At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead innovative energy infrastructure projects and provide technical leadership in civil engineering.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking company focused on groundbreaking infrastructure developments.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, professional growth opportunities, and a chance to work on impactful projects.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities for professional registration and career advancement.
- Why this job: Make a difference in the energy sector while advancing your engineering career.
- Qualifications: Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering and significant experience in regulated industries.
The predicted salary is between 59400 - 72600 £ per year.
Lead the Development of Ground-Breaking Energy Infrastructure Projects. Our Client has a requirement for a Principal Civil Engineer, who will be required to work on a contract basis in Nottinghamshire.
Role Purpose: The Civil & Structural Design Authority Engineer will provide technical leadership and engineering assurance for major infrastructure developments within a highly regulated environment. The role will ensure civil, structural and site infrastructure designs are safe, compliant, integrated and aligned with programme delivery requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
Job Role Responsibilities:
- Provide authoritative civil and structural engineering leadership within a Design Authority framework
- Define and maintain the civil design basis, standards and technical requirements
- Review, challenge and approve civil and structural design outputs to ensure technical integrity
- Establish and manage engineering governance, design controls and review processes
- Ensure integration between buildings, structures, site infrastructure and wider engineering systems
- Support the development of design solutions across concept, definition and delivery phases
- Lead early-stage concept development where design maturity is low or requirements are evolving
- Identify, assess and manage technical risks, assumptions and engineering uncertainties
- Support engineering readiness reviews and lifecycle progression activities
- Contribute to planning, permitting and construction readiness activities
- Provide technical input into safety-related engineering deliverables
- Work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams to achieve programme objectives
- Exercise independent engineering judgement and provide technical challenge where required
- Support compliance with statutory requirements, engineering standards and industry best practice
Experience / Skills / Knowledge / Qualifications:
- Degree-qualified Civil or Structural Engineer
- Chartered Engineer status, or demonstrable progress towards professional registration
- Significant experience within highly regulated, safety-critical industries such as nuclear, energy, defence, infrastructure or major projects
- Proven experience providing technical leadership on complex civil and structural engineering programmes
- Strong understanding of engineering governance, assurance and design control processes
- Experience managing technical risk, interfaces, assumptions and requirements
- Knowledge of buildings, structures, groundworks and site-wide infrastructure design
- Understanding of design integration across multidisciplinary engineering environments
- Familiarity with CDM Regulations and wider statutory obligations
- Experience supporting projects through concept, design development and construction readiness phases
- Ability to make sound engineering decisions in environments where design information may be incomplete or evolving
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
Additional Information:
Candidates must be eligible to obtain BPSS clearance prior to commencement. Eligibility to obtain Security Clearance (SC) may be required.
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