Principal Structural Engineer

Take our vision into the future.

You might know us for the great work we do across our wide variety of projects. We're proud to say it's thanks to our people's diversity of thought, expertise, and knowledge. When you join us, you'll be part of a genuinely collaborative environment where everyone's voice is valued and treated equally.
We're passionate about what we do, but we don't take ourselves too seriously. Simply put, this is a great place to be. Ask us about our flexible and remote working policies designed to help you get the most out of life outside of work.

Join our leading Structural Engineering practice where the work is complex, and everyone is up to the challenge. You'll shape places and spaces that matter across sectors like Aviation, Cities & Development, Education, Energy, and Transportation. Known for high-quality work, you'll collaborate with clients and stakeholders while managing large, diverse, local, and remote teams. This deeply technical role offers opportunities to develop your professional, digital, and project management skills while contributing to our digital practice's growth.

We have an outstanding opportunity for a Principal Offshore Structural Engineer to join our rapidly expanding UK team.

Your purpose:

• Coordinate the delivery of our global offshore projects from conceptual to detailed design stages, focusing on offshore wind farm development or asset management, and develop innovative solutions.
• Provide effective leadership to a small team of offshore structural engineers, ensuring work packages meet customer requirements and industry standards.
• Design and analyze fixed and floating offshore structures, contributing to the offshore renewables sector and climate change mitigation efforts.

What you can bring:

• Lead projects or collaborate with lead engineers to ensure successful, timely, and budgeted project delivery, including structural analysis and design of foundations, meteorological masts, and substations.
• Expertise in monopiles, jackets, or floating systems, using analysis techniques like pile-soil interaction, PISA, and dynamic loading analysis.
• Provide leadership, fostering innovation within a multidisciplinary team.
• Ensure all design work complies with procedures and quality plans, with accountability for work packages. Chartered engineer with offshore steel design experience, preferably in wind turbine foundations or substations.
• Experience in offshore wind farm foundation design, familiarity with industry standards, and proficiency in software such as ANSYS, SESAM, SACs, or STAADPRO.
• Solid theoretical knowledge supported by practical experience in transportation, installation, and environmental loading design.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, adaptable to diverse environments.
• Proactive, eager to learn, assertive in technical presentations, and capable of mentoring junior engineers.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

Ranked among LinkedIn's Top 25 Companies and Times Top 50 employers for women, our Infrastructure team drives innovation and data-driven solutions for essential infrastructure projects. We challenge the status quo and are committed to engineering better for people and the planet, supporting community initiatives, and fostering diversity and inclusion.

Security clearance:

This role may require security clearance, dependent on UKSV vetting, which may include proof of residency over five years. We are committed to diversity and inclusion, offering family-friendly policies, flexible work, and employee networks. We value applications from all backgrounds and abilities.