Senior Design Engineer

Tallis House, 2 Tallis Street, London, EC4Y 0AB

Region Southern Region Location Tallis House, 2 Tallis Street, London, EC4Y 0AB
Closing date 30/10/2026 Description

Barhale is a business founded on family values, having been established by our Chairman, Dennis Curran, in 1980. We are one of the largest privately owned civil engineering and infrastructure specialists in the UK, with over 40 years of experience in providing design, civil engineering and maintenance services working across multiple sectors, including:

• Water
• Transport
• Built environment
• Energy

We operate as a tier one partner for blue chip, regulated and private clients, working as part of large frameworks, joint ventures and alliances, as well as on individual standalone projects, developing long-term relationships based on delivering to the Barhale values which have been integral to our business since their inception in 1985.

Our direct delivery model is at the core of everything we do, as we believe that people are our greatest asset. Therefore, we robustly source, train and retain all our own frontline delivery teams as well as management and support services. We employ over 1,200 employees nationwide.

We possess a range of specialist skills to support our civil engineering and infrastructure activities, including:

• Tunnelling
• MEICA
• Temporary and permanent design
• Steel-fabrication
• Signs (design and fabrication)
• Health & safety equipment and products, including PPE

• As Gold Investors in People, we are committed to a high standard of people practices, creating an inclusive environment and ensuring cultural alignment to business strategy, ethos and philosophies.
• Job security, long-term secured work through various frameworks and large infrastructure schemes
• A broad range of civil engineering, mechanical and electrical schemes across some of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects and clients
• Strong career progression as demonstrated by our track record in promoting from within, as we believe this is a key driver of our success

The purpose of this role is to lead and carry out detailed structural design and checking of temporary works and permanent works for civil engineering, and to provide technical support to design assist with operational activities.

• Lead, prepare and oversee detailed technical designs (including calculations, drawings, risk assessments, design certificates)
• Undertake preliminary designs and coordination with other parties
• Obtain independent checks and/or third-party technical approvals (e.g. for rail works)
• Ensure design outputs meet CDM, health and safety and environmental compliance

• Provide technical information and advice
• Propose and/or develop value-engineered alternative solutions (during design or construction phases)
• Undertake a technical review of method statements for complex or unusual methods
• Undertake a review of defects or compensation events and advise on solutions

• Assist with the approval of external suppliers
• Assist with the developing and maintaining processes, procedures and standards for technical design
• Obtain or provide pricing for estimating purposes

• Liaise with clients, customers, suppliers and third parties as necessary
• Assist with promoting best practices internally
• Assist with promoting the Company to customers

• Previous experience within the structural engineering field, experience in the detailed design of structures either permanent or temporary works including the use of frame analysis software, structural design software and the use of CAD software for design purposes…