Senior Principal / Technical Principal Engineer

Description

• Provision of inputs to bid proposals and submissions
• Mentoring and developing junior staff
• Delivering and planning the development, design and implementation of light rail, tramway and bus rapid transit projects
• Demonstrate technical leadership and provide mentoring while ensuring adherence to H&S policy and procedures
• Leading the engineering solutions of tasks on multi-disciplinary project teams across a portfolio of complex projects, ensuring delivery to client requirements, programme and budget
• Ensuring a high level of quality in all deliverables through diligent checking and collaboration with discipline experts
• Managing technical interfaces and integration of multiple disciplines in a co-ordinated manner to deliver coherent solutions

Requirements

• Experience in providing engineering proof of evidence in Transport and Works Act Order inquiries or similar statutory processes
• Experience in the application of CSM-RA to rail or light rail projects and the establishment of operational concepts, strategies and plans (Operational modelling capability is not required for this role, though knowledge of it may be advantageous)
• Experience of co-ordinating multiple disciplines and ensuring integration and interface management
• Sound understanding of light rail, tramway or bus rapid transit standards and guidance, and experience of working at a strategic level taking a lead at the highest level with clients
• Able to communicate confidently and professionally in English with colleagues, fellow professionals and clients at all levels (written and verbal)
• Experience in co-ordinating scheme development with business case work tasks and overseeing the consistency of both
• Experience in the use of BIM to coordinate design inputs
• Significant experience in the maintenance and renewal of tramway or light rail infrastructure and its design
• Experience in preparing fee proposals, contributing to business development, and building successful client relationships, including with local authorities and private sector clients
• Experience of managing operational light rail or tramway systems including performance and demand management, cost management of the same
• Experienced in working on multi-disciplinary design projects, including planning technical schedules with resources, leading teams of multi-disciplinary engineers and ensuring integration
• Experience working with a systems engineering approach would be an advantage with experience of requirements management on major complex projects
• Possess experience of preparing light rail, tramway or bus rapid transit engineering designs, for planning through to detailed construction, standard details and technical specifications
• Degree qualified (B.Eng Hons or equivalent) in Civil or Highway Engineering or related discipline, or Masters degree qualified (M.Eng or equivalent), or extensive equivalent experience
• Experience of public and stakeholder consultation
• Ability to work in complex multi-disciplinary environments without standards, following best practice and able to rely on international equivalents
• A Chartered Engineer with a proven record of technical leadership on light rail, tramway or bus rapid transit infrastructure projects
• Expertise in the design and construction of on-street track forms of varying designs. Ability to snag the failure of the same
• Knowledge of light rail / tramways principles and understanding design standards such as Manual for Streets

Benefits

• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.

Training + Development

Interview process

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