Principal Engineer(OLE)

Amey; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Amey, a leading provider of engineering and decarbonisation solutions, invites applications for a permanent Principal Engineer to join the Consulting Rail team. Based across UK offices including Birmingham, Derby, York, Bristol, Manchester and Cardiff, the role focuses on delivering design leadership for major rail projects.

You will lead technical teams, oversee designs and bid activity, manage budgets and drive safety across projects, shaping the future of rail infrastructure and passenger

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical team leader, providing advice, guidance and supervision to technical teams, managers, clients and suppliers
• Lead the preparation and checking of designs, calculations, drawings and documentation for scheme deliverables
• Hold responsibility for the commercial success of projects within the portfolio, including budgets and costs of deliverables
• Liaise with client and supplier representatives at peer level and higher, including presenting proposals and attending progress meetings
• Lead preparation of bids and technical/commercial offers
• Drive health and safety practices within the team

Job description

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Amey are a leading provider of full life-cycle engineering, operations and decarbonisation solutions, for transport infrastructure and complex facilities.

Working for us, you’ll be delivering sustainable infrastructure solutions that enhance life and protect our shared future

Our people are driven by a set of strong values, based on safety, insight and collaboration.

The Opportunity

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Principal Engineer to join our Consulting Rail team. With shared office locations in Birmingham, Derby, York, Bristol, Manchester, and Cardiff, we welcome applications from candidates across these regions.

Key Projects:

As an appointed Design Partner on some of the UK’s most significant and complex rail infrastructure projects, including Wales & Borders. We are proud to support major programmes such as Northern Powerhouse Rail, Eastern Routes Partnership, North West & Central Framework, Core Valley Lines, Trans-Pennine Route Upgrade, and Cardiff Crossrail. Our in-house engineering team delivers design solutions across all Network Rail stages and disciplines, driving improved connectivity, enhancing passenger journeys, and shaping the future of rail safety and efficiency.

These projects also provide a diverse range of opportunities for personal and professional development, whether you are working on long-term, high-value programmes or smaller, community-focused initiatives. With these frameworks in place, you will have the chance to influence infrastructure projects that shape the region’s future.

The role

As a Principal Engineer(OLE) you will act as a technical team leader, providing advice, guidance and supervision as appropriate to technical teams, operational managers, clients and suppliers. You will manage or influence the actions of technical teams regardless of office location, project or account, including the multidisciplinary environment and to undertake the people manager role when required by the business.

Responsibilities include:

• To act as a technical team leader, providing advice, guidance and supervision as appropriate to technical teams, operational managers, client and suppliers
• Leading the preparation and checking of designs, calculations, drawings and documentation as part of the production of scheme deliverables that satisfy the overarching criteria of quality, cost and programme.
• Responsibility for the commercial success of the projects within their portfolio, controlling budgets and managing the costs associated with the production of deliverables
• Liaising with client and supplier representatives at peer level and higher, including presenting proposals, attending progress meetings and responding to queries
• Significantly contributing to and leading the preparation of bids and the general work winning function, taking responsibility for the preparation of technical and commercial offers
• Drive effective health and safety practices within the team