Chief Engineer

Job Description

Overview

AtkinsRéalis is delivering some of the most ambitious and complex nuclear programmes in the UK and internationally. As part of our continued growth within the Nuclear EMEA Major Projects business, we are seeking a Chief Engineer (Multi-Discipline) to provide technical leadership across a portfolio of major projects that are helping shape the future of the nuclear industry.

This is a pivotal leadership opportunity for an experienced engineering professional who brings the expertise, credibility, and collaborative leadership skills to guide multidisciplinary teams, support strategic project decisions, and act as a champion for engineering excellence across major nuclear programmes.

Working alongside Project Directors, Engineering Managers, and our clients, you will help define the technical direction of complex projects, enable integrated engineering solutions, and support multidisciplinary teams throughout the project lifecycle to deliver safe, effective, and high-quality outcomes.

Your role

• Provide technical leadership across major nuclear projects and programmes, supporting successful delivery from concept through to implementation.
• Bring together civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, process, and control systems engineering disciplines to develop integrated, coherent, and effective engineering solutions.
• Act as a trusted technical authority, promoting technical quality, safety, and regulatory compliance across project activities.
• Partner with clients and project leadership teams to address complex technical challenges, support the management of engineering risk, and enable informed decision-making.
• Foster a culture of engineering excellence, innovation, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing across multidisciplinary teams.
• Build and nurture trusted relationships with clients, regulators, partners, and senior stakeholders while representing AtkinsRéalis as a respected technical leader within the industry.

About you

• Bring Chartered Engineer status and a degree in an engineering discipline.
• Demonstrate experience leading and enabling multidisciplinary engineering teams on large-scale, complex projects within highly regulated environments.
• Apply a strong understanding of engineering integration, design governance, and technical assurance to support successful project outcomes.
• Communicate technical direction clearly and effectively, balancing engineering, programme, commercial, and stakeholder considerations.
• Bring experience within the nuclear sector or comparable industries such as defence, power generation, aerospace, or major infrastructure.
• Build strong relationships across diverse stakeholder groups, fostering collaboration and alignment to achieve shared objectives.
• Demonstrate a commitment to engineering excellence, continuous learning, and the development of high-performing teams and technical capability.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Additional information

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.

Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.