Overview
As Senior Design Engineer in our Watford team, you will lead complex temporary works projects and provide technical authority across multiple schemes. You will guide project teams, ensure design integrity, and drive safe, efficient solutions for major civil infrastructure work. This role offers hands-on leadership, client interaction, and opportunities to shape engineering methods within a respected design team.
Pay / Benefits
- 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- pension scheme with matching contributions up to 8%
- share options after 6 months
- life assurance from day one
- two paid volunteering days annually
- Cycle to Work and wellbeing programmes
Responsibilities
- Provide design authority and lead delivery of complex temporary works projects
- Manage project-based teams ensuring timely and technically compliant outputs
- Undertake and approve design calculations, design checks, and risk assessments
- Supervise and mentor junior engineers
- Ensure compliance with BS5975 and other relevant standards
- Represent the design team in client and stakeholder meetings
- Manage workloads, budgets, and technical progress across multiple concurrent projects
- Support innovation and continuous improvement of engineering methods
Key requirements
- Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
- Extensive experience in structural or civil design including temporary works
- Demonstrated understanding of BS5975 and temporary works procedures
- Experience delivering and checking complex engineering designs
- Background with a main contractor or temporary works consultancy
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to commute to Watford
- Leadership
- Communication
- Stakeholder management
- AutoCAD
- Revit
- Tekla Tedds
Senior Design Manager employer: NRL
NRL is an exceptional employer that prioritises employee development and fosters a collaborative work culture. As a Fitter, you will benefit from comprehensive training opportunities, a commitment to continuous improvement, and the chance to contribute to innovative projects in a dynamic environment. Located in a thriving industrial area, NRL offers a supportive atmosphere where your skills can flourish, ensuring both personal and professional growth.
