Structural Engineer jobs in United Kingdom

Job title - Civil and Structural Engineer (Open)- Submarines

Working Pattern - Full Time

Working location - Derby/ Hybrid

At Rolls‑Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

By joining Rolls‑Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world‑class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high‑performance culture.

• The role spans from the concept design phase all the way to project completion.
• The role is based on site in Raynesway.
• Work within the greater multi‑disciplinary project team and with the RRSL Design Authority and Project Delivery Team to deliver the structural engineering assurance scope of the project.
• Proactively as well as reactively providing expert structural engineering opinion to the Business.
• Reviewing civil/structural engineering deliverables produced by subcontracting organisations.
• Attend project meetings, site meetings and design review meetings.
• Manage and prioritise own workload with the aim of delivering the key project milestones.
• Authoring or checking of specifications, calculations and other civil engineering deliverables as required by the Engineering or Project Manager.
• Working with the RRSL Design Authority/Project Delivery Team to review contractor proposals on constructability and build assurance documents.
• Proactively inspecting the works on site and assuring the contractor's build assurance programme.
• Provide the Rolls‑Royce proactive and reactive structural engineering leadership on site and respond to queries where SQEP opinion is relevant.
• Review of the as‑built drawings and records and accepting them into Rolls‑Royce.
• Carry out any task requested by the key project stakeholders (Civil/Structural Design Authority, Engineering Manager and Project Manager). Should any task requested by the key project stakeholders fall outside of skills, qualifications or experience (SQEP), the limitations should be reported to the key stakeholder requesting the tasks, so the limitation is understood.
• Work with civil engineering first principles supported with software tools provided to civil/structural engineers to carry out their duties efficiently. Work of this type would be typically limited to preliminary/scoping work as full design calculations would be subcontracted to SQEP design consultancies.

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi‑year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls‑Royce into a high‑performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls‑Royce is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.

Job Category

Transformation & Operations

Posting Date

30 Jan 2026; 00:01

Posting End Date

13 Feb 2026