The Role:

The Principal Engineer will be essential to successful delivery of projects to budget and timescales. As the Practice grows the Principal Engineer will be responsibility for leading a team of engineers & designers. 

Specific experience, skills & knowledge:

• Competent with all relevant codes and standards (e.g., European, British)
• Competent in preparing Structural Scheme Designs & Associated Design Calculations.
• Preparation of Basis of Design, Material Specifications, Material takes offs, Scopes of Work, Technical reports, Inter discipline design coordination and supervision
• Liaise with Designers in the preparation of CAD drawings, typically using, Revit, AutoCAD.
• Lead Structural Design & liaise with other disciplines to accommodate their requirements. 
• Provide technical support to more less experienced members of the team.
• Analysis and Design of foundations & geotechnical structures. 
• Analysis and Design using engineering software such as Statica, Axis VM FEM Modelling, Tekla Tedds.
• Support development of lessons learnt database
• Ensure all work to be carried out with a positive attitude, both in design and in the office environment

Duties:

• Managing the delivery of projects, acting as lead within a multidisciplinary team.
• Maintain client contact and ensure that project delivery meets the client’s objectives and requirements.
• Ensuring that the technical content of all work carried out is correct and completed in accordance with agreed timescales and budgets.
• Undertake project delivery tasks, which may include calculations, drawings, sketches, and reports.
• Provide technical guidance, support and training to colleagues and assist, where practicable, in mentoring and development of others.
• Work in close collaboration with colleagues from other disciplines.

Barden Chapman Benefits

• Focused career development thought targeted in-house IStructE Chartership Status Programme.
• Professional Membership fees.
• Dynamic, friendly & collaborative office environment.
• Performance led bonuses. 
• Staff & Work Socials.

The successful candidate 

• Minimum MEng (Hons) University Degree in Structural Engineering. 
• Minimum 8 years’ post qualification experience in busy structural engineering practice. 
• IStructE Chartered.
• Previous experience in leading project teams and delivering projects within budget. 
• A proactive client-focused approach and ability to build working client relationships. 
• Ability to work under pressure and manage team to meet project deadlines. 
• Effective communicator and problem solver, and must be commercially aware. 
• Ability to liaise with members of design/construction teams