Principal Engineer / Associate

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  • Berkshire
  • £80,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 15 days ago
Job DescriptionAre you interested in finding a healthy work-life balance in a progressive, supportive and modern work environment? Are you motivated by being exposed to a wide varied scope of work and challenging projects, including multi-million pound highway, public realm and active travel projects? Are you looking to progress within your career through receiving personalised 1-1 professional training and support?Then look no further as my well-established client is looking out for an ambitious Principal Engineer / Associate , with relevant UK experience of minimum 6 years' within the drainage, transportation, highways and/or infrastructure sectors.The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:Job Responsibilities
  • Provide design expertise and support on a wide range of highway, public realm and development projects across the private & public sectors;
  • Ensuring and reviewing that designs are prepared in accordance with current legislation, practices, council policies and to the highest technical standards;
  • Run your own projects, with the correct support, whilst growing and developing your own team;
  • Providing technical mentoring to junior team members
  • Liaising and working with clients across the UK.
  • Undertaking design works using Civil 3D, AutoCAD and much more.
  • Planning and organisation of projects, people and resources in accordance with design guidelines to ensure deadlines are met.
Salary and benefits
  • Hybrid and Flexible working
  • Competitive Salary & Pension package;
  • Private healthcare
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Payment of Professional Subscription
  • Membership of group pension scheme
  • Attractive and modern working environment with good accessibility by all modes of transport
  • A social office and team (annual team building days, parties and team meet-up's)
  • Promotion Prospects - discussed at annual appraisals (opportunity to progress quickly within the firm)
  • Ongoing support, training and mentoring from senior professionals within the business with a real commitment to senior management towards personal & professional development
Experience
  • Minimum 6 years' UK experience
  • Relevant degree in Civil Engineering (BEng/MEng/MSc/etc.)
  • Strong knowledge and understanding of national design standards and best practices (i.e. DMRB, Manual for Streets, LTN 1/20, NRSWA, etc.)
  • Knowledge of adoption agreements for highways and drainage (including S278, S38 & S104)
  • Comprehensive understanding and use of software packages including AutoCAD and Civils 3D
  • Strong communication and negotiation skills.
  • Strong commercial and financial management skills
  • Experience in negotiations with highway and planning authorities to agree proposed designs
  • Experience of meeting attendance to discuss issues with clients, architects, contractors, local authorities and other statutory bodies.
  • Good time management and organisational skills with the ability to maintain good records.
  • Experience of leading a team, managing resources and delivering projects on time and to a budget.
  • Ability to build a team and mentor junior members of staff.
  • Ability to establish new client relationships to help develop and grow the business.
  • The ability to produce technical reports
Company detailsMy client is a dynamic, rapidly growing and well-established international multidisciplinary engineering and transport planning practice who are devoted to delivering creative and specialist solutions to a wide variety of projects within the civil, structural, transportation, geotechnical and environmental engineering sectors. They value delivering all their services to clients with a good attitude and to a high standard of quality & creativity.To work for my client is not your typical job - it is to be part of something bigger and to contribute something of value to the world, whilst also being trained up and supported in your own career progression with regular training & encouragement from a friendly team, who prioritise the well-being of their employees through hybrid working opportunities, great modern offices and competitive benefits packages.If you happen to know anyone that might be interested, or if you're currently looking for a role and like the sound of it, please do let me know through sending your updated CV and portfolio of work to this email;

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