Principal Design Engineer - Civil

Location: England

Job Title:

Principal Design Engineer - Civil & Structural

Reporting to:
Principal Design Engineer/Head of design.

Role purpose

The Principal Design Engineer will:

* Be responsible for managing and leading projects. A thorough understanding of managing project delivery to quality, cost and programme deliverables.

* Manage and deliver single- and/or multi-disciplinary projects to cost, schedule and quality criteria.

* Lead aspects of infrastructure design, work as lead designer on a range of project sizes, appropriate to their experience.

* The Principal Design Engineer is a key member of the Design Management team. You will assist the Design Manager to ensure technical compliance, quality, and successful delivery of a portfolio of design projects

* Generating civil and structural designs and working with other Omexom Engineers in converting these designs into working drawings as part of a wider design team. Have significant knowledge and experience of legislation required in this industry and implement it as required.

* Works to own initiative and will be required to supervise design and graduate engineers and trainees. The principal design engineer will provide appropriate levels of civil and structural design to a range of different civil and structural elements as required by the BUGM and their reports.

* Possesses an advanced level of skill and understanding and is able to perform all parts of the task satisfactorily and make judgements and decisions correctly in a variety of situations. Can check work at the highest level.

To be responsible for input into ICE/IET training scheme as required and to support graduates.

Will contribute to the development and mentoring a range of staff grads ranging from graduates through to principal designers.

Responsibilities & Duties

Including but not limited to the following:

* Day to day management of a design team.

* Undertake checking of design deliverables.

* The review and cascading of current industry standards.

* The Safety, Health and Environmental awareness of all design staff.

* The quality of ALL design submissions.

* Discharging the responsibilities of the Designer under the 2015 CDM regulations including the principles of prevention.

* Where required act as Principal Designer under CDM 2015, leading and coordinating the pre-construction phase to ensure risks are identified, mitigated and managed, and that all duty holders fulfil their statutory health and safety responsibilities.

* The promotion and enforcement of company procedures to design staff.

* The review of method statements/risk assessments

* The development and implementation of new industry software where applicable.

* Ensure design deliverables are met and to report on performance to the Head of design or their associates.

* Promote safe by design principles, consider sustainability and low carbon options.

* Responsible and to lead detailed civil and structural design and calculations in accordance with the relevant standards and procedures, under the direction of the head of design or their associates.

* May assume the role of Lead Design Engineer (Lead Contractor Design Approval Engineer for LCDAE for NG) on large or complex projects as well as smaller projects as required.

* May assume the role of Contractor Design Approval Engineer (CDAE) for NG Projects.

* Assist the Design Manager with appointing and provide training where necessary and manage design staff in an efficient manner.

* Business development with DNOs and TSOs, including prospecting, tendering and delivering design services.

* Assist with the production of design tools and production and review of internal procedures.

* Excellent level of understanding of relevant British Standards and Eurocodes with regard to civil and structural, design and specification.

* Work closely with other members of the design team to deliver safe, efficient and buildable solutions.

* Collaborate with engineers and technicians from other disciplines, including external consultants where necessary.

* Coordinate with site construction teams, principal designers (2015 CDM) and temporary works coordinators and support constructability reviews.

* Support tender and tender…