Overview

Principal Structural Engineer

Our Opportunity: Are you a skillful and committed Senior Structural Engineer looking to take on a new challenge as a Principal? Or are you currently in a Principal Structural Engineering role and looking to expand your skill set within a prestigious, multi-disciplinary construction consultancy? Do you want to work on a diverse range of projects as part of a collaborative, dynamic and supportive team? If you answered yes, we want to hear from you. We are Pick Everard, delivering better together for over 160 years. We deliver exceptional places for people across sectors including commercial, retail, residential, defence and more. Client focus is our strength, and culture is our passion. We are proud to work with prestigious clients on a range of projects across the built environment, helping to create a sustainable future for all. As part of our growth strategy, we are looking to appoint a Principal Structural Engineer to be based at our London office. Joining a supportive network as part of a team, you can expect to receive valuable training, guidance and genuine scope for career development.

Responsibilities

• Driving the successful technical delivery of high-quality projects from concept to completion
• Taking ownership of project outcomes, ensuring they meet commercial goals through proactive project control
• Playing a key role in securing new opportunities and nurturing strong, lasting client relationships
• Inspiring other team members to perform at their best, fostering a positive, inclusive, and safety-focused team culture
• Championing Pick Everard’s reputation across the construction industry, helping to raise our profile and influence
• Promoting seamless collaboration across disciplines, teams, and with clients to ensure unified project success

About You / Requirements

• Exceptional Structural Engineering knowledge with a deep understanding of key principles embedded in theory and practice, with a proactive approach to problem solving
• Excellent verbal communication and the ability to communicate ideas and effectively work with both clients and members of the design team
• Experience relevant to UK practice and knowledge of UK design standards, codes of practice and methods of construction
• Familiarity with structural engineering modelling, analysis, and design software (Tekla Structural Designer, Tedds and STAAD Pro, Revit, Navisworks, BIM360)
• The ability and willingness to supervise/mentor employees
• Desirable: Chartered membership of ICE or IStructE
• Desirable: motivation to undertake relevant CPD and to increase skills and knowledge
• Desirable: experience in day-to-day control of resourcing, programming, planning and costs
• Desirable: effective team management skills
• Desirable: excellent report writing and presentation skills

About Us

Our nationwide multidisciplinary team of 780+ employees work collaboratively to deliver outstanding places and spaces that create lasting value for local communities.

What we offer

• Attractive salary and benefits
• Agile working – Hybrid model
• Career and Professional Development
• Corporate Social Responsibility opportunities
• Employee Discount Scheme
• Eyecare Scheme
• 26 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave
• Private healthcare, life assurance and healthcare cash plan
• Professional subscriptions
• Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme
• Stakeholder pension

Equal Opportunities

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Pick Everard is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of gender, age, race, religion or belief, disability, sexual orientation, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us on our journey.

Accessibility

We’re committed to helping you perform at your best throughout the recruitment process. If you have a need or require any adjustments to support your application or interview, please get in touch with us at careers@pickeverard.co.uk.

Agencies

We are committed to building and nurturing great relationships with our agency partners. However, this role is being recruited for directly and therefore we are not seeking support at this time. Any unsolicited CV introductions will not be accepted.