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Principal River Engineer
Birmingham
Are you ready to take up a vital role in shaping some exciting projects? How about joining a talented team, where everyone has a voice, and together they face clients' challenges head-on. It's a diverse and inclusive work environment where world-class talent knows no distinctions.
Bring your skills to the mix as a Principal River Engineer, you'll play a vital role in every aspect of river engineering and flood defence on Transformational Programmes for critical UK infrastructure with opportunities to work on iconic engineering projects at home and abroad.
They specialise in all aspects of river engineering, within multiple challenging and engaging sectors such as Water, Aviation, Defence, Energy and Cities & Development. They continue to provide industry-leading river engineering and flood defence solutions right through the project lifecycle, with value added through client-side support as well as construction phases. If being a part of a team with a passion for this industry is for you then we would love to talk to you.
Your Purpose:
* Lead a team to undertake technical design work following relevant design standards and codes, and to high-quality levels.
* Prepare briefs, scopes of work, and input into bid proposals.
* Successfully manage time and budgets to key project milestones and programmes.
* Work closely with teams in the UK and overseas to deliver integrated design solutions.
* Adhere to quality assurance standards in design.
What you can bring:
* Chartered Civil Engineer or equivalent.
* Experience in leading design delivery, including multidisciplinary design.
* Sound knowledge in design such as flood walls and embankments, weirs, hydraulic structures, culverts, scour protection, access and accessibility and construction logistics.
* Familiarity with current UK design standards, guidance and working practices.
* Proficiency in delivering both traditional engineering and environmentally focused solutions using nature-based strategies.
What they offer?
They support flexible working arrangements and are interested to discuss how we can accommodate individual requirements, where there is no fixed 9 'till 5, no need for a 5-day week, no requirement for a full-time contract, and no requirement to spend all your working time in the office.
They offer a competitive salary that is regularly tested against other consultants with a default 25-days leave each year plus bank holidays and options to buy some or sell of that leave. Salary and benefits will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.
They are committed to developing its people both personally and professionally. Their colleagues have the advantage of access to a high ranging training portfolio and development activities designed to help make the best of individual's abilities and talents. They also actively support staff in achieving corporate membership of relevant institutions.
If you are interested in this role, please contact Evie Thornton at Calibre Search for more information.
Calibre Search promote equality in the workplace and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified candidates regardless of their sex, race, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age. We act as both an employment agency and employment business.
