan