Project Principal - Structures (Healthcare)

We are looking for a talented and highly motivated chartered structural engineer, to lead projects and join a growing team working in the UK healthcare sector.

In this role you will:

• Provide hands-on technical leadership to deliver a range of project types within the healthcare sector


• Support and facilitate business development opportunities through a wide range of clients; including healthcare providers, architects (and other collaborators) and contractors


• Liaise with clients and external consultants to understand, develop and deliver the brief. Report and present to clients and/or contractors on progress


• Collaborate with architects, building services engineers and other disciplines, either in a lead or contributory role


• Identify and implement MMC techniques across projects to a high level, to enhance safety, quality and sustainability, and maintains confidence in procurement


• Provide project delivery so that carbon emissions are assessed and provided to clients, also supporting internal carbon reduction programmes


• Take responsibility for internal project management including budgeting, planning and programmes and monitoring progress


• Undertake risk management on commissions, to identify - and positively manage - commercial and technical delivery risks


• Assist others to develop new business and prepare bids in the health sector. Assist with negotiating and applying consultancy contracts, including terms and conditions and scope of service


• Help to develop and mentor team members; providing training and support with industry best-practice healthcare design


• Work within a quality-assured environment, and a supportive team, to produce excellent designs and outputs for clients, Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.


• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.


• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.


• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.


Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.


• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.


• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.


• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.


• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
  
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• A proven track record of designing building structures on a range of healthcare typologies


• Knowledge / Experience in leading delivery of design projects across a range of building and client typologies within the healthcare sector; including design and build


• Experience in leading multidisciplinary Civil & Structural teams to delivery of healthcare projects


• Experience of negotiating contract terms and conditions, and applying them during the commission


• Strong organisational, collaboration and communication skills


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You will also have:

• High quality technical skills in structural engineering


• An enthusiastic and dynamic approach to work


• A strong sense of personal responsibility for your work


• A desire to expand your technical knowledge and to learn new skills


• An enthusiasm for minimising environmental impact through low carbon and sustainable designs, while maximising benefits for society
  
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• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.


• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.


• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.


 Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.


• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.


• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.


 Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.


• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.


Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.


• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.