Principal Engineer - Rail Reactive Maintenance
Location: London-based (covering Kent, Sussex, and Wessex regions)
Salary: £60,000 to £68,000 depending on experience
An opportunity for a highly experienced Principal Engineer to join a leading multi-disciplinary consultancy working on long-term rail reactive maintenance frameworks. This London-based role will involve regional coverage across Kent, Sussex, and Wessex, supporting vital infrastructure projects.
You will play a key leadership role in the inspection, assessment, and design of civil and structural remedial works, ensuring rapid and effective responses to maintenance issues across a diverse range of railway assets.
The key responsibilities for this Principal Engineer role are:
- Undertake and manage hidden critical element inspections, reactive maintenance inspections, condition and/or structural surveys, and dilapidation surveys.
- Carry out and oversee inspections of civil and structural assets including bridges, stations, canopies, infrastructure buildings, maritime structures, and highways assets.
- Prepare, review and check of inspection reports and recommendations.
- Lead the development and assurance of repair and strengthening designs for defective structural elements, inc. producing structural calculations, assurance forms, and supporting technical documentation, Designer's Risk Assessments.
- Produce or oversee the approval of technical drawings and models using AutoCAD, MicroStation, and/or Revit.
- Prepare project documentation including specifications, health and safety documentation, assurance forms, and issue registers.
- Managing project programming, cost tracking, and delivery to meet agreed time, budget, and quality expectations.
- Act as technical mentor and reviewer for junior and mid-level engineers
The key requirements for this Principal Engineer role are:
- Degree in either Civil or Structural Engineering.
- Chartered Engineer with ICE or IStructE is essential
- At least 7 years experience within civil or structural engineering
- Excellent technical reporting and communication skills
- Proficient in design and modelling software (AutoCAD, MicroStation, Revit)
- Strong organisational and project management skills
- Full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle
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