Principal Civil Engineer in York, York, United Kingdom
Having secured a number of long-term Frameworks with key Clients, our Client, an Engineering and Construction business, are further expanding their in-house Civil & Structural Design team and now has a fantastic opening for a Principal Civil Design Engineer/Associate to be based in York on a permanent basis.
This is a lead role where you will be responsible for the technical aspects of engineering projects in addition to programming, resource allocation, budgetary control, managing customer satisfaction, reviews, coaching, and recruitment. In return, you will be offered a very competitive basic salary along with £5k car allowance (if chartered), pension, healthcare and 25 days holiday (there is an option to buy up to 5 more).
Principal responsibilities:
- Technical guidance and leadership on engineering solutions, with initiative and confidence to take ownership and be responsible for making key decisions.
- Challenge the brief, enabling innovative development of unambiguous engineering solutions from feasibility through to detailed design.
- Leadership in the development of design philosophies of engineering solutions.
- Significant CRE (Design) experience on Network Rail schemes, over a varied range of projects including multi-disciplinary schemes.
- Review and approve design deliverables.
- Lead representative at meetings with internal and/or external Clients and Stakeholders.
- Promote safe working practices in all areas.
- Strong management and motivation of teams.
- Mentor and coach team members, and succession planning.
Key skills/experience:
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience in the design of Civil Engineering structures.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in assessment and design, ideally of railway bridges and station structures; this should include the planning and undertaking of condition surveys for Assessment.
- Proven and effective leader, with experience in line managing and organising teams.
- Experience in rail (including a minimum of 3 years’ experience of performing a CRE role), bridges, earthworks, drainage and highways.
- Detailed understanding of factors influencing the buildability of design solutions, including engagement with planners, estimators and construction staff to establish the most sustainable, efficient and economical methods of construction and use of materials within the boundaries of technical requirements.
- Experience of working on multi-disciplinary projects including interactions with E&P, Signalling, Telecoms, P’Way, and OLE.
- Confident at designing in steel, concrete, composites, masonry and timber.
- Working knowledge of relevant Structural Assessment and Design software packages.
- Excellent organisational, communication, reporting and presentation skills.
- MEng / MSc Degree level of education, or equivalent.
- Chartered Member of a relevant Professional Body.
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