Principal River Engineer

Responsibilities

• Coordinate or manage a team of engineers and scientists for delivery of technical design work on complex multi-disciplinary projects following relevant national and project-specific design codes and standards, and to high-quality levels in areas such as flood defences, culverts and hydraulic structures.
• Produce and review technical deliverables such as design reports, drawings, calculations, and scopes of work with defined scope.
• Provide technical input into project design deliverables for river engineering and flood defence aspects of complex multi-disciplinary projects and work with the project management team to successfully manage time and budgets to key project milestones and programmes.
• Collaborate with client, operational, project, or service activities within your immediate team and other related AtkinsRéalis teams.
• Provide mentorship to less experienced colleagues and help to grow the River Engineering capabilities within the local team.
• Work independently with minimal technical guidance.
• Exercise personal judgement to solve difficult problems where appropriate and provide guidance to junior team members.
• Provide technical support for bid proposals.
• Work closely with a multi-disciplinary team in the UK and overseas to deliver integrated design solutions.
• Adhere to quality assurance standards in design including check and review of own work as well as others.

• A degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• Chartered or Incorporated Civil Engineer.
• Proven experience in coordinating or managing an engineering design delivery team for a design consultancy including within a multi-disciplinary environment.
• Takes broad perspective to identify innovative solutions to design problems.
• Requires strong knowledge and practical experience in design such as flood walls and embankments, weirs, hydraulic structures, culverts, scour protection, access and accessibility and construction logistics.
• Proficiency in delivering both traditional engineering and environmentally focused solutions using nature-based strategies.
• Practical knowledge of current design codes and standards as well as industry best practices.
• Ability to work independently with minimal technical guidance.
• Experience in the Water market is essential and experience in wider markets such as Aviation, Defence, Highways or Energy is desirable.
• Demonstrates strong communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts clearly and effectively within diverse multi-disciplinary teams.
• A proactive, highly motivated mindset with a collaborative approach to drive teamwork and shared success across projects.

• Chartered Civil Engineer
• Incorporated Civil Engineer