Amey

Principal Engineer

Amey

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Manchester • United Kingdom

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Provide advice, guidance, and supervision to technical teams, operational managers, clients, and suppliers.
  • Lead the preparation and review of designs, calculations, drawings, and documentation to ensure quality, cost-effectiveness, and timely delivery.
  • Manage project budgets and costs to ensure commercial success.
  • Engage with client and supplier representatives, including presenting proposals.
  • Lead and contribute to bid preparation, including technical and commercial offers, with accountability to the bid director.
  • Assume the role of people manager when required by the business.
  • Assist in developing practical, sustainable solutions for bridges and civil structures at all project stages.
  • Undertake and review structural analysis, design, and assessment calculations.
  • Manage the production of carbon and cost estimates, 3D models, drawings, reports, and other technical documents.
  • Represent the structures practice in multi-disciplinary projects and meetings with clients and stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Chartered Civil or Structural Engineer (ICE/IStructE).
  • Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
  • Comprehensive understanding of CDM and risk assessment, experienced in managing and communicating project hazards and risks, and capable of acting as Principal Designer.
  • Knowledge of relevant codes and standards such as DMRB and Eurocodes.
  • Apply engineering theory to complex situations, adapting concepts for optimal outcomes.
  • Expertise in design and specification processes, with the ability to manage and lead project teams.
  • Excellent oral communication skills, able to present ideas effectively to peers, senior colleagues, clients, and deliver training workshops.
  • Ability to resolve interface clashes and manage discipline-specific interfaces.
  • Strong supervisory and people management skills, capable of managing technical teams across various locations and projects.
  • Extensive experience with highway structures and / or major bridges, with a solid understanding of structural behaviour and analysis.
  • Proficiency in software such as Lusas or Midas is mandatory.
Benefits
  • Career Development – Our dedicated progression framework identifies your career pathway and progress within the organisation, and with dedicated mentoring and support on hand to ensure you hit your career milestones.
  • Work-life Balance – Work-life balance and flexibility are key for our success. We empower our people to make choices that are right for them, with hybrid, part-time and flexible work patterns.
  • Wellbeing – Health cash plan, 24 GP, support and assistance programmes, wellbeing ambassadors and Wellbeing Wednesday, dental vouchers.
  • Social Value – You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives.
  • Pension – Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to.
  • Holidays - Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays.
  • Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership.
  • Save with Amey - Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
structural analysisdesign calculationscost estimation3D modelingrisk assessmentengineering theory applicationdesign and specification processesinterface managementhighway structures expertisestructural behavior understanding
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationsupervisory skillspeople managementpresentation skillsproblem-solvingcollaborationclient engagementtraining deliveryaccountability
Certifications
Chartered Civil EngineerChartered Structural EngineerBachelor's degree in Civil EngineeringMaster's degree in Civil EngineeringPhD in Civil Engineering