Do you want to be a part of a growing Geotechnical Design team? Can you collaborate on projects? Are you a Chartered Engineer? Then, read on. This could be the next adventure in your career.
Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow
To further strengthen our Geotechnical discipline, we are looking for a Principal Engineer to join us. You'll be working across a portfolio of projects in the rail sector, as well as the opportunity to support our projects across the globe.
Your key responsibilities will be:
Acting as CRE (Design) to manage discipline delivery through the Network Rail assurance process, including application of the Network Rail acceptance, review, derogation and non-compliance processes.
Managing and coordinating delivery of your projects to time and budget, ensuring a high standard of technical quality and compliance with our internal management systems across the entire project lifecycle from feasibility to detailed design, including site supervision where required.
Production of designs, assessments or checking work, including preparation or checking of calculations, written reports, specifications and other contract deliverables.
Ensuring that design, assessments and checking of designs are in accordance with the current Standards, Codes of Practice and Best Practice.
Supervising a team of engineers and technicians, mentoring, and developing less experienced engineers and technicians within your project teams, working with line managers to maximise training and development opportunities.
Developing and maintaining client relationships through your project work, including identifying and realising any potential business opportunities.
Assisting with the preparation of bids and tenders and supporting the Directors in pursuing business development opportunities.
Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.
The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.
On top of that, you’ll have:
Achieved Chartership status with CGeol or CEng (or equivalent).
An MSc in either Engineering Geology or Geotechnical Engineering.
Significant experience in the rail, tunnelling or infrastructure sectors.
Experience working in a railway design and build environment.
Evidence of undertaking previous CRE(Discipline) roles under the Engineering Management for Project standard (NR/L2/RSE/02009).
Evidence of participating in IDCs or joint IDC/IDRs as a discipline specialist.
Experience both on site and in the design office.
Familiarity with Eurocodes.
Sound understanding of CDM Regulations, specifically the Designer's requirements.
Broad capability in geotechnical design – earthworks, retaining structures, foundations.
Sound understanding of the requirements regarding the risk assessment process.
Good team leadership skills with the ability to support, mentor and develop less experienced engineers.
A place to work and so much more.
At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. That is why we say no to fossil-based projects and aspire to have 100% of our revenue come from activities that move our customers towards sustainability.
We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.
With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, North America and India, we are currently more than 8,000 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.
What we also offer:
To us, a fair reward is more than a competitive salary. We want to take care of our people professionally and personally as well.
Some of our benefits include:
28 days' holiday plus all UK bank and public holidays.
Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities.
Private health care, for you and your immediate dependents.
Flexible and hybrid working conditions.
Annual subscription fees paid for your membership of two Professional Institutions.
Group personal pension scheme – salary exchange.
Life assurance.
As part of our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, we partner with the wisecampaign.org.uk to recruit for a better gender balance in our teams.
If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Ciaran Gilfedder at CIGI@COWI.COM.
Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI. Equal opportunity employer . COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
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Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI. Equal opportunity employer . COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
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