Senior Design Lead – Temporary Works & Civil Structures

NRL; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Employee shares

Life assurance

Volunteer days

Wellbeing programme

Cycle to Work

Retail discounts

Job summary

NRL in Watford is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to join a seasoned engineering design team. You will lead complex temporary works and provide technical authority across civil and infrastructure schemes.

The role offers hybrid working with a minimum of three days in the office. An induction period requires full-time office attendance for the first three months, with opportunities to shape multi-project delivery."

Qualifications

• Requires a degree in civil or structural engineering and extensive experience in structural design and temporary works.
• Demonstrated understanding of BS5975 and temporary works procedures; able to deliver complex designs.
• Experience leading project teams and liaising with clients and stakeholders; strong leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide design authority and lead delivery of complex temporary works projects.
• Manage project-based teams, ensuring timely and technically compliant outputs.
• Undertake and approve design calculations, design checks, and risk assessments.
• Supervise and mentor junior engineers.
• Ensure compliance with BS5975 and other relevant standards.
• Represent the design team in client and stakeholder meetings.
• Manage workloads, budgets, and technical progress across multiple projects.
• Support innovation and continuous improvement of engineering methods.

Skills

Leadership

Design authority

Stakeholder management

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Degree in Civil/Structural Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Tekla

STAAD

Job description

NRL in Watford is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to join a seasoned engineering design team. You will lead complex temporary works and provide technical authority across civil and infrastructure schemes.

The role offers hybrid working with a minimum of three days in the office. An induction period requires full-time office attendance for the first three months, with opportunities to shape multi-project delivery."