REF: 42898

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER

£37,000 - £43,000

Permanent

Cambridge, South East

Structural Engineer

Cambridge

£37,000 - £43,000 per annum plus benefits

Would you like to be part of an award-winning UK multi-discipline consultancy with the opportunity to work on varied and exciting projects? If so then this could be the ideal role for you. Due to continued success and growth my client is looking for a Structural Engineer to join the expert team in their Cambridge office on a full-time, permanent basis.

The successful candidate will undertake all aspects of the design from pre-planning, conceptual design through to the production of as-built drawings. Offering client care and advice that few can match – this consultancy holds an enviable reputation and can offer genuine career progression.

Responsibilities:

Carry out detailed design calculations to up-to-date Eurocodes;
Manage the technicians undertaking detailed design drawings and preparing specifications for tender purposes;
Supervision and mentoring the junior members of the team;
Assist with management of all the team’s projects, resources and making key commercial decisions on fee spend to suit an ever-changing broad spectrum of projects;
Collaborate with design teams both within the company and externally to deliver structural design solutions to agreed timescales and budgets;
Carry out structural surveys of buildings and structures and providing advice on any issues that may arise;
Analysing and reporting on structural defects and remediation if required;
Present designs and concepts to key clients and shape the direction of the project;
Oversee the production of detailed design drawings and preparing specifications for tender purposes;
Use of BIM tools to co-ordinate your design with other design disciplines and specialists;
Assist with assembling procurement contracts and the tender process;
Post-contract: fulfil either a novated design role working closely with the contractor or maintain client-side monitoring role throughout the works;
Visiting sites during the Construction phase to monitor progress and provide advice to Contractors.

Requirements:

A degree in civil or structural engineering;
Working towards Chartership;
A minimum of 2 years post graduate experience;
Structural design experience in core materials; Concrete and Steel, masonry and glass;
Experience with finite element software packages (TEKLA structures, SCIA design software, Robot, etc);
Ideally experienced with using Structural Revit;
Excellent communication skills, in both written and spoken English.

On offer for the Structural Engineer: