13 principal structural engineer jobs found in Manchester

Principal Structural Engineer Location: Manchester (Hybrid Working Available) Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Principal Structural Engineer to join a growing, internationally recognised engineering consultancy. You'll play a key role in leading the structural engineering team in Manchester, delivering technically challenging projects with the Data Centre sector, and working alongside multidisciplinary teams on complex developments across the UK and internationally. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious engineer looking to take on greater responsibility within a collaborative business that places a strong emphasis on technical excellence, innovation and professional development. The Role As a Principal Structural Engineer, you will lead the design and delivery of structural engineering projects from concept through to completion, managing project teams and acting as a trusted technical...

Principal Structural Engineer Location: Manchester Take the Next Step in Your Structural Engineering Career Are you a Chartered Principal Structural Engineer looking to lead major infrastructure projects across the UK? This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established engineering consultancy delivering technically challenging projects across the power, aviation, nuclear, defence, rail and industrial sectors. The Opportunity As a Principal Structural Engineer, you will provide technical leadership across complex structural projects while managing and mentoring engineering teams. You will oversee structural designs, calculations, drawings and specifications, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time and to the highest technical standards. You will also manage project programmes, budgets and commercial performance, support tender submissions, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and help drive innovation and continuous improvement. What You'll Need...

Principal Structural Engineer Manchester Are you an experienced Structural Engineer looking to take ownership of major projects while playing a key role in developing teams and shaping technical delivery? First People Solutions is supporting a leading consulting engineer as they continue to grow their structural capability across a diverse portfolio of infrastructure and built environment projects. With work spanning sectors including transportation, defence, energy, industrial, aviation and public infrastructure, this is an excellent opportunity for a senior engineer looking to make a genuine impact. As a Principal Structural Engineer, you'll provide leadership across multiple projects, guiding design teams, supporting project delivery and acting as a trusted technical expert throughout the project lifecycle. What You'll Be Doing You'll be responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of structural engineering solutions, balancing technical excellence with...

A leading engineering consultancy is seeking a Principal Structural Engineer to take a key leadership role across a diverse portfolio of technically challenging projects within their Power Sector Teams. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Chartered Structural Engineer who enjoys leading teams, providing technical direction, and delivering complex engineering solutions. The role offers significant autonomy, influence and involvement in high-profile projects that make a real impact. The Role Reporting into senior engineering leadership, you will play a pivotal role in driving the successful delivery of structural engineering projects while ensuring technical excellence across multiple teams and disciplines. Key responsibilities include: Leading structural design delivery across major projects and programmes Managing and developing structural engineering teams, ensuring appropriate resourcing and technical oversight Reviewing and approving structural...

Our client, a Global consultancy, is seeking an experienced Senior or Principal Structural Engineer to join their team in Leeds. This permanent role focuses on leading the design and delivery of significant water infrastructure projects. Key Responsibilities: Lead the structural design of complex water infrastructure, including reinforced concrete chambers, inlet/outlet structures, pumping stations, and retaining structures. Drive the timely delivery of design packages, accurately forecasting team size, seniority, and hours required to meet strict design programmes. Oversee the production and QA/QC of structural deliverables, including design reports, calculations, and Revit models/drawings. Draft detailed structural quotations, defining clear boundaries between concept and detailed design to mitigate scope creep. Manage project budgets, monitor resource burn rates, and ensure structural scopes remain profitable and within agreed contingencies. Manage and mentor a...

Are you an experienced structural engineer ready to lead technically demanding projects from concept to construction? As a Principal Structural Engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in defining structural strategy, driving quality, and ensuring delivery excellence across complex, fast-paced developments. What's in it for you Authority & Technical Assurance - You'll act as a senior technical authority, leading structural design and ensuring robust, efficient solutions that balance performance, constructability and programme demands. Complex Project Exposure - Working on large-scale data centres and critical infrastructure projects, you'll tackle challenging structural systems, foundation solutions and steel and concrete designs in high-profile environments. Client & Stakeholder Engagement - You'll work directly with clients, architects and multidisciplinary teams, influencing decision-making and becoming a trusted advisor throughout the project lifecycle....

Join a leading consultancy delivering transformative engineering solutions across the nuclear, renewable energy, and high-energy industrial sectors - including data centres and hydrogen production facilities. This is a senior opportunity to shape nationally significant projects, from supporting the UK's nuclear fleet and advancing Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technologies, to enabling the transition to Net Zero through sustainable energy systems. What You'll Do As a Principal Civil & Structural Engineer, you'll take technical ownership of complex engineering packages and lead multidisciplinary teams across the full project lifecycle - from bid development to construction. You'll play a key role in defining strategy, ensuring quality, and mentoring the next generation of engineers. Key responsibilities include: Acting as Responsible Engineer and Technical Authority on major energy projects. Leading design strategy, standards, and best practices across civil and...

