Principal Structural Design Engineer
Company
Location
Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
12/16/2024
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Description
Job Description
Principal Structural Design Engineer - Environment (Water)
Can be based anywhere in the UK
Purpose of Role
As a Principal Engineer you will be an important member of the Engineering Design Team and will be required to work with the Discipline Manager(s), Design Team, Design Manager(s) and Design Leads to ensure your discipline design is delivered to highest quality to GT process and in compliance with the BMS and H&S Regulations. This is a technical role, engaged directly on projects, which requires expertise in technical design delivery in the water and wastewater industry. You will be called upon to provide technical expertise and direction on more complex designs. The Principal Engineer can have line management responsibility for senior engineers and others as required.
As well as providing direction and promoting innovation, you will be expected to undertake engineering governance of your discipline design activities, ensuring that design integrates with the other discipline design production activities, providing technical support to the supply chain procurement activities and supporting site activities as required. You will also be expected to support the Discipline Manager for knowledge sharing, training, and development of the discipline engineers, including mentoring and support of early careers.
Key Accountabilities
Discipline Specific Technical Expertise Required
With an impressive order book of over £3.8 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.
We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.
We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.
Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.
Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.
Our benefits:
We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.
Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.
We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.
For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our business please contact adam.wright@gallifordtry.co.uk
Additional Information:
Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.
We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.
Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.
About Us
Our vision is to be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.
Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.
We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and working with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.
We are committed to agile working, giving our people the freedom and flexibility to adapt their working life around their home life to achieve a proper balance. Our smart working approaches allow greater use of technology in the way we carry out our business, ensuring we provide a working environment that works for everyone.
In addition to working on some of the UKs most exciting construction projects we offer a comprehensive benefits package to including a competitive salary, car or car allowance, pension, healthcare, discretionary bonuses and 28 days holiday plus bank holidays. We will be committed to your wellbeing, training and professional development and we will always consider flexible working hours and arrangements. Galliford Try are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
About The Team
Our Environment Business provides ‘source to sea’ asset delivery capability across the UK and Scotland working on both Frameworks and Standalone projects. Since AMP3 we have delivered in excess of £2bn assets for clients such as Yorkshire Water, United Utilities, Anglian Water, Thames Water, Southern Water, Welsh Water and Scottish Water. As an established player in the market this a great opportunity to join the team at a time of transformation as we shape ourselves to be fit for delivery in a future digital world. We have recently secured a plethora of places on the AMP7 Frameworks for Yorkshire Water, Southern Water and Thames Water for both Infrastructure and Non-Infrastructure projects ranging from £1-40m over the next five years.
Principal Structural Design Engineer - Environment (Water)
Can be based anywhere in the UK
Purpose of Role
As a Principal Engineer you will be an important member of the Engineering Design Team and will be required to work with the Discipline Manager(s), Design Team, Design Manager(s) and Design Leads to ensure your discipline design is delivered to highest quality to GT process and in compliance with the BMS and H&S Regulations. This is a technical role, engaged directly on projects, which requires expertise in technical design delivery in the water and wastewater industry. You will be called upon to provide technical expertise and direction on more complex designs. The Principal Engineer can have line management responsibility for senior engineers and others as required.
As well as providing direction and promoting innovation, you will be expected to undertake engineering governance of your discipline design activities, ensuring that design integrates with the other discipline design production activities, providing technical support to the supply chain procurement activities and supporting site activities as required. You will also be expected to support the Discipline Manager for knowledge sharing, training, and development of the discipline engineers, including mentoring and support of early careers.
Key Accountabilities
- Work as a principal structural design engineer within a growing team, delivering structural design in water/wastewater related projects. Undertaking detailed design in reinforced concrete and steelwork for below and above ground structures related to water non infra and infrastructure projects.
- Attend site visits, carry out structural assessments of existing structures i.e. water retaining structures, retaining walls, various structural assets within water/wastewater treatment works and produce assessment reports.
- Lead teams of structural engineers and work with various disciplines, including support to construction team.
- Ensure technical compliance and excellence on projects. Default approver for design outputs to ensure technical assurance and quality control.
