Principal Civil Engineer

Role description

The electricity transmission and distribution networks in the UK are currently undergoing major upgrading to meet future demand. As part of the Resilience team, Arcadis is seeking a Principal Civil Engineer with a minimum of 10 years proven combined experience in civil and structural engineering generally, 4 years of which should have been in transmission and distribution projects up to 400kV.

This position involves management of workload of teams based in Glasgow and at various GEC locations in India.

Reporting to the Associate Technical Director/Technical Director, you will be responsible for technical delivery of project-related tasks to meet budget, timeframe and quality targets, meeting, or exceeding, client expectations, promoting and marketing all facets of Arcadis' services during interfaces with clients and other sectors and disciplines, contributing towards the achievement of the divisional business plan and building networks within the industry.

• Lead engineering activities aligned with electricity substation development
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure cohesive, high-quality design solutions
• Define and implement project collaboration strategies with global design teams
• Manage design deliverables: drawings, BIM models, reports, and specification
• Review/approve team outputs and attend project meetings as appropriate
• Oversee engineering management aligned with Arcadis Integrated Management System
• Own Designer Hazard Logs and communicate residual risks to client
• Coordinate project planning, resource allocation, and team management
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior team members, offering encouragement towards professional status

• Preferably ICE Chartered status
• Proven track record in civil engineering/substation design and delivery, including earthworks, drainage, roads, structures, utilities etc.
• Proficient in use of following software packages:
  Info Drainage, AutoCAD, Revit/Robot, TEDDS, Civil3D, BIM integration, etc.
• Strong working knowledge of design standards:
  SuDS, DMRB, Building Regulations, Operator standards etc
• Experienced in project management: planning, programming, commercial, and client relations
• Experienced at leading teams and supporting professional development, with excellent people-management skills
• Ability to apply evidence-based engineering solutions with sound theoretical knowledge
• Good working knowledge of H+S regulations
• Competence in manual calculation methods alongside software tools would be considered beneficial