Principal Maritime Engineer with dock/lock gate experience in Newcastle

Location: Haskoning Newcastle, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

About Haskoning

At Haskoning, you will join an independent, employee‑owned international consultancy that combines engineering, design, and consultancy services with software and technology. Our mission, "Enhancing Society Together," drives us to create a positive impact on the world. We offer purpose‑driven and challenging work in diverse international projects, leveraging our 140+ years of expertise.

About Our Maritime Business

Our global Maritime team are over six hundred strong and are at the forefront of innovative international maritime planning, design, and development. We are multi‑disciplinary experts that work on international projects to create successful ports, shipyards, and maritime infrastructure worldwide.

The Role

If you are an Engineer with dock/lock gate, floating pontoons, or other similar floating structure experience and looking to work on globally significant projects, this role would provide you a step‑up in the career ladder. This role will provide great exposure to local and global projects alike, while working with the leading professionals within the maritime and shipyard sector.

Job Responsibilities

• Prepare designs and analyses for maritime and associated structures for ports and shipyards, including the structural design of dock and lock gates.
• Produce design calculations, check, and review calculations produced by others.
• Check and review models and drawings prior to issue.
• Provide guidance to more junior staff including project managers, engineers, graduates, technicians, and admin staff working on your projects.
• Work alongside your peers and the senior management team to develop continual improvements to our ways of working.
• Prepare Bills of Quantities, Contract Documents and Specifications.
• Undertake structural analyses and reporting.
• Give presentations to client organisations and internal audiences.
• Provide engineering judgment and advice.
• Review (or prepare) study reports to a high standard of written English.
• Provide commercial awareness of projects to deliver profitable results within programme by setting and agreeing expectations and achieving on‑time delivery.
• Project Manager for small and medium sized projects, or Technical Manager on large/complex projects.
• Contribute to local, national, and international business development efforts through the production of proposals and interaction with clients.
• Participate in the development of new and existing client bases.

Desirable Skills And Experience

• Analytical Ability – lead design and analysis work with limited support.
• Conceptual Ability – capable of undertaking design from concept to ready for construction.
• Communication Skills – clearly articulate orally and in writing the reasons behind your decisions.
• Client Orientation – understands the importance of the client’s perception of the organization.
• Problem Solving – think laterally and develop solutions to problems with others and on your own.
• Relationship Building – build a network within the immediate team, and the wider organization as a trusted advisor to our clients.
• Solution Orientation – deliver project objectives without losing focus in the detail.
• Organised – show organisation, discipline, and a structured, consistent approach in the way you work.
• Personable – approachable, relatable, and empathetic.
• Responsible – Autonomy and responsibility to work without supervision.
• Demonstrate experience in the development of port or shipyard infrastructure, such as heavy‑duty quays, dry docks, and dock gates.
• Experience in the design of floating steel structures such as dock and lock gates and pontoons, or other similar structures is essential.
• Willing to travel occasionally throughout the UK and overseas.
• Demonstrate commitment to training of junior staff e.g. as Delegated Engineer or Supervising Civil Engineer within an ICE training scheme.

What We Can Offer You

Ambitious. Exciting. Lively. Collaborative. Dynamic. That is how our colleagues describe our company. Want to contribute to enhancing society with your expertise? Be part of an open network where you are connected with the brightest and smartest people and technologies. Join us!

We also recently won the New Civil Engineer Award for the Best Place to Work (Large Consulting Firm), in recognition of our commitment to creating a supportive and flexible work environment. You can look forward to growing your career in a dynamic workplace with development opportunities and support on your career path. We have flexible working models to ensure a balance of family and working life.