Principal Civil Engineer, Ground & Underground (Belfast)

Joseph Gallagher Limited; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Joseph Gallagher Ltd is seeking a Principal Civil Engineer to lead complex temporary and permanent works solutions for ground engineering, underground infrastructure and heavy civils projects.

You will take requirements from tender or concept through optioneering, calculations, detailed design, approvals and delivery, with responsibility for design bases, drawings, and risk assessments. A Chartered Engineer status and broad experience are expected.

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer status or clear plan to achieve it within an agreed period.
• Substantial design experience on complex heavy civils, underground infrastructure or ground engineering work.
• Strong understanding of structural behaviour, geotechnical interaction and construction sequencing.

Responsibilities

• Lead civil design strategy and complex engineering solutions from tender through construction.
• Own or assure design bases, calculations, drawings, specifications, reports and design risk assessments.
• Integrate temporary works, permanent works, construction sequence, access and methodology.
• Challenge analysis to achieve safe, robust, buildable and commercially viable outcomes.
• Manage interfaces across civil, structural, geotechnical, geological, utility and construction disciplines.
• Resolve site queries, changes and non-conformances through timely, auditable decisions.
• Represent JGL in client reviews, presentations and discussions with consultants and approving bodies.
• Support bids and ECI with optioneering, scope, programme, fee, risk and opportunity input.
• Mentor engineers and strengthen JGL’s standards, checking practice and technical knowledge.

Skills

Chartered Engineer

Civil/Structural Engineering

Ground engineering

Education

Civil or structural engineering degree

Professional qualification in engineering (Chartered)

Job description

Joseph Gallagher Ltd is seeking a Principal Civil Engineer to lead complex temporary and permanent works solutions for ground engineering, underground infrastructure and heavy civils projects.

You will take requirements from tender or concept through optioneering, calculations, detailed design, approvals and delivery, with responsibility for design bases, drawings, and risk assessments. A Chartered Engineer status and broad experience are expected.