Our client, a leading consultancy in the water sector, is seeking a Structural Lead to provide technical leadership across major AMP8 water and wastewater frameworks. This contract role is suited to a Chartered Structural Engineer with substantial experience in regulated water industry projects, offering a blend of hands-on design leadership, technical assurance and discipline management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and approve structural engineering designs across water and wastewater infrastructure projects
- Act as the technical authority and discipline lead for structural engineering delivery
- Manage technical standards, quality assurance and compliance across multiple frameworks
- Undertake and review structural assessments, calculations, reports and design deliverables
- Provide technical input into bids, tender estimates and resource forecasting
- Mentor and support structural engineers, technicians and graduates
- Drive safety-in-design principles and ensure compliance with CDM requirements
- Coordinate multidisciplinary design delivery across major AMP8 programmes
- Ensure designs comply with relevant British Standards, Eurocodes, water industry specifications and asset standards
Job Requirements:
- Chartered Structural Engineer status, preferably CEng with MIStructE or MICE membership
- Significant structural design experience within the regulated water industry
- Strong knowledge of reinforced concrete, steel, masonry and existing asset assessments
- Experience delivering both infrastructure and non-infrastructure water projects
- Understanding of outline and detailed design stages
- Experience with water and wastewater treatment structures, pumping stations, reservoirs, tanks and associated assets
- Excellent technical review, checking and design assurance capabilities
- Familiarity with structural analysis and design software, BIM and common data environments
Desirable Experience:
- Previous experience as a Principal Engineer, Technical Authority, Structural Lead or Discipline Lead
- Experience working across multiple UK water company frameworks
- Strong multidisciplinary project coordination and stakeholder management skills
- A proven ability to mentor and develop engineering teams
- Excellent communication, organisation and problem-solving skills
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced water-sector Structural Engineer to lead technical delivery, set engineering standards and govern structural design quality across significant AMP8 framework projects. Apply now to take the next step in a senior structural engineering contract role within the water industry.
