Are you looking to work for an award-winning company who focus on professional development and value their people?
 
If so, you may be interested in the following exciting permanent opportunity to join a Civils team in London. The Principal Engineer will play a lead role in the team and will strength the services in this area.
 
Our Principal Engineers are responsible for the successful delivery of projects to ensure they meet the commercial aspirations and exceptional levels of service quality. The team handles an interesting and varied workload and as a key member you will be involved in all aspects of the project from inception through to completion, and will work closely with the discipline and other Directors to ensure more junior members of the team are supported, developed and we achieve the highest standards of design possible within time and budget constraints.
Main Responsibilities:
Management of the team's day to day project delivery based on;
 
·Infrastructure, highways and drainage design
·Scheme development, preliminary and detailed designs and project management. 
·Liaison with clients, architects, contractors and regulatory/statutory authorities to deliver detailed designs for Section 38, Section 104 with statutory authority approval. 
·Encouraging and guiding more junior members of staff and working collaboratively across engineering disciplines.
 
The company also currently operate across a variety of sectors in the UK and internationally and you will be able to gain additional experience in these through our varied workload for both public and private sector clients.
 
To be successful in this role, you will need to possess:
 
·A Civil engineering Masters or Batchelors degree or equivalently
·Preferably with chartered status or close to achieving chartered status with the ICE. 
·A proven track record, across a range of sectors, of delivering projects of different values. 
·Detailed working knowledge of Site 3D or Civils 3D, WINDES and AutoCAD.  Knowledge of DMRB is required as well as experience in residential design.
·Experience of drainage design, highway horizontal and vertical alignment design, highway materials and specification, ground conditions, earthworks and specification.
·Experience in gaining Consents, planning application and approvals processes (S278, S38, S104, etc)
 
What you will get in return:
 
In return, the company offer a competitive salary (negotiable depending on experience) and a range of benefits which offer lifestyle choices to suit individual needs including flexible working hours and pension scheme with 5% employer's contribution.
The management team want candidates to feel confident to ask about the flexibility they need.  Any candidate who applies for a job with us can ask us about the flexibility at interview.  In return, we'll explore what's possible for the role.
The team are committed to the principle of equal opportunities in employment and it is our policy to treat all employees and job applicants fairly and equally regardless of their race, religion, sex or gender reassignment, nationality, ethnic or national origin, belief, sexual orientation, civil partnership or marital status, disability, age, part-time working or pregnant employees.