Principal Engineer in Durham

Principal Engineer – North East – Project based

The Company

Civil engineering main contractor delivering design and construct solutions for projects that involve process engineering, MEICA, and civils works aligned to highways work.

The company has a strong order book of planned work to deliver throughout various locations in the North East, and prides itself on being a forward thinking organisation which values diversity, innovation and empowerment of its staff at all levels within the company structure. A flexible working policy is established, enabling staff to balance the demands of a challenging, interesting job role alongside the demands of commitments and responsibilities outside of the workplace.

The Role

Newly created opportunities exist for two Principal Engineers, each to undertake management of a specific project workload and respective team of junior and apprentice engineers. Work will be conducted from a mix of the regional office, sites, and home, to suit the needs of both the project and individual.

Working as part of the main contractors’ team, these roles have responsibility for overseeing the development of detailed design and constructability plans and subsequently managing the design process and teams during project delivery phases. Each position has a career development plan and reports to an Engineering Manager.

Experience Required

• Proven capability in a design engineering role within the water, process engineering, MEICA or highways civil engineering sectors
• Design consultancy or main contractor experience
• Desire to work in a pragmatic, solution finding project team in a fast paced and dynamic work environment
• Desire to have team management experience and responsibility for development of junior team members
• Civil or Structural engineering qualifications at HND level or higher
• Chartered status is desirable but not essential

Remuneration

Salary will be negotiable depending on experience - please ask Bridget Yates for information as salary is not to be advertised. Additional package includes car allowance, generous pension scheme, option to buy additional holidays and healthcare benefits.

This is a permanent position and Corepeople Recruitment Limited will be acting as an employment agency for permanent recruitment on behalf of our client.
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