Principal Civil Design Engineer – Balfour Beatty plc
This role will be based in the UK and involves leading civil design initiatives across our rail infrastructure projects.
About The Role
Plan, manage, prioritise and report to the Chief Design Engineer on the design workload in the office in which they work.
Help manage the technical function of the business, ensuring that we provide our customers with the best and safest solutions and by providing the best innovative technical support/advice available in the market.
Assist the Chief Engineer and Technical Director to achieve best technical governance of our activities and to develop technical excellence in their field of expertise.
Responsibilities
* Support the Chief Design Engineer and Pre‑Construction Managers to provide input to the overall design strategy and workload management.
* Support the delivery teams, verifying the work of others in a timely and efficient manner, and providing expert technical support.
* Provide a temporary works design service to both tenders and project delivery team.
* Ensure design risks are considered and prepare design risk assessments.
* Communicate residual design risks to others.
* Provide strong technical support to tenders and support the work winning team in identifying innovative and robust solutions.
* Lead design assurance on projects through conducting audits and regular meetings with project teams, identifying best practice, areas for improvement and concerns.
Qualifications
* Recognised professional qualification (MICE or MIStructE) and a valid CSCS card or equivalent work experience.
* CAD Design experience – AutoCAD or equivalent toolsets.
* Extensive up‑to‑date technical knowledge of temporary works design and ground engineering and industry best practice.
* Good working knowledge of structural and geotechnical software packages and BIM is required.
* Proficient in routine and complex geotechnical calculations.
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships under time pressure.
Benefits
* Smart working with up to 40% remote working where roles allow.
* 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
* Family‑friendly policies – 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partner leave.
* Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and more.
About Us
Balfour Beatty works at the heart of the UK’s rail networks – designing, enhancing and maintaining thousands of miles of the railways that connect communities and underpin growth. From feasibility studies, planning and design through to implementation and asset management, we provide multi‑disciplinary rail infrastructure services across the full lifecycle of rail assets.
Diversity and inclusion are essential components of a successful workplace. We are a Gold‑Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and are committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements. We encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
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