Work for Empire

Shape the future of offshore wind and solve complex technical challenges, working alongside some of the best engineers in the industry.

Current vacancies

Current vacancies

Great minds welcome

We’re on the lookout for technically strong engineers with experience in offshore wind foundations. You’ll be approachable, and able to quickly build rapport and trust with customers, partners, and suppliers.

Principal/Senior Structural Engineers

The Principal/Senior Structural Engineers for Empire Engineering is in a client facing role, working on a range of world leading offshore wind projects.

They are expected to perform various analyses relating to the design of offshore wind turbine foundations, including hand calculations, finite element analysis and fatigue analysis, to applicable codes and standards.

They are also expected to be involved with project management, both internally to Empire, as well as managing external projects for Clients. There is potential for secondments to Client offices to be offered.

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Lead Geotechnical Engineer

The Lead Geotechnical Engineer for Empire Engineering is in a Client facing role, working on a range of offshore wind projects. You will be expected to specify and manage site surveys and laboratory testing programmes on behalf of Clients, as well as perform geotechnical interpretation of soils feeding into soil structure interaction models for foundations design.

Responsibility will include carrying out and/or analysing driveability assessments. We see this as a role that has both project management aspects, both internally to Empire Engineering, as well as managing external projects for Clients.

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Lead Fabrication Engineer

The Lead Fabrication Engineer will be responsible for expanding our current services offering, to include fabrication management for offshore windfarms.

Working within our project delivery team, you will work directly with our clients to negotiate and manage foundations fabrication contracts.

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Lead Transport and Installation Engineer

The Lead Transport and Installation Engineer will be responsible for expanding our current services offering, to include Transport and Installation management and analysis for offshore windfarms.

Working within our specialist engineering team, you will manage T&I analysis work scopes.

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Speculative applications

As a growing business, we always like to hear from experienced engineers who live our values. Send us your CV and a short covering note about why you’d like to work with us, and we’ll keep your details for when a suitable vacancy comes up.

How we work

Working at Empire: What to expect

Offshore wind brings all manner of technical challenges..

From day one, you’ll be helping our customers solve them, either independently, as part of an Empire team, or on secondment with a customer.

Whatever projects you’re working on, you’ll be integral to our global team, with opportunities to learn from our recognised industry leaders. You’ll also be encouraged to share your expertise with Empire and the wider industry, through our Foundation Ex community.

Our Values

Our values

Our approach to engineering

Engineering is complex – but our values are simple and they’re at the heart of what Empire does.

Trusted

Our clients have entrusted us to deliver over 100 projects spanning more than a decade. We value being trusted partners and take our responsibility seriously.​

Specialist

We are not generalists. Empire’s sole focus is the offshore renewable energy sector. When the project requires specialist knowledge, our engineers deliver.​

Approachable

We field a team of brilliant engineers, who are also excellent people to work with. Our expert team is here to help, to share knowledge and provide clear explanations.

Trusted

Our clients have entrusted us to deliver over 100 projects spanning more than a decade. We value being trusted partners and take our responsibility seriously.​

Specialist

We are not generalists. Empire’s sole focus is the offshore renewable energy sector. When the project requires specialist knowledge, our engineers deliver.​

Approachable

We field a team of brilliant engineers, who are also excellent people to work with. Our expert team is here to help, to share knowledge and provide clear explanations.