Principal / Senior Civil Engineer

TED Recruitment Ltd; Leeds; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client in Leeds is seeking a Principal/Senior Civil Engineer to join a growing consulting engineer practice. You will lead civil/structural design, oversee drawings and calculations, and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams on a range of projects from schools to hospitals, with opportunities for progression.

Required are a BSc (and MSc preferred) in Civil Engineering, ~10 years of civil/structural experience, UK project exposure, chartered status or working towards, and strong knowledge

Qualifications

• BSc in Civil Engineering and MSc preferred.
• Around ten years experience in civil & structural engineering.
• Chartered status or working towards (CEng, MIStructE, MICE).
• UK experience with delivering complex projects.
• Experience using industry software for structural analysis and design.
• Knowledge of UK codes and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Perform structural engineering design and ensure compliance with standards.
• Oversee production of drawings, calculations and specifications.
• Collaborate with multi-discipline teams to develop integrated designs.
• Mentor less experienced engineers.
• Build and maintain good client relationships.

Skills

Chartered status

Mentoring

Client relationship building

Project leadership

UK regulations compliance

Education

BSc in Civil Engineering

MSc in Civil Engineering

Tools

Structural analysis software

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 will need to have experience of the following:-

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.

Please email a full c.v.or give me, Toby Melling a call for an informal and confidential discussion on 020 7613 5555 or 020 8368 0025 or mobile [phone].