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We’re looking for a Principal Structural Engineer to take a key leadership role across major structural projects and multiple design teams. If you thrive on technical authority, guiding others, and delivering complex structural solutions with confidence - this role gives you influence, autonomy and meaningful challenge.
You’ll report to an Associate Director/Associate Engineer and play a central role in shaping structural output across diverse, technically demanding projects.
Leading structural design delivery across large projects or several smaller coordinated workstreams
Managing and developing structural project teams, ensuring they have the right support, skills and resourcing
Overseeing high‑quality structural deliverables: calculations, drawings, reports, specifications and digital models
Acting as a technical authority — reviewing designs, providing direction, and ensuring technical excellence
Developing programmes, managing budgets and maintaining rigorous change control
Supporting tenders, fee proposals and technical scopes
Reporting performance and strategic insights to senior leadership
Driving innovation, sustainability and buildable design solutions
Promoting Safe Together behaviours and contributing to Perfect Delivery standards
Mentoring engineers and helping teams grow in capability and confidence
Chartered Engineer (CEng MIStructE or CEng MICE)
Strong capability leading structural design teams and overseeing multi‑package delivery
Excellent understanding of UK structural codes, design standards and assurance processes
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Steel, concrete, masonry and timber building structures
Foundations and substructures
Structural analysis and assessment
Site investigations
Specialist sector experience (e.g., nuclear, seismic, defence, life sciences, public sector, rail, highways, ground improvement)
High proficiency in structural analysis tools with the ability to review and validate complex models
Strong commercial awareness, budgeting and change management experience
Proven delivery within integrated multidisciplinary environments
Understanding of CDM responsibilities and structural safety
CSCS card, eligibility for SC clearance, and full UK driving licence
If you're looking for a role where your structural expertise has weight, your leadership shapes delivery, and your influence reaches across multiple project teams - this is a strong match.
Many of the positions within our company are subject to security clearance or security assurance levels. The successful candidate must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate level of security clearance or assurance level for this role, in line with client and sector requirements.
In some cases, additional nationality or residency criteria may also apply due to specific client or national security obligations.
Further information on National security clearance levels can be found on the UK Government website: ( National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK )
We’ve been innovating in design, engineering and project delivery since 1957 and operate from 14 locations for a truly European reach. For more about our company story, see: About | BakerHicks .
BakerHicks. A Morgan Sindall Group company.
Private Morgan Sindall Group engineering, design, and project-delivery firm serving infrastructure, life-sciences, industrial, and public-sector clients.
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