Principal Engineer (Rock Engineering)

Principal Engineer (Rock Engineering)

Glasgow London Bristol York or Derby

Permanent

Office/Home Hybrid Working

Do you want to be a part of a growing Rock Engineering team Can you offer expertise on rock engineering projects Are you an experienced chartered Rock Engineer Then this is the place to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow.

Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

To offer technical leadership and expertise we are looking for a Principal Engineer to join us. Working on complex rock engineering and engineering geological projects youll organise the delivery of our projects while offering guidance to junior team members.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Checking and assessing a wide range of both new and existing rock engineering and engineering geological projects
• Organising the delivery of your projects to time and budget ensuring a high standard of sustainability technical quality and compliance with our internal management systems
• Supervising mentoring and developing less experienced geologists engineers and technicians within your project teams working with line managers to maximise training opportunities
• Developing and maintaining client relationships through your project work including identifying and realising any potential business opportunities
• Assisting with the preparation of bids and tenders and supporting the pursuit of business development opportunities as required
• Production of engineering and geological design preparation and checking of calculations written reports and other contract deliverables

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you whether they are colleagues partners or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that youll:

• Be chartered (CGeol CEng or equivalent)
• Have significant experience in a design environment working on complex rock engineering and engineering geological projects in the UK or internationally (in addition some site experience is preferred)
• Have experience of using a range of rock engineering software (e.g. RS2 RS3 UDEC 3DEC)
• Have significant experience growing project teams and organising the delivery of projects either as clients or contractors designer ideally both
• Be an accomplished team leader with the ability to support mentor and develop less experienced engineers
• Have the inter-personal skills and aptitude to work collaboratively in a diverse multi-disciplinary team
• Have good communication skills both verbal and written
• Be a technically skilled geologist or engineer able to demonstrate a deep understanding and enthusiasm for rock engineering and a personal commitment to technical excellence
• Have a full UK driving licence

A place to work and so much more

At COWI we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity and sometimes even our courage to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We aspire to have 100% of our revenue come from activities that move our customers towards sustainability.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you at work and at home.

With offices primarilylocatedin Scandinavia the UK Ireland North America and India we are currently 7500 people who bring theirexpertisein engineering architecture energy and environment into play.

What we also offer:
To us a fair reward is more than a competitive salary. We want to take care of our people professionally and personally as well.

Some of our benefits include:

• 28days holidayplus all UKbank and public holidays

• Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities

• Private health care for you and your immediate dependents

• Flexible and hybrid working conditions

• Annual subscription fees paid for your membership of two Professional Institutions

• Group personal pension scheme salary exchange

• Life assurance

• Cycle-to-work scheme

• Corporate gym membership
  

Got more questions

If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer please reach out to Ciaran Gilfedderat.

Get to know us even better at our websitewhere you can learn more about our projects our strategy what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

Equal opportunity employer.
COWIprovidesequal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity colour religion gender national originageor disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiringplacement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

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