Principal Structural Engineer

at  ORION

Job description
Job Title: Principal Structural Engineer
Location: Aberdeen
Overview:
Our client are currently recruiting for a Principal Structural Engineer who would be working on an off-shore, brownfield project, leading a team of Engineers and Designers, both within the office and remotely.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain the required technical quality of work.
• Identify scope and schedule changes in accordance with the Change Control Process.
• Ensure that designs comply with the relevant procedures and regulations.
• Ensure as far as is practically possible, that all assigned work is carried out in compliance with agreed budget and schedule.
• Prepare estimates and schedules and assist in their review.
• Maintain good communication with the client and visit sites when necessary.
• Encourage and provide lateral learning within the project.
• Commitment to and promotion of the client’s values and ensuring the realisation of company and project health, safety, environmental, quality and ethics, systems, policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent in appropriate engineering subject.
• Experienced engineer with sound technical background and expertise.
• Competent in use of analytical methods used within discipline including theoretical background for analysis programs.
• Familiar with and competent in planning, progress monitoring, forecasting and reporting.
• Aware of commercial, contractual and administrative aspects of engineering.
• Able to estimate man-hours and materials for delegated aspects of work.
• Able to work with other disciplines and draughting sections to meet delivery dates.

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment

• Maintain the required technical quality of work.
• Identify scope and schedule changes in accordance with the Change Control Process.
• Ensure that designs comply with the relevant procedures and regulations.
• Ensure as far as is practically possible, that all assigned work is carried out in compliance with agreed budget and schedule.
• Prepare estimates and schedules and assist in their review.
• Maintain good communication with the client and visit sites when necessary.
• Encourage and provide lateral learning within the project.
• Commitment to and promotion of the client’s values and ensuring the realisation of company and project health, safety, environmental, quality and ethics, systems, policies and procedures