Principal Structural Engineer
Location: Warwick | Hybrid Working (2 Days in Office)
Salary: £55,000–£65,000 + Car Allowance
Type: Permanent | Full-time
About the Role
We’re currently looking for a Principal Structural Engineer to take on a senior leadership role delivering complex structural projects across a range of technically demanding sectors.
This position is suited to an experienced Chartered Engineer who enjoys leading teams, providing technical direction, and driving high-quality structural design delivery. You’ll play a central role in overseeing major projects, supporting multidisciplinary teams, and shaping technical excellence across diverse engineering schemes, including work within highly regulated environments such as nuclear and defence.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead structural design delivery across large projects or multiple coordinated workstreams
- Manage and develop structural teams, ensuring appropriate resourcing and technical capability
- Oversee the production of high-quality structural deliverables including calculations, drawings, reports, specifications, and digital models
- Act as a technical authority, reviewing designs and ensuring compliance with industry standards
- Develop project programmes, manage budgets, and maintain effective change control
- Support tender submissions, fee proposals, and development of technical scopes
- Provide performance reporting and technical insights to senior leadership
- Drive innovation, sustainability, and practical, buildable design solutions
- Mentor engineers and support the growth and development of team capability
- Promote safe working practices and high standards of project delivery
Team & Reporting Structure
- Work closely with senior engineers, engineers, technicians, and graduate engineers
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across multiple sectors
- Provide direct leadership and line management to engineering staff as required
- Report to an Associate Director or Associate Engineer
Requirements
Essential
- Chartered Engineer (CEng MIStructE or CEng MICE)
- Proven experience leading structural design teams and delivering multiple work packages
- Strong understanding of UK structural design codes, standards, and assurance processes
- Broad technical expertise including:
- Steel, concrete, masonry, and timber structures
- Foundation and substructure design
- Structural analysis and assessments
- Site investigations
- Experience working within complex or regulated sectors (e.g. infrastructure, defence, public sector, or similar)
- High proficiency in structural analysis tools with the ability to review and validate complex models
- Strong commercial awareness, including budgeting and change management
- Proven experience working within multidisciplinary engineering environments
- Solid understanding of CDM responsibilities and structural safety
- CSCS card
- Full UK driving licence
- Right to work in the UK (no sponsorship available)
Security & Eligibility Requirements
Due to the nature of the projects, candidates must:
- Be willing and eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC) or higher
- Hold British citizenship
- Have the right to work in the UK (no visa sponsorship available)
- Eligibility for Developed Vetting (DV) is advantageous but not essential
Working Arrangement
- Hybrid working model (2 days per week in the Warwick office)
- Opportunity to lead complex and technically challenging structural projects
- Clear progression opportunities within a supportive leadership environment
- Exposure to multidisciplinary, high-profile engineering schemes
Please note: This is a UK permanent role, and candidates will require existing eligibility to work in the UK to be considered for this role.