Principal Engineer – Site Engineering Authority

Job Title:

Principal Engineer – Civil Engineering

Location:

Barrow-In-Furness – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please  speak  to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary:  £50,000+ Depending on experience

What you’ll be doing :

Provide support to ensure that all new or modified assets are compliant with relevant Civil and Structural standards for intended use and meet with stakeholder requirements

Conduct onsite surveys of assets/infrastructure and providing technical advice on Civil and Structural issues

Manage  the production of Civil and Structural reports, technical specifications and statement of requirements documents

Review design proposals for both new facilities/infrastructure and for refurbishment projects

Provide support to ensure that nuclear related assets on the Barrow Licensed Site are justified to meet the requirements of the Nuclear Site Licence

Establishing and agreeing stakeholder requirements (and if applicable Nuclear Safety Functional Requirements) for facilities and equipment

Provide advice to other disciplines, maintainers and site committees on technical issues and requirements to meet nuclear, HSE and other relevant legislation

Assist in the project  management  of installations and commissioning of new and modified assets where discipline knowledge is required

Support the development of  individuals  and teams to enhance skills and  competencies , such that technical capability  objectives  are fully achieved

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

A related Civil or Structural Engineering degree or equivalent experience

Prior engineering experience gained within the construction industry

Technical document writing and report building experience

Microsoft office experience

Desirable:

Be registered with an Engineering professional institute – chartered or working towards

Experience with in the production and review of structural calculations gained within the nuclear sector or a consultancy environment

Team  lead  or line  management  experience

Benefits

As well as a  competitive  pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Site Specialist Engineering Civils Team

This is an exciting time to join us in the team and help to play a key part in the focus on the Submarine platforms we manufacture. Our team is made up of a wide variety of skillsets ranging from engineering graduates right up to Principal Engineers. We are supporting across various facilities and infrastructure, site wide, aspects ensuring that our sites are fit for purpose and able to support the fabrication and manufacturing processes.

We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder  etc .)

that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please  speak  to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export  control  restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict  the roles  you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All  applicants   must  as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard.

Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where  applicants   must  typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for  the role , to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date  10th February 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for  the role . Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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