Senior Structures Engineer

• Provides support and leadership on all discipline-specific scientific, technical and engineering principles to those working directly with project development/delivery teams in area or phase
• Capable of being a subject matter expert for area or phase
• Provides technical, commercial management and leadership skills to support those working directly with project development/delivery teams in area or phase
• Ability to communicate most discipline-specific technical ideas to stakeholders and colleagues, based on examples of application.
• Ability to apply the full range of principles relating to standards, safety and the environment
• Applies principles and methods that ensure effective information management, modelling and data security; understands the approaches and consequences to data creation, transformation and visualisation and knowing when to seek guidance from other Subject Matter Experts or others.

• U nderstanding of general civil engineering design and construction processes with knowledge and design experience of civil structures
• Knowledge of applicable UK construction regulations including CDM requirements
• The application of the Common Safety Method (CSM) for risk evaluation and assessment
• Understanding of the Regulatory/Legislative Framework relevant to HS2
• Commercial awareness including understanding of cost delivery, schedule targets and the need to deliver an integrated solution that meets all functional requirements
• Chartered Engineer/Membership of an appropriate professional institution or the equivalent experience.

• Design experience on bridges, preferably supporting high speed rail, as well as culverts, retaining walls, cut-and-cover tunnels and other civil structures
• Experience in managing multi-disciplinary projects
• Experience of managing competing project and engineering demands, with cost and schedule implications
• Experience of leading engineering teams to deliver project outcomes

The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect

It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

As HS2 Ltd do not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, we are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant.

Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage.

Note, there are certain types of time-bound visas that we cannot accept.

Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.

We ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV.

In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review.

This removes bias from the process and makes it even more important that you attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application ensuring you include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert.

Watch this video on how we remove bias in the recruitment process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX2btaDOBK8

Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.