Principal Structural Engineer - Power/Energy sector

Lead Structural Delivery Across the UK Power and Energy Sector

We’re looking for a Principal Structural Engineer to take a key leadership role across high‑profile Power and Energy projects, supporting the delivery of critical UK electricity infrastructure including Transmission and Distribution, substations, HV and HVDC systems, and National Grid projects.

If you bring deep structural expertise within the Power sector and enjoy technical leadership, guiding teams, and delivering complex infrastructure with real national impact, this role offers influence, autonomy and challenge in equal measure.

Reporting to an Associate Director / Associate Engineer, you’ll play a central role in shaping and assuring structural output across some of the UK’s most important energy and electricity infrastructure programmes.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading structural design delivery across Power and Energy projects, including large standalone schemes or multiple coordinated workstreams
• Managing and developing structural project teams, ensuring appropriate skills, resourcing and technical governance are in place
• Overseeing the production and approval of high‑quality structural deliverables, including calculations, drawings, specifications, reports and digital models
• Acting as a technical authority for structural design within the Power sector, providing oversight, challenge and direction
• Supporting projects across Transmission and Distribution (T&D), electricity infrastructure, substations, HV and HVDC assets
• Developing delivery programmes, managing budgets and maintaining effective commercial and change control
• Supporting tenders, fee proposals and technical scopes for Power and Energy projects, including National Grid works
• Reporting technical and project performance to senior leadership
• Driving innovation, sustainability and constructability within structural solutions for the UK energy network
• Promoting Safe Together behaviours and contributing to Perfect Delivery standards
• Mentoring engineers and supporting the development of Power sector structural capability

What You’ll Bring

• Chartered Engineer (CEng MIStructE or CEng MICE)
• Proven experience delivering and leading structural design within the Power or Energy sector
• Strong background working on electricity infrastructure projects, such as:
• Transmission and Distribution (T&D) networks
• Substations and associated civil and structural works
• HV and HVDC infrastructure
• National Grid or equivalent regulated utility projects
• Excellent understanding of UK structural design codes, standards and assurance processes, particularly within regulated environments
• High proficiency in structural analysis and design software, with the ability to review and validate complex models
• Strong commercial awareness, including budget management and change control
• Experience operating within integrated, multidisciplinary teams, working closely with electrical and civil disciplines
• Sound understanding of CDM responsibilities, structural safety and construction risk management
• CSCS card, eligibility for SC clearance, and a full UK driving licence

Your Next Step

If you’re a Principal Structural Engineer with strong Power and Energy sector experience, and you want your expertise to contribute to the delivery of critical UK electricity infrastructure, this role offers a platform to lead, influence and make a lasting impact.

Apply today and let’s talk.

BakerHicks has been delivering excellence in engineering, design, and project delivery since 1957. With 14 offices across the UK and Europe, we offer you the chance to work on meaningful projects that enhance communities and contribute to sustainable growth.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to security clearance. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by various factors. The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain security clearance for this role as required by our clients and sectors.

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About BakerHicks

We’ve been innovating in design, engineering and project delivery since 1957 and operate from 14 locations for a truly European reach. For more about our company story, see: About | BakerHicks.

BakerHicks. A Morgan Sindall Group company.

Benefits

Whatever your discipline, you’ll be alongside some of the most talented people in the industry. Our network of offices are appealing, friendly and comfortable spaces, easily accessible by car or public transport. And our salary and benefits packages are some of the best in the industry.

What you get will depend on what you do, with individual performance-related rewards also on offer in addition to:

• Company car or cash allowance
• Up to 6% matched contributory pension plan
• Life assurance scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus ability to buy additional leave
• Discount scheme (including gym membership, mobile phones etc)
• Flexible/hybrid working
• Family friendly policies
• Employee assistance
• Professional development

BakerHicks is an equal opportunity employer. We care about creating an inclusive atmosphere and are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion throughout.

BakerHicks is an inclusive organisation welcoming talent from all backgrounds. Applicants are assessed on the basis of personal merit and qualifications.