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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates strategic and technical leadership in civil and structural engineering, with a focus on delivering complex multidisciplinary solutions in the ports and maritime sectors. Proven ability to mentor teams, engage stakeholders, and ensure compliance with industry standards and safety regulations.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Civil And Structural DesignTechnical LeadershipChartered Engineer (ICE Or IStructE)Advanced Finite Element Structural AnalysisStakeholder Engagement
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Hard Skills
Civil And Structural DesignTechnical LeadershipAnalytical SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsUnderstanding Of Structural DynamicsGeotechnical Engineering PrinciplesKnowledge Of NEC3/4 ECC ContractsExperience With British Standards And EurocodesExperience With PIANC And OCIMF GuidanceExperience In Ports And Maritime Engineering
Soft Skills
Excellent Communication SkillsCommercial AwarenessCollaborationMentoringClient Engagement
Tools & Technologies
STAAD.ProSAP2000WALLAPPLAXIS
Certifications & Qualifications
Chartered Engineer (ICE Or IStructE)
Industry Keywords
Ports And MaritimeHeavy Civil EngineeringTechnical GovernanceProject And Programme DeliveryHealth And Safety Compliance
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide strategic and technical leadership for the Ports and Maritime capability
- Support delivery of complex, multidisciplinary engineering solutions across civil, structural, geotechnical, seismic, and maritime disciplines
- Shape technical direction and contribute to engineering strategy
- Support growth and positioning of the capability across the UK and wider organisation
- Foster collaboration and share expertise
- Act as a trusted advisor to clients and stakeholders and inform senior-level decision-making
- Mentor engineers and emerging leaders and build team capability
- Guide projects from early concept and feasibility through detailed design and construction support
- Shape technical governance and assurance
- Coordinate scope, schedule, budget, risk, and resources across projects and programmes
- Develop integrated, efficient, and value-driven solutions with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders
Requirements
What you’ll need- Significant experience in civil and structural design
- Expertise in applying British Standards and Eurocodes across complex programmes
- Strong experience in ports, maritime, or related heavy civil engineering sectors
- Proven ability to lead and deliver solutions to highly complex, high-value, and high-risk engineering challenges
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Good commercial awareness and understanding of client needs, business priorities, and project/programme context
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including at senior levels
- Experience contributing to or leading technical delivery on major projects or programmes
- Commitment to health, safety, and quality
- Chartered Engineer (ICE or IStructE)
- Extensive experience of technical leadership
- Familiarity with PIANC and OCIMF guidance
- Understanding of structural dynamics and its application in complex marine and infrastructure projects
- Significant experience using, developing, or governing advanced finite element structural analysis tools such as STAAD.Pro or SAP2000
- Ideally, understanding of geotechnical engineering principles and experience guiding software such as WALLAP and PLAXIS
- Knowledge of NEC3/4 ECC contracts
- Experience operating at a senior level within project and programme delivery environments
Benefits
Comp & perks- Flexible hybrid working model combining office-based, remote, and occasional UK site work
- Free single medical cover
- Digital GP service
- Enhanced parental leave pay
- Free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes
- Reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships
- Hybrid, part-time, and flexible working hours, patterns, and locations
- Career development opportunities within a supportive team