Principal Engineer - Civils and Structures

Arcadis; Bristol; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis UK is expanding its Civil & Structural teams and seeks Principal Civil/Structural Engineers to support the rail design portfolio in London and Bristol offices. Lead in delivering a wide range of projects from bridge replacements to depot works, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams.

Candidates should hold a Master’s in Civil Engineering and be Chartered with ICE or IStructE; rail design experience and proven leadership in design deliverables and project teams are essential.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Civil Engineering is required.
• Chartered Engineer (ICE or IStructE) preferred.
• Experience in rail design projects is essential.
• Experience in delivering design deliverables and leading project teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead interdisciplinary reviews of project deliverables for the engineering discipline.
• Undertake verification and QA of analysis and design deliverables.
• Coordinate survey requirements on site and ensure integration with design.
• Develop and manage the performance of team members and sub‑contractors.
• Support Project Directors and Managers in commercial management to secure successful outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Rail design experience

Project coordination

Quality assurance

Education

Master’s degree in Civil Engineering

Chartered Engineer (ICE or IStructE)

Tools

Analysis and design software

Job description

Role Description

We have an enviable reputation in the delivery of some of the UK’s most prestigious and challenging schemes and we continue to add to this portfolio, with projects such as Washwood Heath Depot for HS2, Metrowest Phase 1b, and CP7 Framework Projects. As we are also a truly multi sector company there are also opportunities to work in a variety of parallel sectors such as housing & development, local authority, building structures and education. Requirements: We are seeking to reinforce our Civil Structural teams at all levels and are seeking to appoint Principal Civil / Structural Engineers to support the expanding rail design team in our London and Bristol Offices, and will require successful applicants to lead in the delivery of a wide variety of projects from bridge replacement projects through to leading our multi-disciplinary teams delivering our many station and depot projects across the region.

Role Accountabilities

The role will also require successful candidates to lead interdisciplinary reviews of project deliverables on behalf of engineering discipline, undertake verification checking of elements at high complexity, manage production of quality assure analysis and design; and coordination and integration of survey requirements onsite.

In addition to the above the role will require the development and management of the performance of team members and sub-contractors, identifying and ensuring the resolution of any issues, and supporting our Project Directors and Managers in the commercial management of our projects to ensure a successful result.

Qualifications and Experience

• Master’s degree in Civil Engineering
• Chartership with either the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) or Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE)
• CRE experience is preferable, but mentoring will be provided if currently working towards this.
• Relevant design experience, preferably within a Rail environment.
• Experience preparing design deliverables using analysis and design software packages as well as using manual calculation methods
• Experience of providing technical management and advice to project team members
• Experience of applying sound engineering judgement in the development of projects
• Have a sound knowledge and experience of the management of design risks

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.