JOB DESCRIPTION

We are currently recruiting for a Principal Structural Engineer to join our Plymouth Structures team. This particular opportunity has arisen in our Building Engineering Unit which focusses on projects within the Built Environment.
Our Plymouth office has an established track record of successfully delivering projects of varying scale and complexity for both private and public clients. Our modern office environment has excellent transport links, including car parking and comprises a vibrant diverse mix of sectors and disciplines including, Environment, Geotechnics, Infrastructure and Cost Consulting. We are now looking to enhance and grow the structures team with individuals with a sound technical background and who share our enthusiasm and determination to support our expanding workload.
The structures team workload ranges from feasibility studies to scheme designs, detailed designs, assessments, inspections and construction support on a wide range of building and heavy civil structural projects principally in the defence and commercial sectors.
We are currently supporting our clients on several defence projects. These projects vary in scale, including both building structures and heavy civil structural engineering projects. Work ranges from inspections, structural assessments to detailed design, often working within internal multi-disciplinary teams.

As a Principal Structural Engineer, you will have the following daily responsibilities:

• Take responsibility for leading structural engineering projects.
• Engage with clients to define requirements, present proposals, discuss project progress and undertake presentation of project results.
• Contribute to business development.
• Effectively control commercial, managerial and technical aspects of projects or parts thereof for which you are responsible.
• Undertake, or lead a team of Engineers and Technicians in undertaking, technically challenging projects without supervision within prescribed programme constraints.
• Co-ordinate project delivery with internal and external clients.
• Undertake structural engineering projects, by performing analyses and calculations as appropriate, along with preparing design reports for client submission without supervision.
• Supervise work undertaken by others, ensuring that it is carried out to the appropriate technical standard and that it is managed to programme and budget.
• Have a desire to learn new skills and the ability to consider the wider engineering issues related to the analyses being undertaken.

Minimum requirements:

• Demonstrable track record in the delivery of projects for clients, or the ability to demonstrate significant contribution towards project delivery.
• Ability to deliver design solutions, lead teams and successfully manage projects.
• A highly motivated individual with excellent communication skills
• Have a high commercial awareness
• Ability to obtain MOD security clearance.
• You will have a current driving license and will be willing to travel to visit sites
• Knowledge of the Eurocode Standards
• Experience of working on heavy civil structural engineering projects, and/or experience working on seismically qualified structures would be advantageous.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree educated or equivalent in a relevant subject such as Civil or Structural Engineering
• Chartered with the IStructE or ICE
• Background in software analysis and a high level of technical skills

• Take responsibility for leading structural engineering projects.
• Engage with clients to define requirements, present proposals, discuss project progress and undertake presentation of project results.
• Contribute to business development.
• Effectively control commercial, managerial and technical aspects of projects or parts thereof for which you are responsible.
• Undertake, or lead a team of Engineers and Technicians in undertaking, technically challenging projects without supervision within prescribed programme constraints.
• Co-ordinate project delivery with internal and external clients.
• Undertake structural engineering projects, by performing analyses and calculations as appropriate, along with preparing design reports for client submission without supervision.
• Supervise work undertaken by others, ensuring that it is carried out to the appropriate technical standard and that it is managed to programme and budget.
• Have a desire to learn new skills and the ability to consider the wider engineering issues related to the analyses being undertaken