Principal Civil Engineer

Jacobs; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company is seeking a Principal Civil Engineer to join their dynamic team in the Liverpool City Region. The role involves overseeing diverse projects, managing engineering teams, ensuring high standards of design and integration, and promoting sustainable design solutions. Candidates should have a strong educational background in civil engineering and relevant experience, valuing diversity and inclusion within the workplace.

Benefits

Free single medical cover

Enhanced parental leave pay

Reimbursement for professional development

Qualifications

• Experience in designing and specifying site civil works.
• Ability to undertake civil inspections and report on material defects.
• Familiar with multi-disciplinary design processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects and guide less experienced engineers.
• Ensure delivery of high quality technical solutions.
• Liaise directly with clients and other design team members.

Skills

Project management

Design leadership

Mentoring

Client liaison

Sustainable design

Education

Good engineering degree in Civil Engineering

Chartered Engineer or nearly Chartered

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

MicroDrainage

Job description

Principal Civil Engineer .

Our values are the fundamental tenets shared across our organisation and the standards we hold ourselves to: We do things right | We aim higher | We challenge the accepted | We live inclusion.

People are Jacobs' greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you'd expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programs, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships.

About the opportunity

With approximately $12 billion in annual revenue and a team of almost 45,000, at Jacobs we provide end-to-end services in cities & places, energy, environmental, life sciences, transportation, advanced facilities and water. From advisory & consulting, feasibility, planning, design, program and lifecycle management, we're creating a more connected and sustainable world.

We are looking for a Principal Civil Engineer to join our busy and exciting Manchester Side Development team, who are currently working on some extremely diverse and challenging projects. Some of our exciting key projects include Manchester Airport, projects with the UK and US defence and advanced technology facilities including pharmaceutical laboratories, giga factories and microchip facilities.

As a Principal Civil Engineer you will play a role in providing design leadership and discipline integration of projects delivered by our Cities & Places business unit. Using technical experience and excellent people skills, you will manage projects and guide / mentor less experienced civil engineers to produce designs and associated deliverables for projects. The role will provide a client facing opportunity for projects and ensure that Jacobs maintains the highest technical standards, levels of service and quality.

As a member of the Site Development design team, you will play a crucial role in the delivery of technical solutions, balancing commercial, technical, and mentoring responsibilities. You will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high quality technically excellent solutions and the seamless sharing of information with other discipline teams, as well as representing Jacobs in liaising with clients, architects and other design team members. We are seeking individuals who are passionate about engineering and eager to contribute to diverse and challenging projects. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, and encourage a diverse range of perspectives to enhance our team's creativity and innovation. Opportunities for travel are available for those interested in exploring projects beyond their local environment.
* A good engineering degree in Civil, and/or Structural Engineering, or equivalent.

* A Chartered, or nearly Chartered, Engineer, with membership of a relevant professional body
* Relevant knowledge and experience in the design and specification of site civil works to relevant standards and regulations
* Familiar with the use of structural analysis and design software (such as Autocad,Civil3d,microdrainage)
* Ability to undertake Civil inspections and report on material and construction defects
* Experience and understanding of multi-disciplinary design processes
* Understanding of Information Management and Digital Delivery with the ability to work and deliver solutions within the 3D environment.
* Ability to consider and incorporate sustainable design solutions within design
* Ability to develop designs to eliminate health and safety risks within the design
* Ability to lead and mentor less experienced engineers within a project
* Ability to liaise directly with clients, architects and other design team members
* Ability to aid the commercial success of projects, including delivery within programme and budget, and effective change control management

Our culture

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. [1] Find out more about life at Jacobs.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we're more connected, and if we are diverse, we're more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity - ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Women and Vetnet. [2] Find out more about our employee networks here.

Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit [3] www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please [4] contact the team.

Your application experience is important to us and we're keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. We welcome feedback on our recruitment process and if you need more from us before deciding to join Jacobs then [5] please let us know.

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