Hybrid Assistant Chief Design Engineer

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About the role

  • Lead civil and structural engineering initiatives at Rolls-Royce's SMR project, ensuring safety, quality, and innovation. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver robust engineering solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Provide senior-level technical leadership and governance for all civil and structural engineering activities, chairing reviews and acting as a decision-making authority on complex, high-risk issues
  • Lead, inspire, motivate and develop large teams, ensuring safe, high-quality delivery against programme, cost, and schedule commitments
  • Drive integration across engineering and non-engineering disciplines, managing interfaces between structures, plant systems, construction, and site development
  • Work across our business to drive initiatives related to procurement, supply chain, legal industrialisation and more relating to civil and structural engineering
  • Shape and support civil and structural safety cases, engaging confidently with nuclear and environmental regulators, industry bodies, clients, and suppliers to secure design acceptance and implementation

Requirements

  • A degree in Civil and/or Structural Engineering and Chartered Engineer (CEng) or Fellow status, or equivalent, with ICE or IStructE
  • Significant experience delivering civil and structural engineering within highly regulated industries and major infrastructure or energy programmes
  • Deep technical expertise across reinforced concrete and steel design, ideally including nuclear applications and exposure to international codes and standards
  • Experience in leading safety case development, regulatory engagement, programme governance, and senior stakeholder influence

Benefits

  • Bonus - Performance related target opportunity 30%
  • Benefits Allowance – £8,500 per annum, enabling you to create a bespoke package
  • Pension - 12% employer and 6% employee contributions.
  • Holidays - 28 days holiday (+ public holidays) and the ability to buy or sell up to 4 days.
  • Private Medical Insurance - BUPA single cover health care
  • Life Assurance - 6x pensionable pay
  • £250 - One-off payment for new starters for home office purchases

Job title

Assistant Chief Design Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

£85,600 - £108,400 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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