Chief Engineer

Location: St Helena Island, South Atlantic

Contract: 2 years FTC available immediately

Salary: £70k - £75k pa, depending on experience and qualifications, plus International Supplement

Enjoying unique lifestyle opportunities, St Helena Island is a self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom. Although better placed to develop economically and socially as a result of opening our international airport in 2017, we are not at the stage of self-sufficiency and therefore remain dependent on UK government aid.

You will act as the lead engineer on major infrastructure projects and support all government projects. Providing wide ranging professional expertise, you will support engineers as part of a commitment to succession planning and partnership work with the private sector, leading a small technical team with a focus on training, development and mentorship.

You must give technical engineering support for all construction activities from greenfield through to refurbishment projects, with engineering advice on the design and physical integrity of buildings and other large structures, plus engineering input into construction related activities.

Providing structural engineering input, specifically structural designs and review of designs by others, you will take the lead on specifying the most appropriate materials and structural forms for each construction project. You will also offer civil engineering input into projects, undertaking designs, producing specifications and giving contractual advice where required.

Acting as the Engineer/Client's representative on construction contracts, you will offer engineering advice to stakeholders on options to deliver projects and will carry out and /or validate topographical and geotechnical surveys to determine the suitability of ground conditions. You must ensure that projects comply with legal requirements.

Holding a level 6 or 7 qualification in an appropriate technical discipline you have Chartered Engineer status with ICE, IStructE or equivalent, supported by extensive civil and structural knowledge. Having already managed and supported a group of staff, your background includes Design, Design Supervision, Project/Contract Management and site supervision roles. You have extensive knowledge of structural design to British/European Standards in steel, concrete, timber and composite materials, for a range of structure types such as buildings, bridges, roads, drainage works and retaining structures.

With experience of working to the RIBA Plan of Works 2020, you have worked with various contracts, such as FIDIC, ICC, JCT and NEC, and analysed and interpreted information to develop solutions or solve problems. You have also managed budgets, resources and funding.

In addition, you must demonstrate our core values of fairness, integrity and teamwork and use your diverse expertise and experiences to ensure your time on the Island has the broadest benefit to St Helena. As an officer funded through the Technical Co-Operation Programme you will be expected to share your knowledge and skills beyond the workplace contributing to workforce, community and capacity development in St Helena.

Our Benefits Package Includes:

• An International Supplement (of at least £16,800 per annum), full details of which are in the Overseas Vacancy Information at sthelenapublicservicejobs.sh
• Relocation Allowances, full details of which are in the Overseas Vacancy Information at sthelenapublicservicejobs.sh
• Annual Pension Contribution of 7.5% of salary
• Annual Leave of 30 days per annum plus Public Holidays

How to Apply:

An application form is available at our website where further information can also be found, or you may contact Kedell Worboys on or via email: .

Applications must be sent to and received by 18 Nov 2025. Interviews will be held week commencing 1 Dec 2025.

To be considered for this role, you must complete our application form. Failure to do so will mean that your application will not be considered. Please do not submit your CV.

The Public Service positively accepts applications from all members of the community regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, and will consider all applications on the basis of merit, in accordance with the person specification.

The St Helena Public Service welcomes all applications from across our whole community, including our St Helenian diaspora wishing to return to St Helena. If you are a St Helenian currently living and working overseas, please contact us at to discuss how we can support you.