Principal Engineer (Civil / Structural) in Derby

Do you want to design a more sustainable future? Can you inspire the civil engineers of the future? Are you an experienced structural engineer? Then, read on, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow. To help develop our civil engineering teams, we are looking for a Principal Engineer to join us. Working on a variety of civil and structural projects, you’ll be providing guidance to less experienced engineers by reviewing their work, while playing a key role in successful project delivery.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Checking and assessing projects across a wide range of engineering structures
• Coordinating the delivery of your projects to time and budget, ensuring a high standard of technical quality and compliance with our internal management systems
• Supervising, mentoring, and developing less experienced engineers and technicians within your project teams, working with line managers to maximise training opportunities
• Developing and maintaining client relationships through your project work, including identifying and realising any potential business opportunities
• Assisting with the preparation of bids and tenders and supporting the Directors in pursuing business development opportunities if required
• Production of engineering design, assessment or checking work including preparation or checking of calculations, written reports, and other contract deliverables
• The commercial and financial management of projects

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future. The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that, you’ll have:

• Be a chartered civil or structural engineer (IEng or CEng, MICE/MIStuctE)
• It would also be beneficial but not essential to have experience in below ground structures or foundations
• Have significant experience growing project teams and organising the delivery of projects, either as client’s or contractor’s designer, ideally both
• Be an accomplished team leader with the ability to support, mentor and develop less experienced engineers
• Have the inter-personal skills and aptitude to work collaboratively in a diverse multi-disciplinary team
• Have good communication skills, both verbal and written

A place to work and so much more. At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. That is why we say no to fossil-based projects and aspire to have 100% of our revenue come from activities that move our customers towards sustainability.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.

With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, North America and India, we are currently more than 8,000 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.

What we also offer: To us, a fair reward is more than a competitive salary. We want to take care of our people professionally and personally as well. Some of our benefits include:

• 28 days' holiday plus all UK bank and public holidays
• Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities
• Private health care, for you and your immediate dependents
• Flexible and hybrid working conditions
• Annual subscription fees paid for your membership of two Professional Institutions
• Group personal pension scheme – salary exchange
• Life assurance

If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Ciaran Gilfedder at CIGI@COWI.COM.

Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

Equal opportunity employer. COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.