Our Senior Structural Engineers deliver projects with an emphasis on technical accuracy, team coordination, and client satisfaction.
The following outlines the responsibilities and requirements for fulfilling the Senior Structural Engineer role at AWA.
Responsibilities:
- Strive to promote and adhere to AWA’s Culture points
- Preparation of reports, designs, specifications and contract documents for various project types
- Involvement of projects, both large and small, from inception through to completion
- Production of design calculation packages and supervision of the production of design drawings
- Technically capable and willing to assist less experienced members of the team
- To technically review designs produced by others and verify completeness to technical and company standards
- Liaison with other engineers/technicians to ensure updates to technical standards are maintained and disseminated to the team
- Ensure that design briefs are completed satisfactorily
- Promote and incorporate sustainable design wherever possible
- Production of fee estimates and bids
- Operate the company management and admin system, quality control and document management in line with company policy
- Identify and meet effectively the requirements and expectations of clients
- Facilitate efficient and economic delivery of projects by graduate engineers and technicians
- Be aware of the financial health of project fees and work within the fee of each project
Requirements:
- Accredited honours degree or equivalent in Structural / Civil Engineering and ideally a chartered member (or working towards) of either the Institution of Civil Engineers or Structural Engineers (MICE, IStructE)
- Competent in using Microsoft's Excel and Word, and familiarity with AutoCAD and Revit
- Outstanding knowledge and experience of using design software such as Tekla Tedds, and analysis and design software such as Tekla Structural Designer and/or Masterseries
- Capable of producing simple hand calculations when required
- Exceptional organisational and interpersonal skills and the ability to work well under pressure
- Good specification and report writing skills
- Knowledge of Construction, Health and Safety Regulations, Building Regulations, and Design Codes
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience of working with D&B contractors, builders and architects
- Able to make decisions, act on own initiative and operate independently in a pro‑active way
- Good ability to build up and maintain client and team relationships
- Effective team worker, contributing to the team and wider objectives
- Comfortable with attending meetings with clients and design teams
- Organise and prioritise your own time and tasks to enable the simultaneous running of several projects
- Be able to logically analyse problems from first principles to determine solutions
- Possess strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and be able to understand and express technical concepts clearly and accurately using sketches and written descriptions
- Valid driver's license and access to a personally owned vehicle, insured for business use
