Principal Structural Engineer

Lead High‑Impact Structural Delivery Across Major Projects

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.

What You’ll Be Doing

• 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

What You’ll Bring

• 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
• Broad technical expertise, which may include:
  • Steel, concrete, masonry and timber building structures
  • Foundations and substructures
  • Structural analysis and assessment
  • Site investigations
• Specialist sector experience in Aviation, Defence, Custodial or Power is a plus! 
• 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

Your Next Step

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.

Apply today and let’s talk.

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) 

About BakerHicks 

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.  

Benefits 

Whatever your discipline, you’ll be alongside some of the most talented people in the industry. Our network of offices are appealing, friendly and comfortable spaces, easily accessible by car or public transport. And our salary and benefits packages are some of the best in the industry.  

What you get will depend on what you do, with individual performance-related rewards also on offer in addition to: 

• Company car or cash allowance 
• Up to 6% matched contributory pension plan 
• Life assurance scheme 
• 25 days annual leave plus ability to buy additional leave 
• Discount scheme (including gym membership, mobile phones etc) 
• Flexible/hybrid working 
• Family friendly policies 
• Employee assistance 
• Professional development 

BakerHicks is an equal opportunity employer. We care about creating an inclusive atmosphere and are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion throughout.  
BakerHicks is an inclusive organisation welcoming talent from all backgrounds. Applicants are assessed on the basis of personal merit and qualifications.   

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