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Principal River Engineer

SNC-Lavalin
United Kingdomfull_timeVerifiedPosted 18 Feb 2025

About the role

Job Description

Shape the Future of our cities and environments. 

Are you ready to take up a vital role in shaping some of our exciting projects? How about joining our talented team, where everyone has a voice, and together we face our clients' challenges head-on. It's a diverse and inclusive work environment where world-class talent knows no distinctions. 

Bring your skills to the mix as a Principal River Engineer, you'll play a vital role in every aspect of river engineering and flood defence on Transformational Programmes for critical UK infrastructure with opportunities to work on iconic engineering projects at home and abroad. 

We specialise in all aspects of river engineering, within multiple challenging and engaging sectors such as Water, Aviation, Defence, Energy and Cities & Development. We continue to provide industry-leading river engineering and flood defence solutions right through the project lifecycle, with value added through client-side support as well as construction phases. If being a part of a team with a passion for this industry is for you then we would love to talk to you. 

We currently have opportunities in our Epsom, Peterborough, Bristol, Exeter, Swansea, Birmingham and Manchester offices.

Your Purpose: 

  • Lead a team to undertake technical design work following relevant design standards and codes, and to high-quality levels. 
  • Prepare briefs, scopes of work, and input into bid proposals. 
  • Successfully manage time and budgets to key project milestones and programmes. 
  • Work closely with teams in the UK and overseas to deliver integrated design solutions. 
  • Adhere to quality assurance standards in design. 

What you can bring: 

  • Chartered Civil Engineer or equivalent. 
  • Experience in leading design delivery, including multidisciplinary design. 
  • nowledge in design such as flood walls and embankments, weirs, hydraulic structures, culverts, scour protection, access and accessibility and construction logistics.  
  • Familiarity with current UK design standards, guidance and working practices. 
  • Proficiency in delivering both traditional engineering and environmentally focused solutions using nature-based strategies. 

    What we offer?

    AtkinsRéalis recognise that there are many well qualified people who are looking to further their career, but who cannot commit to full time employment. We support flexible working arrangements and are interested to discuss how we can accommodate individual requirements.  As part of this commitment, we understand the need for a diverse and flexible workforce, where a work-life balance is important. So, by default AtkinsRéalis offers flexible working, where there is no fixed 9 ‘till 5, no need for a 5-day week, no requirement for a full-time contract, and no requirement to spend all your working time in the office.

    Rewards and Benefits:

    We offer a competitive salary that is regularly tested against other consultants with a default 25-days leave each year plus bank holidays and options to buy some or sell of that leave. Salary and benefits will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

    Please refer to our website for details of our full benefits package. 

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    Training:

    AtkinsRéalis is committed to developing its people both personally and professionally. Our colleagues have the advantage of access to a high ranging training portfolio and development activities designed to help make the best of individual’s abilities and talents. We also actively support staff in achieving corporate membership of relevant institutions.

    Additional Information:

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