6 Principal Structural Designer roles in Derby

Key Accountabilities:

·         Lead and fulfil management responsibilities of a section of the Geotechnical and OHL foundation design team.

·         Undertake the design and co-ordination of foundation and geotechnical designs required on OHL, Cabling and Substation projects, from the initial feasibility assessment through to detail design, installation, and where required, support the in-house temporary works design team in preparing temporary works design.

·         Ensure the timely delivery and quality of OHL foundations and geotechnical designs. Prepare reports, calculations and drawings to a high technical level which are compliant with the required Client and national technical standards (BS/Eurocodes/ENA etc).

·         Understand and be able to capture Client requirements, including those not explicitly stated within the contract. Able to contribute to the generation of robust pricing and design delivery solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

To assess and identify design and temporary works requirements on each project. Including:

• Drive a Safety by Design approach at all times.


• Lead various civil project designs including reinforced concrete design and detailing, ground risk assessments, tower capacity assessment, site design and enablement, slope stability assessments and specification / management of geotechnical works.


• Maintain compliance of CDM regulations and all other legal and regulatory requirements associated with the nature of designs output by the team.


• Undertake technical quality assurance reviews and provide design approval as required / permitted by the Chief Engineer.


• Work closely with other elements of the design team to ensure effective collaboration on multi-disciplinary projects.


• Assist in the management of the tender process, understand, and interpret scope of works, provide advice and opinion.


• Embed “Safety by Design” principles in all activities, including managing safety through appropriate life cycle designs that minimises risks to personnel and property, by ensuring that Health & Safety Regulations and Balfour Beatty procedures and requirements are followed in the design of foundation and geotechnical works.


• Work together with the Team Lead and provide guidance of good engineering practices to upskill members of the team.


• Develop and implement policies, processes, and procedures to support the continual improvement of the team.


• Support in the advancement of the engineering design delivery for the team with particular focus on upskilling and use of software. Contribute to the development and updating of the design aids and computer programmes and assist in the analysis of new design concepts.


• Support colleagues in managing the output and delivery of suitable design drawings.


• Assist in determining team objectives, strategy, and requirements.

Skills Required:

• Management


• Degree level education or equivalent with formal training in civil engineering and/or geotechnical engineering.


• Chartered Engineer preferred with either the ICE or IStruct.


• Strong, proven post-graduate experience in the civil engineering industry.


• Experience of the supervision of sub-consultants or subcontractors.


• Proven experience of the design of civil engineering works.


• Strong, proven experience of the management of design of civil or geotechnical engineering works.


• IT Literate (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, CAD)


• Extensive experience of geotechnical design.


• Expertise in the use of Tekla Tedds.


• Good knowledge and understanding of Eurocode and British standards.