Principal Rail/Structural Engineers – UK offices

Tony Gee and Partners; Esher; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking experienced Principal Rail / Structural Engineers to join their UK teams. The role involves civil engineering design, project coordination, and mentoring junior staff, requiring extensive experience in rail infrastructure and bridge design. Ideal candidates are Chartered Civil Engineers passionate about innovative and cost-effective solutions, ready to contribute significantly to projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years’ experience in civil engineering design.
• Experience in bridge design and civil engineering projects.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver designs for rail and civil engineering projects.
• Produce design deliverables and supervise engineers.
• Develop innovative solutions and achieve cost-effective designs.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Education

Chartered Civil Engineer (CEng, MICE or MIStructE)

Tools

Finite element software

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Posted:

24.06.2025

Expiry Date:

08.08.2025

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Job Description:

Tony Gee and Partners are currently looking for experienced Principal Rail / Structural Engineers to join our teams across all UK office locations.

The ideal candidates must be willing to help develop the capability of our offices.

• Minimum of five years’ experience post-graduation in civil engineering design.
• Minimum of five years’ experience in the design of civils infrastructure in a rail environment including the application of Network Rail (NR) standards where appropriate, element design and detailing to Eurocodes in a NR environment.
• Minimum of three years’ experience in the design of bridges (including loading to Eurocodes, element design and detailing to Eurocodes).
• Experience of co-ordinating and delivering designs for rail and broad civil engineering projects.
• Experience of bridge loading to Eurocodes.
• Experience of steel and concrete design to Eurocodes.
• Experience in computer software for the analysis of structures.
• Production of design deliverables – packages of drawings, specifications, etc., and supervision of engineers and BIM/CAD technicians.
• Ideally experience of composite steel/concrete, masonry, geotechnical and timber design to Eurocodes.
• Ideally experience in finite element software for the analysis of structures.
• Ideally designated CRE for civils for NR projects.
• Good communication skills both oral and written.
• Ability to work on own and within a team to meet project, client, company, and personal objectives.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and develop their technical abilities.
• A challenging attitude to the solution of engineering problems in order to achieve cost-effective designs and develop innovative solutions.
• Awareness of the importance of costs and the need to complete projects on time and to budget.
• Willingness to seek advice when unsure of how to tackle problems.

Qualifications

• Chartered Civil Engineer (CEng, MICE or MIStructE).