Principal Civil/Structural Engineer

ATTB - The Big Jobsite; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and creative design consultancy as a Principal Civil/Structural Engineer, where your expertise will shape the future of infrastructure projects. This role offers the opportunity to work on diverse projects, including footbridges, highways, and substations, while collaborating with a friendly and supportive team. You will be instrumental in leading projects, mentoring staff, and ensuring high-quality design standards. With a focus on flexibility and teamwork, this firm values your contributions and offers a competitive salary along with excellent benefits, including healthcare and a bonus scheme. If you're ready to make a significant impact in a thriving practice, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Healthcare

Critical illness insurance

Flexible working

Bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in civil/structural engineering with a focus on buildings and bridges.
• Proven ability to lead projects and mentor junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Design and oversee civil/structural projects including bridges and substations.
• Attend client meetings and site visits while ensuring effective communication.

Skills

Civil Engineering

Structural Engineering

Detail Design

Project Leadership

Excellent Communication

Mentoring

Education

Degree in Civil/Structural Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

Principal Civil/Structural Engineer

Location: Surbiton KT5

Salary: £60k-£75k

A dynamic and creative design consultancy based in Kingston requires an experienced Civil/Structural Engineer to join their team. Network Rail experience and detail design experience are essential. Ideally, you will have buildings and bridges experience as well as other structures. The firm works on a variety of civil/structural infrastructure projects including substation design for UK Power Networks.

The firm is a 30-strong financially robust practice with major top-name clients. You would have the chance to make a real impact on how this business grows going forward. They are a very social and friendly group at the office.

Excellent communication skills are essential as you will be attending meetings, visiting sites, and dealing with clients, as well as hands-on design. Experience in leading projects, mentoring staff, and issuing bids is required.

Projects include:

1. Design of large new footbridges over railways at stations
2. Highways over rail bridges
3. Lineside services and structures
4. Platform extensions
5. Station refurbishments
6. Substation design
7. HV cable route design
8. Renewables schemes
9. Embankment and cutting works
10. Depot buildings and structures

You must be experienced in both steel and concrete. There will also be some survey work involved and occasional unsociable hours.

The firm is on a framework for remediation works to an area of Network Rail's structural assets and bridge replacement and refurbishment works.

Excellent communication skills and teamwork ability are required. Collaboration is very important to this firm. The practice is flexible and friendly.

In addition to the base salary, there are 25 days holiday, healthcare, critical illness insurance, flexible working, and a bonus scheme.

Contact: Sam Robson (phone number removed)

Aldwych Consulting values and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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