Principal Chartered Structures Engineer
Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below.
Agile Working / Hybrid
Salary: £55,580 - £57,745
Full Time | Permanent
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Chartered Structural Engineer to lead a high-profile structures function delivering complex infrastructure and asset management projects across highways and public assets. This role is critical in managing structural safety, emergency response, inspections, maintenance programmes and the delivery of structural engineering projects across a diverse portfolio including bridges, retaining walls, culverts, reservoirs and geotechnical assets.
This is a senior leadership role requiring both strong technical expertise and the ability to manage teams, budgets, stakeholders and emergency situations within a highly regulated environment.
The Role
You will lead and manage the Structures team, overseeing inspections, assessments, monitoring and maintenance programmes across a broad range of structural assets. You will act as the lead technical authority on all structural engineering matters, supporting both planned capital works and emergency response situations.
The position will involve managing structural design projects, overseeing contractors and consultants, providing technical leadership, and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, standards and contractual obligations.
Key Responsibilities
·Lead and manage the Structures team to deliver inspection, maintenance and structural engineering programmes.
·Oversee inspections and assessments of bridges, retaining walls, culverts, subways, reservoirs and geotechnical assets.
·Manage structural emergency responses including flooding, landslips, sinkholes and structural failures.
·Undertake and review structural calculations, assessments and technical reports.
·Develop capital maintenance programmes and provide repair recommendations.
·Manage revenue and capital budgets, external funding and project costs.
·Oversee procurement, tender evaluations and contractor management.
·Provide technical guidance on structural matters to internal departments and external stakeholders.
·Attend emergency incidents and provide structural safety decisions when required.
·Support asset management planning and maintain structural asset databases. xgikmsk
·Mentor and develop junior engineers and technical staff.
·Represent...
Principal Chartered Structures Engineer in Holywell employer: Carrington West
Join a leading rail and civil engineering contractor that values your expertise and offers a supportive work environment. With a strong focus on employee development, you will have the opportunity to be mentored into the CRE C designation while enjoying competitive benefits such as hybrid working, private healthcare, and generous annual leave. Located in Kent or London, this role provides a unique chance to work on impactful projects across the region, making it an excellent choice for those seeking meaningful and rewarding employment.
