The Opportunity

An exciting new opportunity has arisen at this leading Engineering Consultancy for a Principal Infrastructure Engineer to join a successful team of Chartered Engineers. This is a unique opportunity to fast track your career to Director level, including shareholding. The role predominantly covers the north of England, based out of the Leeds office, and will occasionally involve travel to other client sites across the UK.

The Position

As the Principal Infrastructure Engineer your duties and responsibilities will include;

• The post is within the civil engineering team, and you will be responsible for the design of highway and drainage schemes for commercial, industrial and residential developments.
• Managing the team of around eight to ten Engineers & Technicians to achieve successful delivery of projects and reports
• Quality control reviewing of design work and technical reports produced by the team
• Mentoring, developing, and occasionally assisting in the recruitment of staff within your team
• Designing, specifying and preparing fee quotes for projects
• Being the lead decision maker for the team
• Collaborating with the company’s Geotechnical and Structures teams
• Preparing invoices for the team’s projects and adjusting fee pricing and staff activities to ensure profitability of the projects
• Preparing and reviewing health and safety documents
• Often being the lead client contact
• Maintaining a general oversight of several projects per team member

The Person

• Experience in road (Section 38 & 278) and drainage (Section 104) design is essential. You should be competent in the use of relevant design software packages such as Micro drainage, PDS and AutoCAD.
• You should also have experience in designing sites from inception to completion, including the preparation of drainage appraisals and incorporating SUDS in accordance with the Local/Water Authority requirements.
• Should possess a relevant Civil Engineering qualification, preferably degree level.
• Eligible to work in the UK and possess at least 10 years Industry experience.
• Capable of working independently or with a design team
• Able to delegate work to others and act in a mentoring role
• Knowledge and understanding of current technical standards
• Previous experience in dealing with clients and attending design team meetings

Benefits

• This is a hybrid role, working 2 days from home
• Pension scheme
• Professional fees paid
• 26 days holiday plus stats
• Annual Bonus scheme

Apex Resourcing Solutions is a recruitment agency acting on behalf of this company