Principle Engineer

Principle Engineer

Location - Sidcup

Coordinate and support technical and engineering aspects of a scheme from tender to completion ensuring compliance and best practice through minimising risk in design, methodology, temporary works and hand-back.

Responsibilities

• Perform Line Manager duties ensuring that the team is supported and provided with necessary tools and resources to achieve set goals at the organisational and individual level.
• Coordinate and support technical and engineering aspects of a scheme from tender to completion and hand-back.
• Collaborate with Senior Managers, support teams and delivery teams to ensure that projects are completed in a safe manner whilst client's requirements and expectations are maintained and exceeded. 
• Proactively review drawings and specifications of allocated projects in the planning stage to ensure safe by design and buildability.
• Assist with the preparation of tenders to ensure that competitive and innovative options are considered and reviewed.
• Where required, ensure that the technical requirements of the contract are reviewed and understood at tender stage. 
• Advise tender sponsor of any unusual aspects of the technical requirements and provide information to the risk register including a review of all temporary works necessary and any permanent works design obligations.
• Ensure commercial success through consideration of various engineering solutions and selection of the safest and most economically advantageous option.
• Manage effective implementation of the organisations design management and engineering procedures ensuring adequate checks, reviews and inspections are undertaken.
• Hold regular reviews and chair meetings as required to ensure interdisciplinary design checks are sufficiently carried out.
• Mentor other staff supporting career progression in CRE, CEM, TWC and other engineering roles
• Monitor, record and report on performance of design supply chain partners.
• Work with various client's project teams to deliver the required end product.
• Mentor, manage, guide and assist Design Managers in safe and efficient execution of their duties as defined in Role Profile undertaking checks and reviews as necessary.
• Provide an engineering update briefing quarterly to the CEMs and CREs within the business so they are aware of any relevant standards and procedure changes
• Undertake duties of Design Manager as defined in Role Profile when Design Manager is unavailable
• Keep up to date with current legislation, relevant standards and industry trends

Experience Required

• Qualified to a degree level and chartered MICE
• Approved Network Rail CEM.
• Experienced Temporary Works Co-ordinator.
• SMSTS.
• Proven experience in the civil engineering sector of management and delivery of design and build schemes.
• Proven experience in the management, inspection and implementation of temporary works.
• Trained as Principal Designer Representative.
• Good understanding of technical aspects of civil engineering.
• Commitment to the highest practicable standards of health and safety and environmental protection.
• Ability to assess risks.
• Working knowledge and understanding of CDM roles and relevant Health & Safety legalization.