- Seek optimal solutions and drive our teams to produce efficient designs that balance capital and operational cost benefits.
- Ensure design for buildability, safe construction, and operation, working alongside project delivery peers.
- Ensure procedural governance is adhered to.
- Working as part of the Design team to ensure scheme designs adhere to client specifications and standards.
- Working as part of the Design team to ensure full compliance with relevant Health, Safety and Environmental Legislation.
- Leading and promoting innovation, value engineering and digital design.
- Technical problem solving throughout the project life cycle (e.g. from concept design through to final construction support), moreover, to ensure that potential issues are identified, mitigated and or safely managed through technical governance and risk and opportunity management.
- Provide pre-contract technical governance.
- Champion of lessons learnt on projects, covering good and bad to feedback to be promoted or avoided on future schemes.
- Potential Line Management of multi-disciplinary Senior Design Engineers.
- Sharing and imparting knowledge to our teams, this is essential, as is the need to mentor and develop our expanding design team.
- Developing and supporting staff to encourage them towards accreditation with professional bodies (e.g. ICE, IStructE).
Discipline Specific Technical Expertise Required
- Proven knowledge of design in reinforced concrete structures for the water/ wastewater industry.
- Knowledge and experience of working to the current British Standards, Eurocodes and specifically BS EN 1992: (Eurocode 2) Design of concrete structures.
- Experience with software packages commonly used in structural design such as Structural Analysis Software, STAADPro (Design of RC Circular Tanks) or Strand7 (for FEA) TEKLA TEDDS or similar design software’s.
- Experience in providing structural assessments, analysis and specifications.
- Educated to Degree level in Engineering or other equivalent qualification.
- Demonstrable experience of working within the Municipal Water and Wastewater industries, working with a variety of clients.
- Strong preference for Chartered Member of a recognised professional Engineering body (IStructE or ICE preferred).
- Excellent knowledge of working in a multi-disciplinary engineering design team in water engineering.
- Knowledge and experience in structural design for below and above ground water retaining structures.
- Preferred experience in structural engineering of non-infrastructure projects, preferably across all stages of design through to construction.
- Proven knowledge of standard engineering practices, techniques, procedures and structural principles.
- Supervising work, ensuring that it is carried out to the appropriate technical and quality standards and that it is managed to budget and programme.
- Supporting structural engineering projects, performing analyses and calculations as appropriate for water sector.
- Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts.
- Knowledge of current H&S legislation and British Standards and experience in applying them across designs.
- Strong experience of working in accordance with QA and H&S procedures
With an impressive order book of over £3.8 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.
We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.
We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.
Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.
Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.
Our benefits:
We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.
- Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
- A wide range of corporate discounts
- Cycle to Work schemes
- Comprehensive pension plan
- Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
- Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
- Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role
Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.
We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.
For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our business please contact adam.wright@gallifordtry.co.uk
Additional Information:
Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.
We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.
Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.
About Us
Our vision is to be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.
Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.
We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and working with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.
We are committed to agile working, giving our people the freedom and flexibility to adapt their working life around their home life to achieve a proper balance. Our smart working approaches allow greater use of technology in the way we carry out our business, ensuring we provide a working environment that works for everyone.
In addition to working on some of the UKs most exciting construction projects we offer a comprehensive benefits package to including a competitive salary, car or car allowance, pension, healthcare, discretionary bonuses and 28 days holiday plus bank holidays. We will be committed to your wellbeing, training and professional development and we will always consider flexible working hours and arrangements. Galliford Try are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
About The Team
Our Environment Business provides ‘source to sea’ asset delivery capability across the UK and Scotland working on both Frameworks and Standalone projects. Since AMP3 we have delivered in excess of £2bn assets for clients such as Yorkshire Water, United Utilities, Anglian Water, Thames Water, Southern Water, Welsh Water and Scottish Water. As an established player in the market this a great opportunity to join the team at a time of transformation as we shape ourselves to be fit for delivery in a future digital world. We have recently secured a plethora of places on the AMP7 Frameworks for Yorkshire Water, Southern Water and Thames Water for both Infrastructure and Non-Infrastructure projects ranging from £1-40m over the next five years.
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