Structural Engineer

Job description

Dornan is recruiting for a Structural Engineer, this role is key in supporting the growth of the company and will report to the Group Engineering Director.

This role is based in our Head Office in Cork, with travel to sites as required and you will have responsibility for developing secondary steel design for MEP services on a range of small and large scale projects.

The main purpose of the role is to interface with the client’s representatives and the supply chain, and to collaborate with the project manager and project teams to review and manage project from inception to handover.

Due to the evolving nature of our business, the successful candidate may also be required to work on rotation on our European Projects and it is critical that candidates are aware of this at application stage.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Liaise with the Project Managers during the design development to construction stage to ensure the services support systems proposed comply with all regulations and requirements
• Carry our preliminary designs and design checks on proposed support systems including secondary steelwork, their fixings to the main structure and the service fixings and hangars.
• Assess that the impact of the secondary steelwork load is within the capacity of the primary structure and members.
• Carry out temporary works design, in conjunction with the site Temporary Work, and third parties. Coordinator, in connection to services installation, e.g. placing AHU’s, or other large plant on roofs over atriums
• Liaise with the Project Supervisor Construction Stage and the Site Safety Manager in relation to the design elements
• Package all design work for formal checking by the Project Structural Engineer or an external designer. Ensure the written confirmation of the design is received and filed.
• Liaise with the PM to ensure QA requirements associated with the design work are fulfilled
• Review constructions drawings for design elements that may need to be developed and checked
• Liaise with design team and project coordinator to ensure necessary information (as required by construction team) is prioritised (where necessary) and issued is issued in accordance with construction schedule
• Assist the PM in assuring design responsibility is clearly set out to the subcontractor on appointment and carry out the necessary design checks in due course
• Attendance at Site Meetings, Internal Project Reviews, Engineering Reviews, Planning and Co-ordination Meetings and Handover Meetings as deemed necessary to fulfil your role
• Close out of all project items in a timely manner in line with agreed timelines.
• Issue Monthly Report to the Project Manager on all design works being undertaken or complete for the project
• Develop and implement company procedures with the project managers
• Confirm that the builders works, set out on construction drawings, does not compromise the primary structure and advise the Project Structural Engineer accordingly and gain his formal approval

Educational Requirements:

• Degree qualified in Structural Engineering or equivalent essential
• Experience and Skills Required:
• Minimum 3 years of design experience essential
• Experience developing secondary steel design for MEP services
• Experience working in structural steelwork, prefabrication, modularisation, or services essential
• Sound Mathematical and IT skill, familiar with design packages and load capacity data sources
• Understanding of site technical and feasibility studies including site investigations
• Understanding of structural detailing and required calculations.

Why Dornan?

Our commitment to our employees development – we offer career progression pathways, always seeking opportunities to promote and upskill our people.

Health & Wellbeing – Fostering health and wellbeing is paramount to creating a supportive and inclusive work environment. Our commitment to mental health manifests through targeted workshops. We have a Health & Wellbeing Calendar, our Employee Assistance Programme, and the formation of a Wellbeing Network comprising over 80 trained Mental Health First Aiders.

Corporate Social Responsibility – We embrace our role in shaping a sustainable future and understand the significance of our impact. We are committed to delivering leadership in sustainability as ESG Citizens. With our expertise, we strive to reduce the environmental footprint of the communities we serve.

Benefits – from helping you to plan for the future to Health & Wellbeing services we continue our commitment to support our people

Diversity & Inclusion

We believe your career should only be limited by your own ambition. At Dornan we are proud of our dynamic workforce and will continue to recruit people from a variety of backgrounds, cultures and beliefs. Because we know that diverse organisations perform better.