Graduate Engineer - Civil or Structural Engineering in London

Beta Design Consultants is a firm of consulting engineers developing bespoke engineering solutions to clients in the construction industry. Established in West London in June 2009, we have been providing innovative solutions to local, national and international projects. We are a member of the UK Association for Consultancy and Engineering, an ISO9001/ISO14001 UKAS Accredited firm who holds Gold Membership in Construction Line. We believe in delivering low-zero carbon solutions and are one of the first signatories to the Engineers Declaration of Climate and Biodiversity Emergency.

We are looking for a Civil/Structural Engineer to join our office in South West London, Kingston. The position would suit a highly technical engineer, with at least a Master's degree, confident in concept design and in pushing boundaries of design. Key responsibilities include:

• Ability to design steel and concrete structures and push the design to the limit.
• Consider details in connections and optimize connections for fabrication and assembly.
• Consider rebar detailing in RC structures.
• Bridge inspections and experience in proposing bridge repair solutions.
• Building inspections and experience in detailing repair solutions.
• Structural investigation and NDT testing.

We provide the following services:

• Design and Value Engineering of Structures for Logistics, Data Centres, Industrial Facilities and Energy projects.
• Structural investigations and assessments that include intrusive and NDT testing of foundations, buildings and bridges.
• Slope stability analysis, retaining walls design, soil-structure interaction studies and design of various types of foundations and ground solutions.
• Design of RC Framed Buildings to the Eurocode.
• Repair design of RC Framed Buildings.
• Bridge inspections and principal inspections, followed by repair proposals and strengthening design.
• Design of Steel Structures (single storey and multi-storey) to Eurocodes and AISC including application of seismic loads, non-linear behaviour and local/global failure modes.
• Bespoke foundations solutions including rafts, piled rafts, retaining walls, embedded piles, basements.

You will be expected to work on design projects involving concrete and steel mainly. You will be provided with support to meet the project commitments. Responsibilities include:

• Analysis and design of structural components and systems for various construction projects, including but not limited to residential, commercial, and industrial buildings.
• Design of roads and strong understanding of the construction regulations, codes and standards.
• Conducting site visits and inspections to monitor construction progress, assess structural conditions, resolve any technical issues that may arise.
• Conducting building surveys and investigations and preparing investigation reports.
• Conducting bridge inspections and preparing inspection reports.
• Performing calculations, simulations and analysis to ensure structural integrity and compliance with safety standards.
• Design and understanding of drainage systems and their construction methods.
• Managing and running structural design projects with autonomy (building repairs, residential developments, civil engineering designs for foundations and retaining walls).
• Liaising with contractors, clients and architects.
• Representing the company at design team and contractor/client meetings and business development/networking events as may be required.
• Communicating clearly with team members, manager and contractors, architects, clients.

Requirements:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in structural or civil engineering.
• Good technical writing and presentation skills.
• Strong knowledge of building codes, regulations, standards related to structural engineering.
• 5 years of experience in Civil Structural Engineering (required).

We have a track record of successful completion of residential, commercial and industrial projects to client's satisfaction. We use traditional strengthening, jacketing, composite repairs (fibre reinforced polymers) or high-performance concrete. Our current design team of 5 people would support the growth of the new team member and offer flexibility and recognition opportunities. We use latest industry software including SCIA Engineer, Tekla, Idea Statica, Tedds and are constantly looking at ways to develop our tools to support our clients.

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Additional pay: Bonus scheme, Performance bonus, Quarterly bonus, Casual dress, Company pension, Flexible schedule, Gym membership, On-site parking, 8-hour shift ~ Overtime.