About the Company
Job Description
An exciting opportunity for a Principal Structural Engineer seeking to develop their career and business acumen and take on new engineering challenges – right at the heart of a growing, talented, friendly, and collaborative team.
This is a permanent position within their Structural Engineering team.
Their structural engineers create, improve, and develop the built environment. They employ sound engineering principles and a broad knowledge base to assess, plan, design and oversee a wide variety of construction projects across the UK. This organisation employs a total of 23 technical staff in the two structures departments based at their Hemel Hempstead and Didcot offices.
They work on a variety of projects large and small across most sectors including commercial, R&D, energy and residential and always have something interesting in the pipeline. Within these sectors, they also work on new build and refurbishment projects. We work collaboratively with our other in-house teams to deliver structural and civil engineering, traffic, and transport engineering, building surveying and geomatics. There is a strong and supportive team culture and many exciting projects to work on, which creates an environment for constant technical learning and strong career development.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead project teams, supervising and training engineers and technicians.
Responsible for the financial, technical and project management control of all aspects of projects.
At a strategic level you will prepare an outline brief, visit the site, and review information including planning history and services. You will prepare preliminary layouts, assist in budget and programming, and assess all the risks.
Prepare technical details for Architectural design and prepare technical specifications
Liaise and attend meetings with Architects, clients, subcontractors, and other professionals whilst carrying out duties and always represent the business, in a professional and courteous way.
Assessing the sustainability and environmental impact of projects.
Making sure the project complies with statutory requirements, especially health and safety.
Requirements
Minimum qualification – degree in Structural or Civil Engineering
Chartered, or working towards Chartered status
An ability to prepare structural designs in all conventional materials and experience in refurbishment projects
An ability to take a global view of structural design on a project, identifying potential problems and solutions and providing advice to clients on design options
An ability to prepare schematic structural designs based on basic architectural layouts
An ability to speak clearly, confidently, professionally, and convincingly at meetings and on the telephone
An ability to write clear and concise e-mails, letters, and reports
An ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
Good commercial awareness
Develop and maintain strong client relationships
Identify opportunities for repeat business and support preparation of fee proposals and bids.
Contribute to the growth and strategic development of the structures team.