Principal Design Engineer - Civil

Job Title: Principal Design Engineer – Civil & Structural

Reporting to: Principal Design Engineer/Head of design.

Role purpose

The Principal Design Engineer will:

· Be responsible for managing and leading projects. A thorough understanding of managing project delivery to quality, cost and programme deliverables.

· Manage and deliver single- and/or multi-disciplinary projects to cost, schedule and quality criteria.

· Lead aspects of infrastructure design, work as lead designer on a range of project sizes, appropriate to their experience.

· The Principal Design Engineer is a key member of the Design Management team. You will assist the Design Manager to ensure technical compliance, quality, and successful delivery of a portfolio of design projects

· Generating civil and structural designs and working with other Omexom Engineers in converting these designs into working drawings as part of a wider design team. Have significant knowledge and experience of legislation required in this industry and implement it as required.

· Works to own initiative and will be required to supervise design and graduate engineers and trainees. The principal design engineer will provide appropriate levels of civil and structural design to a range of different civil and structural elements as required by the BUGM and their reports.

· Possesses an advanced level of skill and understanding and is able to perform all parts of the task satisfactorily and make judgements and decisions correctly in a variety of situations. Can check work at the highest level.

To be responsible for input into ICE/IET training scheme as required and to support graduates.

Responsibilities & Duties

· May assume the role of Lead Design Engineer (Lead Contractor Design Approval Engineer for LCDAE for NG) on large or complex projects as well as smaller projects as required.

· May assume the role of Contractor Design Approval Engineer (CDAE) for NG Projects.

· Assist the Design Manager with appointing and provide training where necessary and manage design staff in an efficient manner.

· Business development with DNOs and TSOs, including prospecting, tendering and delivering design services.

· Assist with the production of design tools and production and review of internal procedures.

Key interfaces

Relationships with key stakeholders:

Person Specification

The jobholder shall hold a degree in Civil or Structural Engineering, or a holder of degrees suitable to be either an Engineering Council (EngC) Incorporated Engineer (I.Eng) or Chartered Engineer (C.Eng) with one of the relevant Professional Engineering Institutions (PEI’s) such as Institution of Civil Engineers, Institution of Engineering and Technology, Institution of Mechanical Engineers. … and possess:

Essential:

· Mandatory Omexom training courses.

· Must have a detailed understanding of the latest OHL design practices, standards and analysis software systems.

· Preferable BSc/BEng in Structural or Civil Engineering with 7-10 years design and construction industry experience

· Full Uk Driving Licence.

· Principal Designer experience

Desirable:

· Principal Design Engineer to be minimum Incorporated Engineer (I.Eng with the ICE or IET), but the preference for a Principal engineer would be fully chartered. (C.Eng).

· Attend National Grid Persons Course

· CSCS card as Professionally qualified person (PQP) ) / Safety Passport or equivalent

Competencies

Required skills, knowledge, and abilities:

· Working knowledge and experience of the 2015 CDM Regulations including Principal Designer requirements and namely Regulations 8 and 9.

· Discharge the responsibilities of Designer under the 2015 CDM Regulations, and ensure a comprehensive Designers Risk Assessment undertaken for all Projects.

· Promote and enforcement of company procedures to Design staff.

· Knowledge of current UK technical standards and legislation requirements.

· Knowledge and understanding of typical construction materials used in the UK such as timber, concrete, reinforced concrete and its limitations.

• An eye for detail when undertaking specific tasks, and the effect of their use/implementation to the wider project. Is the design suitable and constructable?

• High level of proficiency of Microsoft office software.

• To engage and use various design software programs such as PLS-CADD, AutoCAD, Revit. To have an excellent level of understanding.

• A good working understanding of document control processes and be familiar with ISO 19650 for BIM.

• High Level proficiency in the use of AutoCad 2D and 3D

• A good knowledge in the production and review of technical specifications.

• Proven track record of project delivery and client satisfaction.

• Experienced and competent in leading varying sizes of project teams.

• Full understanding and delivery of assurance/sign off requirements.

• Technically competent in all aspects of Infrastructure design and co-ordination.

• Ability to produce CDM as-builts and input and produce the health and safety file, where appropriate.

• Support design delivery manager and from time to time undertake this role as required.

• Good communication skills.

• Awareness of own limits and ability to embrace change.

• Flexible and open minded.

• Ability to manage and accurately control and record change with the ability to coordinate and design change control and notify with early warnings.

• Report on cost of poor quality, through NCR’s and change records.

• Reliable team leader that strives for continual improvement.

• A high level of attention to detail.

• Undertake Design Project peer reviews.

• Provide technical support to the construction team.

Values

Department

Omexom Design

Locations

England

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