Principal Structural Engineer

Job Title: Principal Structural Engineer
Location: Southeast
Salary: £60-£65k per annum + car allowance + London Weighting allowance + fantastic benefits including enhanced maternity/ paternity and sick pay

About Us
At Bureau Veritas CSR is embedded in our DNA. Our mission is to reduce our clients’ risks, improve their performance and help them innovate to meet the challenges of quality, health & safety, environmental protection, and social responsibility.
Our goal is to build a team that looks like the world around us, and we want our people to stay and grow when they join us. As part of our efforts to build a world of trust for everyone, we build diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and we aim to cultivate a true sense of belonging.

About the Role
We are looking for chartered Structural or Civil Structural Engineer, with a strong technical background and an ability to demonstrate a professional competency in structural engineering. An experience of working on a wide range of projects encompassing superstructures and substructures. Must have an ability to design and inspect steel, concrete, masonry and timber structures to British and Eurocode Standards.

The role will be to carry out structural inspections, plus monitor and manage others within the team.

To assist the Technical Director and Department Head in running the Structural Engineering Team, expanding its workload, and gaining new opportunities.

Responsibilities will include:
Design audits of whole or elements of projects
Technical responsibility
Line Management of engineering staff
Carry out design audits and risk appraisals
Carry out structural inspections
Meeting attendance
Day-to-day running of projects
Keep up to date with developments in civil structures, and structural engineering standards
Technical report writing
Must have good communication skills in order to have interaction with clients and other design team members
Willingness to travel
Ability to carry out structural inspections of a variety of structures

Candidate requirements include:

Experience & Skills Required:
Degree in civil or structural Engineering.
Member of a professional institution, ICE or IStructE
Chartered status, CEng
Demonstrable experience in civil and structural engineering
Good communication skills and ability to write technical reports
Detailed knowledge of relevant design codes
Experience in structural inspections
Ability to work in a team, giving guidance and support and training as and when necessary.
Enthusiasm for engineering quality and improvement
Project management experience an advantage
Full UK driving licence
Ability and flexibility to travel

Qualifications Required:
Degree in civil or structural Engineering.
Member of a professional institution, ICE or IStructE
Chartered status, CEng

What’s in it for me?
We offer both core and flexible benefits, a competitive salary ,

and industry leading training and development to support you throughout your career.

Potential for suitable candidate to be promoted to Associate Director within 12 months.

Core benefits include:
25x Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
Private medical
Life assurance
Professional membership subscription
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave
Employee Assistance Programme
2x Days paid volunteering a year

Flexible benefits include:
Electric Car Scheme
Cycle to Work
Tech scheme
Travel insurance
Dental insurance
Gym and retail discounts
option to buy and sell holiday
Give As You Earn scheme.