Principal Civil Engineer in Birmingham or Liverpool, United Kingdom
Principal Civil Engineer
Location: Birmingham or Linverpool
What is the purpose of the role?
To act as a Principal Civil Engineer in the assessment of rail structures within Birmingham or Liverpool to;
•Deliver all the specified assessments tasks on time, within budget and to Network Rail, Highways Agency and other relevant standards.
•Provide technical leadership
•Aim to ensure compliance with Company and Network Rail management process and systems
•Aim to ensure the highest standards of safety.
What will this role involve?
The core works cover rail structures assessments for underbridges, overbridges, footbridges, canopies, depots and undercrofts to fully meet the client specification in accordance with relevant standards. Aspects of your role could involve;
•Preparation and check of technical assessment calculations
•Preparation and check of technical assessment reports and drawings
•Preparation for and undertaking of site work to carry out inspection for assessments and inspection/examination of assets – providing on-site technical leadership where required
•Preparation and check of technical remits
•Maintaining high technical standards, consistent with the project brief and in accordance with the requirements of the Amey Integrated Management System including Health & Safety, Environmental and all other appropriate regulations relevant standards and HSEQ documentation
•Exercising independent engineering judgement and providing innovative solutions to engineering problems
•Leading the supervision and mentoring of less experienced or junior staff in the production of technical drawings, reports and calculations and provision of feedback as appropriate
•Engaging in client and third-party liaison and maintaining good working relationships
•Developing and maintaining good working relationships with the Client and other relevant stakeholders
•Supporting the preparation of bids and delivery of services on other contracts
•Assisting with project planning, programming, cost control and reporting on programme delivery, resources and budgets
•Implementation of effective, value for money and innovative solutions
•Keeping up to date with industry best practice and where appropriate applying best practice within the team environment
•Undertaking contractual accountabilities as defined in the appropriate contractual documents or technical standards when assigned, e.g. NR/L2/INI/02009 Contractor’s Engineering Manager (CEM) or Contractor’s Responsible Engineer (CRE)
What will this role involve?
- Chartered or Incorporated Engineer (CEng / IEng through ICE, CIHT or IStructE)
•Able to satisfy the requirements for registration/accreditation as a training manager for an appropriate professional institution, e.g. Supervising Civil Engineer (SCE) for the Institution of Civil Engineers
•Computer literate and conversant with MS Office suite and relevant engineering analysis software packages, such as Superstress/Lusas/Sam Leap 5/ARCHIE-M or equivalent
•Demonstrable strong technical knowledge and capability in Structures Assessments in accordance with Network Rail assessment standards and with all major structural materials
•Familiarity and experience with DMRB structures and procedures
•Design experience BS and EN standards
•A technical leader
•A proactive and collaborative team member, who can work closely with colleagues and fit seamlessly into a delivery team
•Desire to develop existing skills and acquire new technical competence to enhance personal and team capabilities
•Dedicated approach to meeting strict project deadlines
•Enthusiasm and self-motivation to drive for continuous improvement
•Client focused approach to service delivery
•Experience of client relationship development and liaison
•Previous Client Representative Engineer experience
•Driving Licence – full, valid and clean
•Eligible to work and reside in the UK
Desirable Competency
- Fellow of the ICE, CIHT or IStructE
•STE 02, 04 and 05 qualification in accordance with NR/SP/CTM/017
•Personal Track Safety (PTS) AC/DC
•IOSH Managing Safely
•Environmental Awareness
•Responsible Manager CIV019
•Supervising/Delegating Engineer
Please click the 'Apply' button to complete your application on the Amey website.
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