Structural Engineering
Associate Structural Engineer
About Us
We are a team of enthusiastic and collaborative planners, designers, environmental consultants, engineers and health & safety professionals. Our client base includes public and private sectors. We have grown significantly over the last few years and now employ 200 individuals across the UK. Teamwork and a people-first culture are at the heart of everything we do and we wish to engage an enthusiastic professional to join our team.
About the Role
Key Responsibilities
- Play a key role in design risk management and mitigation
- Provide technical leadership and input on a variety of projects including structural design and assessment projects
- Proactively promote good practice and continual improvement in delivery on an on-going basis and delivering “lessons learned” workshops for staff to share key learnings from recent projects
- Support the development and growth of a specialist team. This will include recruitment, mentoring, development and training of staff
- Actively contribute to, and promote, a workplace culture aligned with our values and behaviours. Encouraging others to do the same
- Ability and experience to build positive relationships liaising with both internal and external stakeholders and to define work and develop proposals with clients
- Manage projects in line with quality, budgets and resources
- Support the development of project proposals and tender submissions process
- Work with Directors, Business Development and Marketing teams to develop business opportunities with new and existing clients
Reporting To
• Associate Director Civil and Structural Engineering
About You
Essential Skills & Experience
- A proven technical expert in structural design for buildings, civil structures and industrial assets, you will be widely recognised and respected as an internal technical expert by colleagues, with a strong client and industry reputation
- Able to support, lead and/or coordinate complex projects with complete confidence
- Confident in leading technically complex structural projects
- Significant experience in an engineering consultancy, with particular expertise in structural design, refurbishment & assessment
- Proven track record for leading high quality project work through effective coaching, providing timely and effective guidance and advice on resolution of technical issues
- Comfortable assuming responsibility for the quality of project work delivered by colleagues under supervision
- Demonstrate technical excellence in structural design, for a variety of structures including buildings and other industrial structures
- In-depth knowledge of relevant industry standards and guidance relating to design, assessment and refurbishment of buildings
- In-depth knowledge of determining loading and methods of structural analysis
- Professional expertise in the design / assessment of reinforced concrete, steel, and other materials
- Proficient in specialist engineering software for analysis and structural design
- Experience in leading and developing technical resources in the delivery of structural design.
- Highly experienced in writing clear and precise technical reports and comfortable presenting findings/recommendations
- Experience of line-management and staff mentoring
- Ability work to tight timescales and manage multiple projects at once.
- Competent with Microsoft Office, Design, CAD, Revit, Tekla and other industry software
- Excellent communication skills
- Positive and proactive approach to work
- Temporary works design is not essential but desirable
Qualifications
- You will hold a BEng, MEng or MSc qualified in Civil / Structural Engineering.
- You will be chartered with IStructE or ICE.
Additional Information
- The role may require travel (including occasional overnight stays) across the UK and overseas, depending on project requirements
- A full clean driving licence is required
- Legal right to live and work in the UK is required
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Hybrid working pattern