Associate Engineer

About The Role

We are seeking a full-time Associate Engineer with a strong technical and leadership background to support and help lead our structural engineering team. The role will involve delivery and oversight of complex engineering projects, primarily within the nuclear sector, while also supporting work across other regulated and infrastructure environments.

The Associate Engineer will play a key role in shaping technical delivery within a highly regulated industry, working closely with clients, stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, high-quality and compliant engineering solutions. The role also includes mentoring staff and contributing to the ongoing development of the team and wider business.

Role Responsibilities

• Take technical and managerial responsibility for the delivery of complex engineering projects from concept through to completion.

• Act as a technical authority within the team, providing direction, assurance and guidance on design development, standards and best practice. But will be supported by Technical Directors within the team.

• Manage project teams, allocating work appropriately and ensuring delivery to programme, budget and quality requirements.

• Act as a primary point of contact for clients on assigned projects, developing and maintaining strong professional relationships.

• Oversee and review designs, calculations, specifications and technical reports, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and regulations.

• Provide mentorship to engineers and technicians, contributing to professional development.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives, sharing knowledge and promoting innovation in technical delivery and project management.

• Promote a strong culture of health, safety and wellbeing within design and project delivery activities.

   

Essential Skills

• Demonstrable experience delivering engineering projects within the nuclear industry or similarly regulated environments.

• Strong technical judgement with the ability to lead, review and assure engineering design in accordance with nuclear standards and expectations.

• Clear understanding of safety, quality and regulatory drivers within nuclear projects.

• Able to think strategically, understanding how project delivery supports wider business and client objectives.

• Confident communicator, able to present complex technical information clearly to clients, regulators, colleagues and stakeholders.

• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes consistently.

• Strong people skills, with the ability to mentor, motivate and develop others.

• Collaborative approach, working effectively across disciplines and organisational boundaries.

• Proactive and solutions-focused, with a commitment to continuous improvement and professional development.

Desirable Skills

• Experience of working with nuclear clients, licensees or duty holders.

• Familiarity with nuclear safety cases, substantiation, design justification or assurance processes.

• Commercial awareness, including experience of project financial management and change control within regulated projects.

• Ability to influence and positively challenge at senior levels when appropriate.