Principal Civil / Structural Engineer (Rail)
York / Derby / London // Bristol / Glasgow
Permanent
Office/Home Hybrid Working
Do you want to be a part of a growing Infrastructure Design team? Can you collaborate on projects? Are you experienced in Rail structures? Then, read on. This could be the next adventure in your career.
Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow
To further strengthen our Rail team, we are looking for a Principal Civil/ Structural engineer to join us. Working on a variety of projects across the UK, you’ll coordinate from feasibility to detailed design across our Rail portfolio with the opportunity to be involved in projects across other sectors.
Your key responsibilities will be:
Acting as deputy CRE (Design) to manage discipline delivery through the Network Rail assurance process, including application of the Network Rail acceptance, review, derogation and non-compliance processes
Pricing packages of work and subsequently managing and coordinating delivery to time and budget, ensuring a high standard of technical quality and compliance with our internal management systems across the entire project lifecycle from feasibility to detailed design, including site supervision where required.
Supervising a team of engineers and technicians, mentoring, and developing those less experienced within your project teams, working with line managers to maximise training and development opportunities.
Production of structural designs, assessments or checking work, including preparation or checking of calculations, written reports, specifications and other contract deliverables
Ensuring that design, assessments and checking of designs are in accordance with the current Standards, Codes of Practice and Best Practice Preparing for, undertaking, and writing up site inspections and supervision of works on site, including works on the railway network
Developing and maintaining Client relationships through your project work, including identifying and realising any potential business opportunities
Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.
The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.
On top of that, you’ll have:
Achieved chartered civil or structural engineer status (MICE, MIStructE or equivalent)
Experience in a design environment working on rail, tunnels, heavy civil, bridges or other complex structures in the UK
The ability to demonstrate a deep understanding and enthusiasm for civil/structural/rail engineering
Preferably experience of the design, inspection, assessment or repair of Network Rail assets
The inter-personal skills and aptitude to work collaboratively in a diverse multi-disciplinary team, and with Clients and Contractors.
Previous experience as a deputy CRE (preferable), or will have undertaken delegated roles under the Engineering Management for Project standard (NR/L2/RSE/)
Experience of working on the UK rail network, preferable holding PTS.
A full UK Driving Licence
