Principal Structural (Temporary Works) Engineer

Are you a technically-sound chartered Structural Engineer with experience in temporary works design and site support seeking a genuine career development opportunity where you will get to work on a variety of projects? We are currently looking to bring on a Principal Structural Engineer with 10+ years postgraduate UK consultancy experience to fill a permanent opening at our Redhill office. Located close to Redhill train station, our office is ideally situated close to the town’s bustling retail and leisure hubs.

Our welcoming and diverse team is working on some of the most prestigious and innovative projects in Redhill, across the UK and around the world. From sustainability-focused urban regeneration schemes to cutting-edge infrastructure and transport projects and from award-winning mixed-use developments to major new residential communities, we are supporting schemes across a huge range of sectors. We have recently been successful in numerous markets including rail, private and local government amongst others, with varying fees and complexity.

Our well-established civil structures team is growing and are looking to add a capable and skilled Structural Engineer to our dynamic design office as the work continues to come in. Benefiting from a fantastic UK-wide reputation, we retain a lot of business locally and across London & the South East by offering a high quality and tailored Civil & Structural design service to a diverse client base across several sectors.

Requirements of the Principal Structural Engineer with Temporary Works experience include:

• A relevant degree in Civil or Structural Engineering;
• (Ideally) Chartered by MICE or MIStructE;
• Experienced in design, including buildability, of temporary works;
• Experienced in workshop discussions with contractors and permanent designers;
• Circa ten years' UK experience in temporary works design;
• Ability to write sound technical reports;
• Ability to self-manage and support the team;
• Awareness to be able to manage interfaces with AutoCAD and Revit;
• Ability and awareness of relevant Structural design software;
• Ability to design in major building materials including RC, Steel, masonry and timber;
• Working knowledge to ensure that design complies with BS 5975;
• Working knowledge of Eurocodes.

What’s on offer for you as a Principal Structural Engineer:

• Annual salary reviews;
• Generous holiday allowance of 26 days in addition to bank holidays;
• Fantastic training and development culture.

At Waterman we are committed to our people, our communities, and the planet. We are transforming our business and offering our most exciting opportunities yet so now is the time to join us. We are a Disability Confident organisation, committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy starting with our recruitment and selection process.

Submit your online application, you will receive an automated confirmation email immediately, so you have the comfort of knowing it has been received. If your application is progressed to the first stage you can expect to hear from a member of our dedicated recruitment team. If successful, an interview will be arranged at a time convenient for both you and our hiring manager, the initial conversation may be via Teams but we are, of course, keen for you to visit our offices, meet the team and therefore, we’d love to meet you face-to-face for a follow up conversation. Good luck, we look forward to welcoming you to the Waterman family!

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