Principal Civil Structural Engineer - Rail

Principal Rail Civil / Structural Engineer

Job Purpose

To deliver safe and compliant civil engineering design & technical support for the successful delivery of rail projects across the UK.

Key Objectives

• Manage projects in accordance with company policy & procedures, including input to all project management systems (Synergist) and project QA system(s)

• To support the Director of Rail (DOR) in the delivery and management of a financially sustainable division of the parent company that has multiple key clients who provide predictable sales and profit streams.

• To produce safe and compliant designs to client scope and timescale in accordance with current industry and group standards using established analysis software

• Produce technical reports to meet client requirements

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day requirements for all areas of project delivery; including technical, safety and financial aspects to maintain compliance to our clients QA policy and procedures

• Deliver all aspects of project work in accordance with client remit and HOR requirements on time, in full and on budget

• Respond to DOR requests in a timely and professional manner.

• Secure regular and ongoing projects from key rail clients.

• Managing on time, in full, on budget delivery of projects.

• Mentoring, professional development and PMR's for direct reports.

• Undertake where required on site project works within the rail environment, sometimes at night and/or to remote locations, to identify issues and solve problems in a safe and professional manner.

• Manage own CPD and Development Action Plan with support from the DOR

• Meet business critical KPIs including safety and financial matrix

• Maintain engineering technical knowledge of standards, policies and procedures

• Represent the company at meetings with clients, contractors, design teams etc

Essential criteria

• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

AFull understanding on NR Grip 1-8

Essential experience of working within the railway sector to Network Rail standards

• Minimum 5-years design experience within consultancy practice

• Chartered or Incorporated status with ICE or IstructE; or on route to sitting professional review

• Experience of applying design software (TEDDS, Robot, CADS, Superstress etc)

• Working knowledge of Eurocodes and associated industry and group standards

• Past experience in structural surveys and reporting

• Valid UK driving license

Desirable criteria

• Current PTS card holder

• Able to work independently on various projects simultaneously

• Able to manage commercial aspects of projects from cradle to grave

• Demonstrate capability of working to multi-project programmes