Principal Civil & Structural Engineer (Team Manager)

Costain; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading civil engineering firm in Manchester seeks a Principal Civil & Structural Engineer (Team Manager) to oversee project delivery, manage a team, and ensure compliance with industry standards. Ideal candidates should have significant UK infrastructure experience, a BEng in Civil or Structural Engineering, and team management abilities. This full-time role offers an opportunity to work on various infrastructure projects while mentoring junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to manage projects from concept to completion.
• Experience in mentoring and developing junior engineers.
• Familiarity with risk management and health, safety, and environmental requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the civil and structural discipline technical input for projects.
• Mentor less experienced engineers and graduates.
• Ensure compliance with relevant codes and standards.

Skills

Significant UK experience in infrastructure

Good knowledge of design working practices

Extensive knowledge of UK legislation and standards

Line Management / Team Manager experience

Education

BEng Civil or Structural Engineering

Chartership with ICE or IStructE

Job description

Overview

Principal Civil & Structural Engineer (Team Manager) in a growing team of 130+ Civil & Structural Engineers and Designers. The department covers a range of projects from Concept Studies through to Detailed Design across Water, Transportation, Energy, Nuclear and Defence. Working in a multi-disciplinary team delivering infrastructure projects, you will be responsible for the delivery of civil and structural advice, analysis, calculations, reports and specifications, leading small projects and sub tasks from a technical perspective. Communicate designs effectively to 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. Be confident and authoritative in front of clients.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for Civil & Structural discipline technical input for projects and/or proposals; including preparation, checking and/or approval of engineering documentation
• Organise discipline staff, allocate work and ensure delivery against plan
• Mentor and develop graduates and less experienced engineers
• Produce high-quality Civil & Structural engineering deliverables to schedule, budget and client satisfaction
• Ensure all applicable national and international codes of practice, legislation and company/client standards and procedures are complied with
• Ensure work is carried out with relevant codes, standards and procedures, and maintain awareness of current relevant codes and standards
• Implement company, and where applicable client/project policies and procedures
• Communicate effectively with other disciplines to ensure interfaces are clearly defined and correctly designed
• Communicate appropriately with other departments, project personnel, vendors and clients
• Assist in developing knowledge and skills, including training and technical development of less experienced team members
• Line-manage a team of civil engineers carrying out performance management, team development, work allocation and administration of line-management processes

More Specific Tasks Could Include

• Defining client requirements
• Planning and delivering project tasks undertaken by the Civil & Structural team
• Design of new structures, assessment of historic structures, checking and approving Civil & Structural 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
• Advice and guidance on specialist discipline matters relating to nuclear and energy sector requirements, regulations, latest technologies and industry best practice
• Supporting the PM in identifying change, progress reporting, tracking of issues, risks and resolutions

Essential – Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Significant and proven UK experience in infrastructure 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
• Line Management / Team Manager experience
• Aware of risk identification, quantification, management and HSE requirements

Desirable

• 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

Qualifications

• Minimum BEng Civil or Structural Engineering
• Chartership with ICE or IStructE
• CSCS or CCNSG
• Security Clearance

Desirable Qualifications

• Further industry recognised training and qualifications
• Project Management
• CDM
• NEC

About Us

Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through five services spanning the asset lifecycle: strategic consultancy, advisory, digital technology solutions, asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

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Location & Level

• Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom
• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Engineering and Design
• Industries: Civil Engineering, Engineering Services, and Construction

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