Principal Structures Engineer SME

Senior Structures Engineer (Bridges SME) / Principal Equivilent High Speed Two Ltd | Chief Engineer's Group | Civil Structures Salary: £72,500 to £77,500 + 12% pen + health + 25 h Location: London or Birmingham | Hybrid working, typically 3 days in the office Programme: Entire HS2 Programme | 10+ years of programme activity Career Progression: Lead Structures Engineer £90,000 to £100,000 + package Become One of HS2's Three Structures Technical Authorities Are you an experienced Bridge Engineer or Senior Structures Engineer looking to take your technical expertise to programme level, influencing engineering decisions across one of Europe's largest infrastructure programmes?

High Speed Two Ltd is recruiting a Senior Structures Engineer to join its specialist Civil Structures SME team, providing technical leadership and engineering assurance across the entire HS2 programme. The scale of the responsibility is significant.

You will work across hundreds of structures, including more than 350 bridges and viaducts, as well as culverts, retaining walls and other major civil engineering structures. Crucially, you will become one of just three designated technically competent people within the Structures SME team, with delegated authority to review, approve and sign off structural design departures within your area of competence.

When contractors encounter complex structural engineering problems or propose solutions that depart from established standards, you will help determine whether those solutions are technically acceptable, providing the engineering judgement needed to reach sound decisions and keep construction moving.

The Opportunity The Civil Structures SME team provides specialist engineering support across HS2's four Main Works Civils contracts. It deals with complex structural issues that require input beyond the normal design and assurance processes of the delivery organisations.

Your specialist background will be in bridge engineering, but your remit will extend across the wider structures discipline, including bridges, viaducts, retaining walls, culverts and other civil structures. You will review challenging designs, assess proposed engineering solutions and work with contractors, designers and HS2 engineering teams to resolve issues arising during design and construction.

This is not a design production role. It is an opportunity to apply your technical expertise across a major infrastructure programme, influence engineering decisions and help establish consistent standards and solutions across multiple delivery organisations.

The Role Reporting to the Head of Civil Structures, you will provide specialist engineering advice and assurance across the HS2 structures portfolio. You will assess complex engineering proposals, review technical submissions and support the development and application of standards and technical requirements. You will also contribute...

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