Principal Technician

Blueprint Recruitment Solutions; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in the United Kingdom is offering a permanent position for a Principal Technician. The role involves overseeing civil engineering projects and mentoring junior engineers. You will work on a hybrid basis from an office near Portsmouth, ensuring compliance with design standards and project specifications. The company offers a competitive salary and a supportive work environment with opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Ongoing career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Principal Technician or similar role in delivering various projects.
• Proficient in relevant design software tools including AutoCAD and Civil3D.
• Strong understanding of civil engineering design standards and regulations.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects effectively.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the development of detailed drawings and project specifications.
• Manage project delivery and ensure compliance with regulations and client requirements.
• Conduct site visits to ensure project works meet design intent.
• Mentor junior engineers and technicians to nurture development.

Skills

Project management

Effective communication

Problem-solving

Leadership

Tools

AutoCAD

Microdrainage

Civil3D

Site3D

Job description

Are you seeking a professional environment where your technical skills and expertise can shape civil engineering outcomes?

Our client, a leading consultancy, is offering a skilled and experienced Principal Technician a permanent position within their forward-thinking organisation. The chosen professional will be operating on a hybrid basis, working three days a week from our client's main office near Portsmouth. Expand your portfolio of works across a variety of complex civil engineering projects within a highly supportive environment.

• Competitive salary (subject to experience).
• Company pension scheme, hybrid working arrangement, generous annual leave, and ongoing career development opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the development of detailed drawings, calculations, documentation, and project specifications across a variety of civil engineering projects.
• Manage project delivery across a variety of professional teams, ensuring regulations, design standards, and client requirements are being followed and maintained.
• Conduct site visits, reviews, and inspections, ensuring that all project works comply with design intent, whilst monitoring and updating risk and design assessments.
• Ensure accurate and efficient project delivery by coordinating and working with other technicians, engineers, planners, and other multidisciplinary project parties.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers and technicians, nurturing progression, development, and performance quality assurance.

Requirements

• Extensive demonstratable experience as a Principal Technician, or a similar position, delivering and overseeing a variety of projects, across a range sectors.
• Proficient in the use of relevant design software tools, such as AutoCAD, Microdrainage, Civil3D, and Site3D.
• Significant understanding of civil engineering design standards, and key industry principles, regulations, legislation, and codes.
• Strong understanding of design, detailing, specification development, and drawing production, with an ability to manage multiple concurrent projects effectively.
• Effective communication, organisational, and leadership skills, with a maintained proactive problem-solving mindset, and a drive for business development and growth.