Principal Engineer

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Opportunities Available – Principal, Senior & Project Engineers

Our client is a well‑established, specialist risk engineering consultancy operating at the forefront of protective and extreme load design. The business is recognised as a market leader within its niche and works on complex, high‑value developments across the UK and internationally, delivering solutions against a range of extreme load events.

Their current project portfolio includes a number of high‑profile schemes across sectors such as major sports and leisure venues, large‑scale public infrastructure, transport hubs, and secure government‑related facilities.

Due to sustained growth, the business is seeking to strengthen its engineering team with high‑calibre professionals at Principal, Senior, and Project Engineer level. These roles would suit individuals looking to progress their careers within a technically strong, collaborative, and supportive working environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Engaging with clients to help define project requirements, influence technical outcomes, and present engineering solutions
• Working collaboratively with multi‑disciplinary design teams to develop protective and resilience‑led design strategies
• Delivering retained and novated design duties on design‑and‑build projects, including outline and detailed performance specifications, compliance monitoring, and site attendance
• Supporting contractors across multiple tiers to ensure construction activities comply with project specifications
• Collaborating with manufacturers to assist in the design and development of new products
• Managing project workloads to ensure deliverables are completed on time and to a high technical standard
• Undertaking and supervising detailed engineering analysis using linear and non‑linear methods, including hand calculations, finite element analysis, and computational fluid dynamics
• Completing vehicle dynamics assessments to support the specification and design of hostile vehicle mitigation measures
• Leading and mentoring junior engineers (Senior/Principal level)
• Contributing to the wider technical leadership and, at Principal level, the senior management team

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Construction and Civil Engineering