Principal Civil & Structural Engineer (Team Manager)

COSTAIN GROUP; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure solutions company in Greater Manchester is seeking a Principal Civil & Structural Engineer (Team Manager) to oversee a growing team of engineers. This role involves delivering civil and structural engineering solutions across various sectors, mentoring juniors, and ensuring adherence to project standards and codes. The ideal candidate will have significant UK experience and be chartered in civil or structural engineering.

Qualifications

• Minimum of BEng Civil or Structural Engineering qualification.
• Chartership with ICE or IStructE required.
• Significant UK infrastructure experience required.

Responsibilities

• Manage Civil & Structural technical input for projects.
• Mentoring graduates and junior engineers.
• Ensure compliance with national and international codes.

Skills

UK project lifecycle experience

Design working practices knowledge

Extensive knowledge of UK legislation

Line Management experience

Risk identification awareness

Education

BEng in Civil or Structural Engineering

Chartership with ICE or IStructE

CSCS or CCNSG

Security Clearance

Job description

Overview

This is an exciting and challenging role as a Principal Civil & Structural Engineer (Team Manager) in a growing team of 130+ Civil & Structural Engineers and Designers. Our department covers a range of projects from Concept Studies through to Detailed Design provide a variety of interesting work. Industries can range across Water, Transportation, Energy, Nuclear and Defence

Working in a multi-disciplinary team delivering infrastructure projects. You will be responsible for the delivery of civil and structural advice, analysis, calculations, reports and specifications. Taking responsibility for leading small projects and sub tasks from a technical perspective. Communicate designs effectively to the BIM teams, other disciplines, construction personnel and stakeholders. Attendance occasionally required for site visits, design reviews and client meetings, mainly within the Northwest region. Support and guide more junior team members. Challenge and deliver value engineering solutions. Confident and authoritative in front of clients.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Responsibility for Civil & Structural discipline technical input for projects and/or proposals; including preparation, checking and/or approval of engineering documentation
• Organising discipline staff, allocating work and ensuring delivery against plan
• Mentoring and developing graduates and less experienced engineers
• Production of high-quality Civil & Structural engineering deliverables to schedule, budget and client satisfaction
• Ensuring all applicable national and international codes of practice, legislation and company/client standards and procedures are complied with.
• Ensure that work is carried out with relevant codes, standards and procedures, and maintain and develop awareness of current relevant codes and standards.
• Implement company, and where applicable client/ project policies and procedures.
• Communicate effectively with other disciplines to ensure that interfaces are clearly defined and correctly designed.
• Communicate appropriately with other departments, project personnel, vendors and clients.
• Assist in developing the knowledge and skills, including assisting in training and technical development of less experienced team members.
• Line-manage a team of civil engineers carrying out performance management, team development, work allocation and administration of company line-management processes.

More specific tasks could include:

• Defining client requirements
• Planning and delivering project tasks undertaken by the Civil & Structural team
• Design of new structures, assessment of historic structures, checking and approving Civil & Structural documentation from subordinates.
• Development of specifications and sub-contract SOW's including GI / SI contamination scopes
• Optioneering assessments, defining scopes of work, supporting estimates and business development.
• Advice and guidance on specialist discipline matters relating to nuclear and energy sector requirements, regulations, latest technologies and industry best practice.
• Supporting the PM in identifying change, progress reporting, tracking of issues, risks and resolutions

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

Essential

• Significant and proven UK experience in infrastructure at all stages of the project lifecycle.
• Good knowledge of design working practices and installation requirements of the discipline across a range of industries.
• Extensive knowledge of UK legislation and standards
• Line Management / Team Manager experience
• Awareness of risk identification, quantification, management and of HSE requirements

Desirable

• Experience with new and historic structures, optioneering assessments, defining scopes of work, supporting estimates and business development.
• Experience in leading small teams and supporting more junior engineers.
• Knowledge and experience of common forms of contracts
• Project Management experience
• Requirements Management experience

Qualifications

Essential

• Minimum BEng Civil or Structural Engineering
• Chartership with ICE or IStructE
• CSCS or CCNSG
• Security Clearance

Desirable

• Further industry recognised training and qualifications
• Project Management
• CDM
• NEC

About Us

Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

Costain appreciate the time and effort taken when applying for one of our positions but, due to the high volume of responses, we are unable to provide individual feedback on candidates at application phase.

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