Senior Principal Engineer
- Transportation
- Cambridge, Chelmsford, Epsom
We are currently seeking a Senior Principal Engineer to join our Bridges & Civils team within our Transportation Practice, based in Epsom, Cambridge or Chelmsford. The successful candidate will support our team working on a number of exciting, high-profile, multi-disciplinary projects and frameworks in the local teams and the wider UK, including major highways improvement schemes (e.g. Connect Plus Services / M25 DBFO), local authority schemes (e.g. Surrey County Council, Cambridgeshire PSC, Buckinghamshire CC PSC etc.) and many more!
Your Purpose:
- Using your people, technical and delivery skills, you will be responsible for delivering a variety of civil and structural design packages and projects for new highway schemes, maintenance and assessment works. Your duties will include the management of both individual design packages and entire projects, supporting project resourcing and financial control to ensure our schemes are delivered profitably, to programme and in accordance with AtkinsRealis quality assurance systems.
- You will have a background in civil engineering design and experience of delivery of single and multi-disciplinary projects within highway and local authority environments. You will ideally be familiar with working on projects at varying stages of development from feasibility to detailed design.
- Don't meet every single requirement? At AtkinsRealis we are dedicated to building an inclusive, diverse and authentic workplace, so if your past experience doesn't completely match our requirements, but you are excited by our opportunity and the prospect of a career with what AtkinsRealis can offer, we encourage you to apply!
What you can bring:
Qualifications
- BEng / MEng or MSc degree in civil engineering or equivalent.
- Chartered status and membership of the ICE or IStructE.
The role will be varied, requiring a balance of relevant industry experience, technical ability, communication and stakeholder management skills. Expected criteria are:
- Experience of working with key clients such as National Highways, Local Authorities and/or major Contractors.
- Ability to lead and support bids and tenders.
- Sufficient experience to undertake technical reviews of designs on larger projects.
- Detailed knowledge of relevant design standards (e.g. DMRB, TSRGD, MCHW, Eurocodes and those of National Highways and Manual for Streets).
- Ability to develop and agree scopes and manage the internal technical supply chain, including budgets, programme and quality of deliverables, delivering within set time.
- Excellent project management skills, commercial awareness, financial control and ability to deliver across a range of contract types. This will include an ability to manage stakeholders, e.g. specialist suppliers, independent checkers and local authorities.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to converse with a wide range of Clients and colleagues across a number of engineering disciplines.
- Experience of work winning and developing Client relationships.
- Excellent spoken and written English.
Why work for AtkinsRéalis?
Our Transportation teams are reinventing transport for a challenging yet exciting future. We're creating new ideas and smart solutions for cities, people and the environment. You'll be working alongside some of the top people in our industry, solving challenges that bring together traditional engineering and new technologies. As part of our organisation, you'll be in a privileged position, delivering what's right for governments and communities. You'll be helping us to improve our leading environmental performance while enabling others to do the same.
Security clearance:
This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.
We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.
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