Principal Structural Engineer
Posted 2 weeks ago by JAM Recruitment Ltd
£490 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
Stretford, Greater Manchester
Summary: The Principal Structural Engineer role involves providing technical leadership and ensuring high-quality structural design delivery for major infrastructure projects in the rail and water sectors. The position requires collaboration with clients and project teams while leading a multidisciplinary team of engineers. This role is based in Manchester with a hybrid working arrangement, allowing for 3 to 4 days a week onsite. The contract is for 12 months and classified as outside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensuring the design team produces deliverables that meet safety and quality requirements
- Approving design deliverables, design risk assessments, reports, and specifications
- Identifying efficient structural design solutions from project scopes and site visits
- Leading and developing engineers, CAD technicians, and graduates
- Estimating engineering hours for design work packages
- Acting as Responsible Engineer / CRE on selected projects
- Supporting continuous improvement of engineering standards and best practices
Key Skills:
- Strong technical structural engineering knowledge
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement
- Ability to lead and mentor engineers
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Results-focused with strong attention to design quality and compliance
Salary (Rate): £490/day
City: Stretford
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Engineering
Principal Structural Engineer
Location: Manchester (Hybrid working, 3 to 4 days a week onsite)
Contract: 12 month contract
Rate: £400 to £490 per day (outside IR35)
We are currently recruiting for a Principal Structural Engineer to join a growing engineering consultancy delivering major infrastructure projects across the rail and water sectors. This is an excellent opportunity to work on technically challenging projects while leading structural design delivery within an experienced multidisciplinary team.
The Role
As a Principal Structural Engineer, you will be responsible for providing technical leadership and ensuring high-quality structural design delivery across a range of infrastructure projects. You will work closely with clients, project teams, and junior engineers to develop safe, efficient, and compliant structural solutions.
Key responsibilities include:
- Ensuring the design team produces deliverables that meet safety and quality requirements
- Approving design deliverables, design risk assessments, reports, and specifications
- Identifying efficient structural design solutions from project scopes and site visits
- Leading and developing engineers, CAD technicians, and graduates
- Estimating engineering hours for design work packages
- Acting as Responsible Engineer / CRE on selected projects
- Supporting continuous improvement of engineering standards and best practices
Typical Projects
Projects are delivered across the UK rail and water sectors, including:
- Bridge repair and strengthening designs
- New-build service reservoirs
- Foundations for overhead line equipment (OLE)
- Retaining wall designs for sewage treatment works upgrades
Initial Project Design of reinforced concrete detention tanks used to store sewage during storm conditions. These structures typically include:
- Reinforced concrete shafts
- Diameters exceeding 10 metres
- Depths of 15-20 metres
Required Experience
- Minimum 10 years' structural design experience at Senior or Principal level
- Strong experience in regulated infrastructure sectors, such as:
- Rail
- Water
- Oil & Gas
- Nuclear
- Highways
- Bridges
- Chartered Engineer (CEng) status
- Degree or HND in Civil/Structural Engineering
- Strong understanding of engineering drawing practices
- Awareness of construction methods and materials
- Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
Key Skills
- Strong technical structural engineering knowledge
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement
- Ability to lead and mentor engineers
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Results-focused with strong attention to design quality and compliance
If you are interested in discussing this opportunity further, please apply or get in touch to arrange a confidential conversation.