Principal Structural Design Engineer Location Hybrid working from our clients office near Trafford House, Manchester Our Client An engineering design consultancy working closely with a wide range of clients, across a number of disciplines within the UK Water, rail, and utilities industries. Wellbeing is one of our company’s core values – we have developed a safe, just and fair workplace, putting the mental and physical wellbeing of our team first. We offer an excellent package for permanent staff, including an employee benefits scheme, workplace pension scheme, and training and development opportunities. For contractors, we offer a stable position outside IR35 in a positive and well-motivated team. Role Purpose: Responsible for solutions, design deliverables and technical standards for structural engineering designs across the water industry Role Profile: * Ensure design team produce design deliverables that satisfy safety and quality requirements. * Approve design deliverables, DRAs, reports and specifications * Identify appropriate and efficient design solutions from scopes and site visits and communicate these to client and project team * Direct and develop engineers, CAD technicians and graduates. * Guide design in compliance with relevant technical, professional and water company standards. * Ensure project change for design packages is fully implemented and recorded. * Ensure work is undertaken using formal processes and procedures. * Estimate hours required for design packages * Attend and present designs at ALM, KM meetings and similar * Review, interpret and brief standards, procedures and changes to them * Undertake the role of Professional Head for discipline and Responsible Engineer/CRE for specific projects * Provide key technical guidance for projects and tenders and ensure continuous improvement of technical standards What we require from you: * 10 years’ structural design experience at senior or principal engineering level * Significant structural design experience within one or more of the following regulated industries: Rail, Water, Oil and gas, Nuclear, Highways, Bridges, * Graduate or HND * Good level IT * Chartered engineer Preferred Qualifications and Experience: * Experience in regulated water and/or rail industries * Awareness of construction methods and materials. * Knowledge of Engineering Drawing Practices * Driving licence & access to vehicle What we can offer you: We offer an excellent package for permanent staff, including an employee benefits scheme, workplace pension scheme, and training and development opportunities. For contractors, we offer a stable position outside IR35 in a positive and well-motivated team. Our offices have free parking, as well as a free-to-use fully equipped Gym, showers and changing rooms. We are well situated just a 10 minute walk from Old Trafford tram stop