Principal Structural Design Engineer

RPS are currently seeking an experienced Structural Design Engineer for a Principal level role to join our progressive business and work within the Structures team and service our clients which are located in London, Milton Keynes and across the Midlands.

Join our industry-leading team, we offer a wealth of in-house expertise across a variety of different sectors, with a focus on low to medium rise residential development and structural investigations.

About The Design Business:

RPS Design Division delivers projects across multiple, niche sectors from residential housing developments, logistics, retail, aviation, healthcare, education, advanced manufacturing, data centres, energy and more as we strive to achieve the right balance between form and function when faced with competing priorities around sustainability, materiality, cost and constructability. Digitalisation is at the core of our delivery model allowing our clients and their stakeholders to really experience our designs right from project concept stage and through drawing on expertise spanning decades, industries and disciplines, we assist clients to harmonise design drivers through inspired engineering, architecture and development services.

RPS, A Tetra Tech company:

Representing an exciting new chapter in our business, on 24 January 2023 RPS became a Tetra Tech company. With 27,000 employees in more than 550 offices in more than 120 countries on seven continents, Tetra Tech is a leading, global provider of consulting and engineering services. As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to offer our people market-leading development and project opportunities, helping to solve some of the world’s most complex problems.

What you’ll be doing:

This is an exciting role for an individual looking to progress their career as a Structural Engineer within our industry leading team where we have an excellent reputation, offering a wealth of expertise in all sectors of the built environment. We are offering a broad and varied role within a challenging and rewarding environment where you will primarily be involved in the effective delivery of residential foundation and superstructure projects through to low and medium rise housing and commercial.

Duties Include:

• Assist Associate Director / Director in management of structural engineering team
• Independent management of projects / project team
• Financial responsibility for your own projects
• Preparation of fee quotations / Invoicing
• Management of staff and other consultants.
• Further develop the team of engineers and technicians.
• Working in collaboration with senior stakeholders and clients
• Site visits and undertake structural surveys, investigation and repair schemes for structures from fires to foundation issues.

Who we’re looking for:

To be successful in this role you will most likely have a degree (or equivalent) in Civil or Structural Engineering and will ideally be chartered with ICE, or IStructE or equivalent or progressing towards chartership.

Additionally, you will:

• Be experienced in the design of foundations, masonry, concrete including detailing, steel and timber structures to eurocodes.
• Be experienced in the residential market including traditional construction as well as framed structures.
• Show market commercial awareness with knowledge in financial management of projects, development of clients and ability to assist in the project appointment process.
• Be experienced in structural investigations of low-rise residential properties, medium rise residential and commercial markets.
• Preferably experienced in structural investigation and reporting in relation to ‘Building Safety Act’.
• Be familiar with Tekla software (Tekla designer and Tedds) and ideally with Autocad/Revit
• Show strong leadership skills to establish authority and influence both internally and externally to the company.
• Demonstrate previous Management experience would be advantageous
• Have the ability to make decisions
• Be motivated with initiative and comfortable with autonomy with an appetite to drive innovation

What’s in it for you?

We’re an accredited training provider – from entry level to master’s degree level professional qualifications in leadership & management and executive coaching & mentoring, we support learning and development for everyone.

A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you’ll be supported as far as you want to go.

We encourage and value different ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking. We need a mix of experiences and skills to develop the most innovative ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. You’ll be joining a diverse community and a company that puts its people first and prioritises their wellbeing.

We understand the need to work flexibly, with agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we’re happy to talk about flexible working. This is a workplace that works for you.

A career here is far from ordinary. Here you’re not a number, you’re part of the solution.

What happens next?

If this opportunity suits your career journey, we’d love to hear from you. All applications will be considered.

We know we develop better solutions together.

That’s why we’re committed to ensuring Fairness, Inclusivity, and Respect in all that we do. For us to live our purpose of creating shared value and to deliver on our promise to ‘make complex easy’ – for us and for our clients, we continue to build a culture where different working styles and experiences can thrive to achieve exceptional results.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with Inclusive Employers. We’re also proud to support reservists and their families, having signed the Armed Forces Covenant. An inclusive culture enables our people to do things differently, working in ways to suit them while delivering their best for RPS. That’s why we’ve created working groups as true inclusion is a journey that involves learning, collaboration, and engagement.

Please let us know if you require any adjustments during the interview process, we can then make reasonable changes to support you in performing to the best of your ability.

Recruitment Agencies

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