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This is an exciting and challenging role for a Principal Engineer to join a growing team of 130+ C&S Engineers and Designers. Our department covers a range of projects from Concept Studies through to Detailed Design provide a variety of interesting work. Industries can range across Water, Transport and Energy including Green Energy, Nuclear and Oil and Gas
Responsibilities
Working in a multi-disciplinary team delivering projects in the Nuclear Sector. Responsible for the delivery of civil and structural advice, analysis, calculations, reports and specifications. Taking responsibility for leading small projects and sub tasks from a technical perspective. Communicate designs effectively to the BIM teams, other disciplines, construction personnel and stakeholders. Attendance occasionally required for site visits, design reviews and client meetings, mainly within the Northwest region. Support and guide more junior team members. Challenge and deliver value engineering solutions. Confident and authoritative in front of clients.
As a client facing Principal Engineer, your responsibilities could involve:
* Responsibility for C&S discipline technical input for projects and/or proposals; including preparation, checking and/or approval of engineering documentation
* Organising discipline staff, allocating work and ensuring delivery against plan
* Mentoring and developing graduates and less experienced engineers
* Production of high-quality C&S engineering deliverables to schedule, budget and client satisfaction
* Ensuring all applicable national and international codes of practice, legislation and company/client standards and procedures are complied with.
* Preparing installation scopes of works and supporting constructability and delivery specialists
* Reviewing supplier’s quotations and preparing technical bid assessments
More Specific Tasks Could Include
* Defining client requirements
* Planning and delivering project tasks undertaken by the C&S team
* Design of new structures, assessment of historic structures, checking and approving C&S documentation from subordinates.
* Development of specifications and sub-contract SOWs including GI / SI contamination scopes
* Optioneering assessments, defining scopes of work, supporting estimates and business development.
* Advise and guidance on specialist discipline matters relating to nuclear sector requirements, regulations, latest technologies and industry best practice.
* Supporting the PM in identifying change, progress reporting, tracking of issues, risks and resolutions
Essential Qualifications
* Significant experience within the UK nuclear industry at all stages of the project lifecycle
* Good knowledge of design working practices and installation requirements of the discipline across a range of industries.
* Extensive knowledge of UK legislation and standards
* Awareness of risk identification, quantification, management and of HSE requirements
* Minimum BEng Civil or Structural Engineering
* Chartership with ICE or IStructE
* CSCS or CCNSG
* Ability to obtain Security Clearance - British Citizen or 5 years residency in UK
Desirable
* Knowledge of nuclear industry standards and processes
* C&S elements of pumped systems, such as fire and potable water.
* Experience with new and historic structures, optioneering assessments, defining scopes of work, supporting estimates and business development.
* Experience in leading small teams and supporting more junior engineers.
* Knowledge and experience of common forms of contracts
* Project Management experience
* Requirements Management experience
* Nuclear Industry recognised training and qualifications
* Currently holding Security Clearance
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