Principal Design EngineerLeeds City Centre | Up to 80,000 | Hybrid working - up to 2 days from homeThere are Principal Engineer jobs where the title comes with a bit more responsibility and then there are Principal Engineer jobs where you're genuinely trusted to make the technical call.I'm working with an established specialist engineering and construction business looking to appoint a Principal Design Engineer into its Leeds city centre design team. They need someone technically strong enough to review, approve and sign off engineering calculations and drawings, while providing leadership to the Engineers developing the designs beneath them.The work is considerably more interesting than conventional building structures.You'll be involved in complex UK infrastructure projects incorporating shafts, underground structures, retaining walls, reinforced concrete, foundations, temporary works and tunnelling interfaces, working closely with geotechnical, construction and temporary works teams to develop solutions that are not only technically robust, but actually buildable.You'll provide technical leadership across both permanent and temporary works design, remaining close enough to the engineering to get involved in complex calculations and design decisions while taking responsibility for the quality of the team's output. That will include reviewing and approving structural calculations and drawings, developing solutions for reinforced concrete and steel structures, managing design risk and providing technical assurance across multidisciplinary projects. You'll work directly with construction and geotechnical teams during constructability and value engineering reviews, helping determine how challenging pieces of infrastructure are going to be designed and ultimately built. Review, check, approve and sign off engineering calculations and drawings.Lead permanent and temporary works design across complex infrastructure schemes.Develop solutions for shafts, retaining structures, slabs, foundations and reinforced concrete structures.Coordinate structural design with geotechnical, tunnelling, temporary works and construction teams.Lead technical and design assurance reviews.Identify buildability improvements and value engineering opportunities.Prepare and review specifications, design reports and assurance documentation.Work within BIM Level 2 / ISO 19650 requirements.Support projects delivered under NEC4, including early warnings, programme reviews and change management.Represent the design function during client meetings, bids and technical reviews.Mentor Engineers and help develop the technical capability of the wider Leeds team.You'll ideally be a degree-qualified Civil Engineer or Structural Engineer with around 10+ years' experience across infrastructure, heavy civils, structural engineering, temporary works or tunnelling. Strong experience designing reinforced concrete and steel structures to Eurocodes is important, as is an understanding of how structures actually get built rather than simply how they're analysed. Software experience should include AutoCAD, Civil 3D and structural analysis packages, while knowledge of Tekla, Revit or Robot Structural Analysis would be useful. Firstly, there's the engineering. This isn't another role designing the same commercial building frame repeatedly. The projects involve the interaction between structures, ground conditions, temporary works, construction methodology and underground infrastructure, giving you some genuinely challenging engineering problems to solve. They're looking for somebody who can become a senior technical figure within the Leeds operation - someone Engineers can go to for guidance and somebody the business can trust to make and approve important design decisions. And while you'll have that responsibility, you're not being moved away from engineering altogether. The position is based from a Leeds city centre office, Monday to Friday, with up to two days per week working from home available.If you're an experienced Civil Engineer or Structural Engineer who still enjoys the technical side of the job but wants the authority to lead, review and ultimately put your name to complex engineering designs, this is well worth a conversation.Calibre Search promote equality in the workplace and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified candidates regardless of their sex, race, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.
Temporary Works Principal Design Engineer in Maidstone employer: Calibre Search
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