Position: Turbine Island Principal Engineer

Location: Renaissance House, Warrington

Work Pattern: Hybrid role with a mix of remote and site/office-based work. 

Please note this requirement can be worked on either a contract basis (inside IR35) or on a permanent basis

NUVIA UK's Technical Services & Consulting department is fast growing with hybrid opportunities available up and down the country. We're striving to create a multidisciplinary team to offer our clients the best range of talent.

This is an exciting and challenging role where you will perform the Principal CS&A Engineer in Power Pant Team, responsible for leading, assuring and integrating all Civil, Structure and Architectural (CS&A) engineering activities that support the definition, justification and delivery of the SMR programme.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsibility for C&S discipline technical input for projects including preparation, checking and/or approval of engineering documentation.
• Ensure CS&A engineering decisions align with Reactor Island technical standards, nuclear safety requirements, and regulatory expectations.
• Define CS&A design requirements, acceptance criteria and verification evidence needed for design maturity and safety case substantiation.
• Lead delivery of CS&A analysis, calculations, reports, design specifications and technical justifications.
• Review, check and approve engineering documentation, including structural assessments, general arrangements, foundations, reinforcement detailing, load paths and seismic considerations.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant national and international codes, UK legislation, nuclear standards, and GBE‑N quality processes.
• Challenge and deliver value engineering solutions without compromising safety or regulatory compliance.
• Draft, scope and technically assure CS&A work packages, task orders, and multi‑disciplinary deliverables.
• Develop and review subcontractor scopes of work, including geotechnical investigation (GI/SI) packages and contamination scopes.
• Lead optioneering exercises, define technical inputs to estimates, and support business case development.
• Ensure configuration control of design changes, risk identification and mitigation, and robust progress tracking.
• Participate in site visits, design reviews, safety reviews, constructability sessions and regulatory engagements.
• Provide guidance to project managers on CS&A technical risks, dependences and change impacts.
• Provide advice on nuclear‑specific structural requirements, resilience measures and specialist regulatory expectations.
• Preparing installation scopes of works and supporting constructability and delivery specialists
• Mentor graduates and junior engineers, supporting their development in CS&A and nuclear engineering principles.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience required:

• Considerable experience within the UK nuclear industry at all stages of the project lifecycle
• Good knowledge of design working practices and installation requirements of the discipline across a range of industries.
• Strong understanding of structural design for nuclear facilities, including seismic design, reinforced concrete structures, steel structures, and safety‑critical civil assets.
• Knowledge of UK building codes, Eurocodes, CDM regulations, nuclear industry standards and installation practices.
• Experience assessing new and historic structures, performing optioneering studies, defining scopes of work and preparing technical specifications.
• Competence in producing high‑quality deliverables to schedule and budget.
• Understanding of construction methods and constructability considerations in nuclear or high‑hazard sectors.
• Strong communication skills, able to engage confidently with clients, regulators and multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to work under time/cost constraints and prioritise effectively across competing demands.
• Confident, assertive and able to provide informed technical challenge.
• Understanding of BIM-enabled design environments.
• CSCS or CCNSG
• C&S elements of pumped systems, such as fire and potable water.
• Knowledge and experience of common forms of contracts
• Requirements Management experience
• Nuclear Industry recognised training and qualifications
• Function as Intelligent Customer (IC)

Qualifications:

• Minimum BEng Civil or Structural Engineering
• Chartership with ICE or IStructE
• Must be able to obtain Security Clearance