Principal Engineer (Engineering Lead)

Expanded are currently recruiting for a Principal Engineer (Engineering Lead) to work on our Modular Bridges projects.

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Key Responsibilities:

Project Delivery & Technical Assurance

• Provide engineering support from early client engagement and ECI/work-winning stages through to construction, handover, and post-project reviews.
• Ensure compliance with relevant design codes, standards, and project requirements.
• Champion Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), promoting imaginative and efficient approaches to bridge building.

Mentorship & Knowledge Management

• Actively mentor junior engineering staff, fostering their technical development and career progression.
• Lead the Lessons Learned process and manage the Asite portal to capture and share project insights.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Represent the engineering team confidently in client and consultant-facing interactions.
• Build strong relationships to support collaborative and solution-focused project environments.

 Leadership & Strategic Input

• Serve as the engineering lead in solution planning and strategy, including chairing technical meetings and driving design assurance.
• Collaborate with CEMC to support mould development and innovative engineering solutions.
• Provide hands-on support to site teams, ensuring smooth execution and resolving engineering challenges on the ground.

Flexibility & Mobility

• Willing and able to travel for short durations (typically 1–2 nights) to support site activities and client engagements.

Requirements:

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering
• Proven experience delivering complex infrastructure projects in a contractor environment 
• Bridges experience (desirable) 

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know if you would like to opt in to this scheme and let us know if you require any adjustments for the interview process.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com