Senior Structural Engineer

Job description

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Structural Engineer to join our South West Structures team. This particular opportunity has arisen in our Building Engineering Unit which focusses on projects within the Built Environment.

As a Senior Structural Engineer, you will have the following daily responsibilities:

• Delivering structural engineering services on building/heavy civil projects, performing analyses and calculations as appropriate and preparing designs with minimal supervision
• Preparing technical specifications
• Assist with the commercial and financial control of your projects
• Inspection and assessment of building/civil structures
• Supervising work by Graduate Engineers, ensuring that it is carried out to the appropriate technical standard
• Directing Technicians to ensure drawing work is completed, clearly commutating designed solutions
• Report writing and production of technical reports and documents.

Minimum Requirements:

• Ability to deliver design solutions, assessment calculations and successfully manage project tasks.
• A solid track record of having worked on a variety of structural projects, as project task or project leader, with experience of dealing directly with clients
• A highly motivated individual with excellent communication skills
• A background in software analysis and a high level of technical skills
• Ability to obtain MOD security clearance
• You will have a current driving license and will be willing to travel to visit sites
• Good knowledge of the Eurocode Standards
• Experience of working on heavy civil structural engineering projects, and/or experience working on seismically qualified structures would be advantageous.

Qualifications

• Ideally be Chartered with the IStructE or ICE
• Degree educated or equivalent in a relevant subject such as Civil or Structural Engineering