Principal Civil & Structural Engineer Locations: London, Newcastle, Warrington, Bristol, Gloucester or Knutsford Job Type: Permanent Full Time (40 hours per week) Salary: Competitive, DOE We are seeking an experienced Principal Civil & Structural Engineer to act as a Responsible Engineer and Technical Authority on major energy projects within highly regulated environments. This is a senior leadership role offering the opportunity to influence technical strategy, lead multidisciplinary teams, and deliver complex engineering solutions from concept through to construction. Key Responsibilities Lead civil and structural engineering activities across the full project lifecycle. Act as Responsible Engineer and provide technical leadership on major projects. Ensure delivery of engineering packages to cost, programme, quality, and safety requirements. Lead and review safety case documentation, design substantiation, calculations, technical reports, and specifications....

Principal Civil & Structural Engineer Permanent Full Time Ellesmere Port, Cheshire Fully Site-Based Do you have Chartered status (or are you working towards it) with extensive Civil & Structural design experience? Have you delivered engineering projects within COMAH, petrochemical, oil & gas, chemical, energy or other heavy industrial environments? Are you looking to join a major owner-operator where you'll lead complex brownfield and capital projects from concept through to delivery? What's in it for you? 80,000 - 90,000 basic salary 8,416 car allowance 15% annual bonus 10% employer pension contribution, rising to 15% with service 25 days holiday, increasing with length of service Long-term career progression with a major industrial site Opportunity to lead high-value engineering projects with significant technical responsibility What will you be doing? Leading Civil & Structural engineering activities across capital and maintenance projects...

THE ROLE We are currently seeking a PRINCIPAL / ASSOCIATE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER to join our client based in Leeds. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing firm of consulting engineers who offer the right candidates interesting projects to work on and good prospects for promotion. You will be involved in doing structural engineering design, organisation and team management etc. for a wide variety of project types including Hospitals, Commercial offices, Schools, Residential, Industrial, Waste Handling and Waste Recycling Plants, Prisons plus Decarbonisation for Hospital projects. You will be responsible for overseeing the production of technical drawings, calculations and specifications plus you will collaborate with multi-discipline teams to develop integrated design solutions. You will also mentor less experienced engineers, deal with clients etc. THE CLIENT Our client is a successful, growing firm of consulting engineers with a number of UK offices....

CS&A Engineers (From Engineer to Principal Engineer Level) Location: Warrington Salary: Competitive & Negotiable DOE Sector: Nuclear Sector We're recruiting on behalf of a leading engineering organisation delivering major projects within the UK nuclear sector. Due to continued growth, opportunities are available for CS&A Engineers through to Principal CS&A Engineers to join an established team working on complex infrastructure programmes. The Roles You'll support the delivery of Civil, Structural & Architectural engineering packages, contributing to design, assessment, verification and construction support activities within a highly regulated environment. Senior and Principal Engineers will also provide technical leadership, review and approval of design deliverables, stakeholder engagement and mentoring of junior engineers. Key Responsibilities Produce and review CS&A calculations,...

PRINCIPAL FIRE ENGINEER Job Title Principal Fire Engineer North West Up to £100,000 + Bonus Build a New Fire Engineering Division Introduction A rare opportunity has arisen for an experienced Principal Fire Engineer to join a brand-new Fire Engineering division at an exciting stage of its growth. Rather than joining an already established consultancy, you'll work directly alongside the Head of Fire Engineering to help shape, develop and grow a new division with genuine long-term progression and influence over its future direction. This role would suit either an existing Principal Fire Engineer or an ambitious Senior Fire Engineer looking to step into a Principal position. The Role Working across a broad portfolio of projects, you'll be responsible for delivering high-quality fire engineering advice whilst helping develop client relationships and supporting the growth of the team. Projects will span multiple sectors including commercial, industrial, residential,...

Amentum delivers innovative and sustainable solutions for complex environmental challenges and energy needs. We excel in areas such as environmental remediation, restoration, and compliance, ensuring the safe management of hazardous materials and contaminated sites. We are committed to advancing energy initiatives providing expertise in renewable energy development, energy efficiency, and resilience projects. By leveraging advanced technologies and a deep understanding of regulatory frameworks, Amentum helps clients achieve environmental stewardship and energy sustainability, contributing to a safer, cleaner future while supporting mission-critical operations. Due to continued growth are currently seeking Senior CS&A Engineers to join our team, these positions support hybrid working and can be based across our office network within the UK - Stockton, Newcastle, Bristol, Gloucester, Glasgow, Westlakes and Warrington. As a Senior CS&A Engineer your responsibilities...