We're looking for a Principal Structural Engineer to take a key leadership role across high‑profile, technically complex projects spanning aviation, nuclear, defence, industrial, rail, public sector, power and specialist infrastructure sectors, leading multiple structural design teams. If you thrive on technical authority, guiding others, and delivering complex structural solutions with confidence, this role offers real influence, autonomy, and challenge.
Reporting to an Associate Director / Associate Engineer, you'll play a central role in shaping and assuring structural output across some of our most visible and demanding projects.
- Leading structural design delivery across high‑profile projects or several smaller, coordinated workstreams
- Managing and developing structural project teams, ensuring the right capability, resourcing, and technical oversight
- Overseeing the production and approval of high‑quality structural deliverables, including calculations, drawings, specifications, reports, and digital models
- Acting as a technical authority for structural design, reviewing work, providing technical direction, and ensuring engineering excellence
- Developing delivery programmes, managing budgets, and maintaining robust commercial and change control
- Supporting tenders, fee proposals, and technical scopes for projects of varying scale and complexity
- Reporting project performance, risks, and insights to senior leadership
- Driving innovation, sustainability, and constructability in structural design solutions
- Promoting Safe Together behaviours and contributing to Perfect Delivery standards
- Mentoring engineers and supporting the growth of capability and confidence across teams
- Chartered Engineer (CEng MIStructE or CEng MICE)
- Proven experience leading structural design teams on high‑profile or complex projects
- Strong understanding of UK structural design codes, standards, and assurance processes
- Broad structural engineering expertise, which may include:
- Steel, concrete, masonry, and timber building structures
- Foundations and substructures
- Structural analysis, assessment, and remediation
- Site investigations
- High proficiency in structural analysis and design software, with the ability to review and validate complex models
- Strong commercial awareness, including budgeting and change management
- Experience working within fully integrated, multidisciplinary design teams
- Sound understanding of CDM responsibilities and structural safety obligations
- CSCS card, eligibility for SC clearance, and a full UK driving licence
If you're looking for a role where your structural expertise carries real weight, your leadership shapes delivery, and your work contributes to high‑profile projects with genuine impact, this could be a strong next move.
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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