Principal Structural Engineer

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

• Ability to work unsupervised, under own initiative and to manage both internal staff and external contractors
• Fully conversant with Network Rail standards, project deliverables and technical principles, including experience of working to NR/L2/RSE/02009 and NR/L2/CIV/003
• Experience of successfully managing projects, including both internal and external resources, from cradle to grave
• Experience of preparing fee proposals, project programmes and manging project commercials and client meetings
• Past experience in structural/civil lineside surveys and reporting
• Ability to classify and assess structural defects, identify possible root cause(s) and produce technical report with recommendations
• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
• Minimum 5-years design experience within a consultancy practice
• Chartered or Incorporated status with ICE or IstructE; or on route to sitting professional review
• Experience of applying design software (E.g. TEDDS, Robot, CADS, Superstress etc)
• Working knowledge of Eurocodes and associated industry and group standards
• Valid UK driving license

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day requirements for all areas of project delivery; including technical, safety and financial aspects to maintain compliance to RBA 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 HoR and client requests in a timely and professional manner
• Undertake where required on site project works within the rail environment, sometimes at night and/or to remote locations (in line Abnormal Working policies), to identify issues and solve problems in a safe and professional manner.
• Manage own CPD and Development Action Plan with support from the HOR
• Meet business critical KPIs (includes both safety and commercial)
• Maintain engineering technical knowledge of standards, policies and procedures
• Represent the company at meetings with clients, contractors, design teams etc