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Principal Civil Engineer
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A Principal Civil Engineer responsible for designing and delivering schemes, managing projects, and leading a multidisciplinary team in highways and infrastructure work.
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Principal Civil Engineer
Waterman Aspen North West are seeking a Principal Civil Engineer who will be responsible for the design and delivery of schemes. The Principal Engineer will be responsible for the project management and provide a team leadership role in a multi disciplinary environment working on a wide variety of schemes.
Requirements:
- Ideally, you will hold a BSc or BEng in Civil Engineering or equivalent and working towards or have achieved a Chartership CEng
- Able to demonstrate managing a team, resources and finances in a competitive Highways environment
- Prepare fee proposals based on number of hours to complete activities
- To be confident to review and sign off deliverables in any given scheme.
- Able to demonstrate the submission of schemes, including all it’s deliverables as well as processing start up and call-off procedures.
- Must have experience in the reviewing and preparation of contract drawings and specifications
- Ideally have experience in Section 38 and 278, 104 and 106 Agreements
- Have knowledge and experience in highways design for local authority and/or Highways England schemes
- To have good working knowledge of the MCHW, DMRB and contract documentation to NEC3
- To be well versed with the NRSWA procedures and to be able to open and complete negotiations with Statutory Undertakers
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Company car option
- Great variety of work
The role will be based in the North West area.
Skills
CEngChartershipDMRBHighways DesignHighways EnglandLocal Authority SchemesMCHWNEC3NRSWAStatutory Undertakers
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