Principal / Senior Civil Engineer

American Society of Civil Engineers; Leeds; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

American Society of Civil Engineers, based in Leeds, is seeking a Principal / Senior Civil Engineer to lead civil and structural design across diverse projects including education, offices, residential and industrial sectors. The role emphasizes delivering compliant designs and fostering client relationships.

You will mentor junior engineers, oversee drawings and calculations, and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering; MSc preferred.
• Approximately 10 years in civil and structural engineering delivering complex projects.
• Chartered status or working towards chartered (CEng, MIStructE, MICE).
• Around 7+ years in relevant UK experience with similar consultancies.
• Experience with industry software for structural analysis and design.
• UK driving licence and own vehicle for site visits, some remote.

Responsibilities

• Design and ensure compliance with UK regulations for civil/structural projects.
• Oversee production of drawings, calculations and specifications.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to develop integrated design solutions.
• Mentor less experienced engineers.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships.

Skills

Mentoring

Client relationships

Team collaboration

Education

BSc Civil Engineering

MSc Civil Engineering (preferred)

Tools

Structural analysis software

UK codes & regulations

Job description

THE ROLE

We are currently seeking a PRINCIPAL / SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEER to join our client based in Leeds.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing firm of consulting engineers who offer the right candidates interesting projects to work on and good prospects for promotion.

You will be able to work on an interesting range of projects which will include buildings for schools, offices, residential, industrial, hospitals, waste handling and recycling plants and some decarbonisation projects.

You will be responsible for doing structural engineering design and ensuring compliance with industry standards and current UK regulations.

You will oversee the production of technical drawings, calculations and specifications and you will collaborate with multi-discipline teams to develop integrated design solutions.

You will also need experience to mentor less experienced engineers.

You must be able to build good client relationships.

THE CLIENT

Our client is a successful, growing firm of consulting engineers with a number of UK offices.

THE CANDIDATE

• You must have a BSc in Civil Engineering and ideally have an MSc in Civil Engineering too.
• You should have around ten years experience in civil & structural engineering and have good experience of designing and delivering complex projects of various types.
• You are likely to either be working towards becoming chartered or have already achieved chartered status e.g. CEng, MICE, MIStructE etc.
• You need to have around seven years of more relevant experience, some of which must have been spent working for a similar engineering consultants in the U.K.
• You should have good experience of using various industry software to do structural analysis and design.
• You must have worked in the UK for another firm of consulting engineers and have excellent knowledge and experience of using UK codes and regulations.
• A full UK driving licence is required along with your own vehicle to enable you to attend meetings and get to sites, some of which may be fairly remote.

Salary is negotiable and there is an excellent package of company benefits.