Vp Rail
Senior or Principal Engineer
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Job Introduction
As our Senior or Principal Engineer, you will be in a senior role within the core shoring team, providing and checking high quality designs. The core shoring team provides temporary works designs and technical support for the UK and Ireland.
We expect that you will have worked previously in a similar role. The seniority level of the job role will depend upon your experience and qualifications.
Key Responsibilities
- To manage the workload and take a leading role in the day to day operation of the engineering teams. Competence in both structural and geotechnical design.
- To produce high quality design solutions in a timely manner whilst ensuring all proposed designs are fully compliant with all current regulations and best practices.
- To design highly complex schemes (Cat3) and checking moderately complex schemes (Cat2).
- To provide supervision, training and mentoring to Graduate and Design Engineers.
- To be a key point of contact and technical support for our sales team and clients.
What We’re Looking For
- You will have a minimum of 3 years experience with design of temporary works in accordance to relevant standards.
- You will be keen to help drive forward continuous improvements using your own ideas to improve the quality, accuracy and ease of design production.
- You will have the ability to organise your own time and others well.
- You will be driven to improve existing ways of working and contribute to the technical team in a collaborative way.
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Required Skills and Tools:
- Autodesk Revit & AutoCAD
- Design software (Wallap, CADs)
- MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams etc.)
- IEng desirable but not essential (dependent on seniority)
- Full Driving License
What We Can Offer You
- Competitive salary
- Salary sacrifice pension
- Company car
- 25 days holiday FTE, plus bank holidays
- Additional holiday purchase scheme
- Free Tool Hire
- Life Assurance cover 3x salary
- Share save scheme
- Eye care vouchers
- Recommend a friend scheme
- Learning & Development – commitment to upskilling and developing our people, structured in house training available alongside external training where required
- Cycle to work scheme
- Long service recognition
- My Vp discounts – a variety of discounts and rewards on thousands of well-known brands
- Discounts on HP products
- EE mobile contract discount offers
- Gym discounts
- Health Shield (discounted premiums on health care cash plan)
- Regit Assist 24/7 accident helpline – free joining
A Little Bit About Us
Groundforce operates a fleet of rental equipment, largely comprising of structural support products, these are designed and arranged into configurations to provide temporary works solutions for our clients.
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The solutions can range in size from high frequency smaller schemes all the way up to bespoke large basement propping schemes in city-centre locations. The business also develops new products and processes to remain competitive in the market.
At Groundforce, we pride ourselves on our divisions, including Groundforce Shorco, Piletec, Stopper Specialists, Groundforce Bridge, and Groundforce Training Services. We continually invest in acquiring associated businesses to enhance our product portfolio and offer reliable and high-quality equipment for our customers.
Excellence is our priority. We hold ISO 9001, 14001, and OHSAS 18001 certifications, demonstrating our commitment to quality, environmental stewardship, and safety.
Join Groundforce, where we deliver exceptional support, innovative solutions, and outstanding customer service. Apply today and be part of our team that takes pride in our industry-leading position.
Vp plc is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills.
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