Principal Structural Engineer

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Job Description We are currently recruiting for a Principal Structural Engineer to join our expanding Building Structures team in Nottingham.

Our Nottingham team works closely with our other multidisciplinary teams with over 600 staff covering Building (MEP, Civil, and Structural) Engineering, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Transportation, Water, Energy, and environmental consultancy. Our Structural Engineering sector coverage is broad, including Defence, Justice, Healthcare, Education, Science, Industrial, and Client Advisory.

What you’ll do!

The Principal Structural Engineer will lead manage and control, mid-large projects from concept to handover. The successful candidate will have proven design experience and deliver on quality, time, and budget. This role will suit a Chartered Structural Engineer who is enthusiastic, self-motivated, and looking to advance their career.

Responsibilities:

Effectively control commercial, managerial and technical aspects of projects or parts thereof for which you are responsible. Sourcing opportunities and preparing fee proposals for submission to the Client, including resources and programme.

Leading a team of engineers and technicians designing building infrastructure schemes.

Undertaking structural engineering projects, performing analyses and calculations as appropriate.

Supervising work, ensuring that it is carried out to the appropriate technical standard and that it is managed to programme and budget

Leading by example, work winning, value engineering, knowledge of modern computational methods and technology along with operation control skills.

Provide high level value engineering led technical expertise when applying structural engineering principles, techniques and methods to the planning and design of building design projects.

Ensure all quality, environmental and sustainability aspects of the project are identified, assessed and addressed to maintain effective operation and project delivery.

Come grow with us:

And let's not forget about the perks 'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days. You will be exposed to and grow from the diverse range of projects and multi-disciplinary approach that AECOM can offer and will have opportunity to work across a larger AECOM team, often with national and international projects.

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Requirements:

To have a passion and have a drive for helping Clients solve their engineering challenges, with experience in dealing directly with  a team player, ready to engage across disciplines and work together.

A highly motivated individual with excellent communication skills.

Extensive experience in Structural Engineering as a project leader, including developing detailed design drawings and calculations, specification writing, and compiling technical reports.

A proven track record in Structural Engineering, having worked across a number of sectors, for example, Defence,…