Lead Structural Engineer

We are currently looking for a Lead Structural Engineer in the framweork of Infrastructure projects.

• As Lead engineer actively stimulate and develop the use of BIM and parametric design in the organization.
  
• In the projects lead motivate coach and manage a project team of monodisciplinary structural engineers geotechnical engineers and draftsmen and work closely together with the other teams involved in the project.
  
• Responsible for designing civil works (concrete steel timber ) from concept to execution study.
  
• Creative in looking for structural solutions to specific problems taking into account design and budget.
  
• Responsible for ensuring that the budget the agreed scope the timing and the quality of the engineering works is executed as required. Ensure that the projects assigned are executed in accordance to the quality system and H&S rules.
  
• Report progress for all the projects on a weekly regular basis to the Manager.
  
• Support junior engineers by actively participating in their training program.
  
• Enhance an integrated design process by looking transversally over the different disciplines involved.
  
• Respond to the needs of the client and attach great importance to customer focus.
  
• Prepare and submit offers and contracts and present them to the customer in consultation with the commercial team.
  
• Work together with external partners (such as architects other design and engineering consultancies subcontractors contractors during the construction phase etc.) in a constructive way.
  
• Strive for sustainable and efficient solutions.
  
• Keep track of the standards guidelines and developments in your field and report these to the team members.
  

Requirements

• Civil or industrial Engineer (civil engineering mining/geotechnical bioengineering).
  
• At least 10 years of experience in the field of calculations and are specialised/interested in geotechnical engineering.
  
• Have knowledge of the classic geotechnical software packages (Plaxis Flac DSheet Foxta...) or are willing to learn to use them.
  
• Good communication skills and are a team player
  
• Dynamic flexible can work autonomously like to take initiatives are quick to take decisions have a listening ear and offer the customer tailormade solutions.
  
• Good communication skills and team player.
  
• Clientoriented solutionoriented and flexible.
  
• Fluent in French and English and have a good knowledge of Dutch.
  
• This position can be based either in Ghent Brussel Hasselt or Namur.