Title:  Principal Building Structures Engineer

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Principal Building Structures Engineer to join our Advisory team within Consulting - a vibrant, inclusive community that celebrates our differences and makes a real impact across the UK.   

With shared office space in Birmingham, Telford, Manchester, Stafford, Sheffield and Bristol, we welcome applications from Senior Engineers across these regions.

The role

As the Principal Building Structures Engineer you will act as a technical team leader, providing advice, guidance, and supervision as appropriate to the delivery of projects within the Built Environment Structural Engineering portfolio, operational managers, clients, and suppliers.

You will manage or influence the actions of technical teams regardless of office location, project, or account, including the multidisciplinary environment and to undertake the people manager role when required by the business.

You will work with other technical leads within the Built Environment practice to engender a quality culture in the practice with staff owning their assigned deliverables and wanting to delivery right-first time. Whilst in the role, the individual is expected to develop their technical and professional skills to a level approaching subject matter expert.

Key responsibilities include:

• To function as a technical team leader, providing advice, guidance, and supervision as appropriate to technical teams, operational managers, clients, and suppliers.
• Leading the preparation and checking of designs, calculations, drawings, specifications, reports, technical papers, and other documentation as part of the production of scheme deliverables that satisfy the overarching criteria of quality, cost and programme including compliance with regulatory and statuary.
• Contribute to the commercial success of the projects within the Built Environment Structural Engineering portfolio, monitoring budgets and managing the costs associated with the production of deliverables.
• Liaising with client and supplier representatives at peer level and higher, including presenting proposals.
• Significantly contributing to and being accountable for technical input where required for work winning function.
• Site visits on a visiting basis to assist with project delivery or work winning.
• Assuming the role of people manager when required by the business.

What you will bring to us:

•  Developed experience and expertise within relevant technical fields, gained in a Senior Engineer role or equivalent.
• Incorporated or Chartered status or an equivalent professional licence, gained through the professional institution to which the individual is aligned.
• Applies engineering theory and principles to complex or ambiguous situations, where concepts need to be adapted to reach the correct outcome.
• Knowledge, understanding and experience of design and specification process with ability to manage others. Demonstrates a full understanding of the project scope and acts as Design Team Lead for both simple and complex projects.
• Experienced with relevant software and similar analytical tools. Good ability to check work produced by others and able to validate and approve the use of new tools.
• Excellent knowledge of suppliers and the services they provide, maintained through regular contact.
• Demonstrates an excellent understanding of CDM and risk assessment. Experienced in the management and communication of hazards and risks on projects and ensures appropriate risk mitigation and transference has been applied. Can function as Principal Designer Built Environment Structural Engineering projects.
• Supervisory and people manager skills. Capable of managing or influencing the actions of technical teams regardless of office location, project, or account, including the multidisciplinary environment and to undertake the people manager role.
• Excellent oral communicator, able to present arguments and ideas very well to peers, more senior colleagues, and clients. Can deliver internal training workshops and presentations to clients.

What we can offer you:

At Amey, we recognise that our biggest asset is our people. That’s why when you join us, we offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life’s ups and downs. It’s the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers.

Our benefits are designed to help you thrive at work and in your home life. You will have the flexibility to choose benefits and development opportunities that are best for you. 

Some of our benefits include:  

• Exceptional personal development, training and progression plans, designed to allow you to shine in your career, all in line with your personal ambition 

• Competitive salary and compensation 

• Generous pension scheme, with extra contributions from Amey 

• 24 days annual leave, plus bank holidays 

• Flexible benefits scheme, including the option to buy additional annual leave and insurance benefits, Cycle2Work scheme and access to discounted gym membership 

• Our Save with Amey programme gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in 

• Family friendly policies for new parents or if you provide care for a dependant 

• Membership of our Affinity Networks who connect, support and inspire diverse communities within Amey
• Two Social Impact Days each year, for volunteering and fundraising opportunities 

Who we are 

Amey is a global, integrated infrastructure consultancy and operations partner. We design, deliver, protect, and maintain critical assets and systems. 

What we do 

We advise, design, finance, deliver, and enhance civic, transport, and defence systems. By combining strategic intelligence, engineering, infrastructure finance, and operational expertise, we create secure, resilient, compliant, and high-value outcomes across the lifecycles of new and legacy assets. 

Application Guidance

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview, if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Please contact our recruitment team at peopleservices@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional application support that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.

Apply Today

We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Please apply as soon as possible. 

We look forward to hearing from you. 

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