Principal Structural Engineer

Our client is a large multi-disciplinary engineering and related services consultancy with over 100 years’ experience and innovation. They are one of the largest privately owned partnerships of consulting engineers in the UK specialising in civil, environmental, geotechnical and structural engineering. This award-winning consultancy has won 56 awards including Civic Trust Award and Engineering Council Award for Engineering in the Natural Environment. Their aim is to provide valued engineering solutions that meet and exceed their client’s goals and aspirations by providing a wide range of investigations, studies and reports, project design, project planning, project monitoring and project administration. They provide a constant, high-quality service using the integrated skills and strengths of their employees.

Due to an increase in workload, our client has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Structural Engineer to join their structures team in Kent. The successful candidate will have opportunities to help develop and grow the structural business in Southern UK. The ideal candidate will have previous experience liaising and leading members of the design team to achieve a coordinated design solution that meets clients' requirements. The successful candidate will have the chance to work in one of the UK’s leading private Engineering Consultancies, providing integrated solutions for a range of public and private clients.

Responsibilities

• Technical lead on projects large and small.
• Liaise with and lead other members of the design team to achieve a coordinated design solution that meets the Clients' objectives.
• Structural engineering assessment and inspection of new and existing properties in steel, concrete, masonry and timber.
• Undertake analysis and design using a range of software packages including Tekla Structural Designer.
• Ensure that quality and consistency of technical output (drawings, reports etc.) is maintained.
• Prepare high-quality technical reports including structural surveys.
• Training and coordinating junior members of the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Structural Engineering.
• Chartered or near Chartered status (MICE or MIStructE).

Required Skills

• Minimum of 10 years experience working on a variety of projects, commercial, residential, and infrastructure projects.
• Varied experience in all the common forms of construction and building types.
• Experience in the use of Eurocodes.
• Excellent report writing, communication and numerical skills required.
• Experience of structural analysis design and software essential.
• Demonstrable experience in a similar role.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in the use of Eurocodes.
• Excellent report writing, communication and numerical skills required.

Pay range and compensation package – Competitive salary plus vehicle, ICE approved training with a pathway to chartered membership of a professional engineering institute, comprehensive training opportunities and reimbursement of professional fees, contributory pension, personal health care plan and life insurance, 33 days annual leave (inclusive of Public Holidays), annual leave purchase and buy-back scheme, bonus schemes including loyalty bonus and qualifications award. Additional benefits may vary between offices.

Equal Opportunity Statement – Our client is committed to diversity and inclusivity.