Principal Civil/Structural Engineer

Manpower UK Ltd; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global defense and security firm located in Plymouth is seeking a Principal Engineer - Civil/Structural to provide engineering leadership and deliver complex solutions. The ideal candidate will have Chartered Engineer status, significant engineering experience, and an engineering degree. Responsible for managing engineering teams, ensuring safety standards, and supporting business development opportunities, this role promises a challenging and rewarding career path.

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer status and membership in a relevant institute.
• Significant demonstrable engineering experience, capable of registration with the Engineering Council at CEng level.
• Engineering degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant engineering discipline.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in engineering delivery through process and domain knowledge.
• Manage multi-discipline teams for timely delivery of engineering work.
• Liaise with customers to develop relationships and resolve issues.
• Ensure delivery of technical solutions in line with scope.
• Promote highest health and safety standards in the workplace.
• Manage resource development to match future workload demands.
• Plan and execute project audits to impart learning.
• Drive a culture of engineering best practices.

Job description

Overview

Role: Principal Engineer- Civil/ Structural

Location: Plymouth (once in every six weeks)

Duration: 24 months

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About our client

Our client is a leading global aerospace, defense, and security company specializing in delivering complex, mission-critical solutions. With a strong heritage in engineering and innovation, they provide essential services across aviation, marine, land, and nuclear sectors, supporting governments, armed forces, and commercial clients worldwide. Renowned for their commitment to safety, sustainability, and technological advancement, our client plays a vital role in ensuring operational excellence for their customers. Join them and be part of a team that drives innovation and delivers cutting-edge solutions in some of the world’s most demanding environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in the delivery of engineering and technical activities through the application of process, domain knowledge and experience.
• Ensure effective management of multi discipline teams to ensure timely & efficient delivery of engineering work to meet customer agreed scope.
• Ensure effective management of the customer, including liaison and relationship development with existing and new customers, to aid the development of business, resolution of technical and delivery issues, and such that the customer is fully briefed and informed of progress.
• Ensure technical management of the engineering output to ensure delivery of technical solutions in line with agreed technical scope.
• Ensure application of highest standards for health and safety in immediate area of responsibility and ensure all team members across engineering co-operate with respect to company standards about matters on health, safety and environment, ethics and behaviours.
• Manage resource demands and development of capability skills to match needs of future workload and coach and mentor members of the team.
• Ensure project and technical audits and review are planned & executed in order to impart learning and experience as appropriate and in line with agreed standards.
• Maintain knowledge of Industry best practice, promote a culture of engineering best practice and provide leadership and assist in driving cultural development and change.
• Support business development opportunities in raising our client\'s profile via presentations, academic links, conferences & technical papers, and identify opportunities and new work streams.

About this role

This is the level for an experienced engineer working as a subject matter expert in a specialist subject area (e.g. an engineering sub function). Understands concepts and principles, shapes, designs, developments and determines a solution to functional issues personally undertakes the most complex work within the subject area.

Extends their business knowledge base in the subject area.

Provides help and direction to less experienced team members to support both their effective working, and their development, provides coaching and assistance to others. Typically, Chartered Engineer status and member of relevant institute or significant demonstrable engineering experience and capable of registration with the Engineering Council at CEng level. They shall also have an Engineering degree or equivalent qualification in relevant engineering discipline, with significant demonstrable experience.

Please apply if you want to be part of a leading global defence, and security company that delivers complex, mission-critical solutions.